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This handout picture released by the US Navy on December 19, 2018 shows the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) getting underway from Morehead City in North Carolina. - The Pentagon announced on May 10, 2019 that it is deploying the amphibious assault ship and a Patriot missile battery to the Middle East to bolster an aircraft carrier force sent to counter alleged threats from Iran. (Photo by MC3 Chris Roys / Navy Office of Information / AFP) / XGTY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /US MARINE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS