Boxer is Expeditionary Strike Group 5, comprised of Amphibious Squadron 5, the 15th MEU, USS Boxer (LHD 4), USS Dubuque (LPD 8), USS Comstock (LSD 45), USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), USS Benfold (DDG 65), USS Howard (DDG 83), USCG Midgett (WHEC 726) and HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341).
Clearly this is in support of the Afghanistan job and the ongoing interdiction patrols in the Gulf. These deployments have been ongoing since 2002.
ESG5 deployed out of San Diego last month.