Three US Carrier Strike Groups Deployed to Middle East, Increasing Strategic Pressure on Iran
The US military announced the arrival of the USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group in the Middle East, bringing the total number of US carriers in the region to three to heighten strategic pressure on Iran.
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(CNA Washington 23rd, Composite Foreign Dispatch) The US military stated today that the USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East, increasing the number of large US aircraft carriers currently deployed in this region to three, thereby enhancing strategic pressure on Iran.
According to an AFP report, the US Central Command, responsible for Middle East affairs, posted on the social platform X that the "Bush" was "navigating in the Indian Ocean within the US Central Command area of responsibility" on April 23. The post included a photo of the carrier's flight deck packed with fighter jets.
According to the US Central Command's social media posts, the second carrier strike group, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is conducting missions in the Red Sea today, and a third, the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, is also deployed in the region.
The deployment of the third US carrier strike group to the Middle East comes during a ceasefire between the US and Iran that has lasted for over two weeks.
The "Ford" sailed to Croatia for repairs a few weeks ago following a fire in its laundry room on March 12. Currently, this largest aircraft carrier in the world has returned to combat duties.
The "Ford" carrier strike group has been deployed at sea for about 10 months, with its missions including participation in US operations in the Caribbean Sea, during which US forces struck vessels suspected of drug smuggling, intercepted sanctioned oil tankers, and arrested Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
Whenever each aircraft carrier is dispatched, it is accompanied by a massive support fleet. (Translation: Hsu Jui-cheng) 1150424
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Central News Agency
(CNA Washington 23rd, Composite Foreign Dispatch) The US military stated today that the USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East, increasing the number of large US aircraft carriers currently deployed in this region to three, thereby enhancing strategic pressure on Iran.
According to an AFP report, the US Central Command, responsible for Middle East affairs, posted on the social platform X that the "Bush" was "navigating in the Indian Ocean within the US Central Command area of responsibility" on April 23. The post included a photo of the carrier's flight deck packed with fighter jets.
According to the US Central Command's social media posts, the second carrier strike group, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is conducting missions in the Red Sea today, and a third, the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, is also deployed in the region.
The deployment of the third US carrier strike group to the Middle East comes during a ceasefire between the US and Iran that has lasted for over two weeks.
The "Ford" sailed to Croatia for repairs a few weeks ago following a fire in its laundry room on March 12. Currently, this largest aircraft carrier in the world has returned to combat duties.
The "Ford" carrier strike group has been deployed at sea for about 10 months, with its missions including participation in US operations in the Caribbean Sea, during which US forces struck vessels suspected of drug smuggling, intercepted sanctioned oil tankers, and arrested Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
Whenever each aircraft carrier is dispatched, it is accompanied by a massive support fleet. (Translation: Hsu Jui-cheng) 1150424
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