The Pentagon announced an extension to the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group's deployment.
The US Navy carrier strike group was dispatched in early October to the eastern Mediterranean.
Its movement — alongside that of another strike group — comes amid Israel's war with Hamas.
The move will add another aircraft carrier, a guided-missile cruiser, and two guided-missile destroyers to firepower already on site.
USS Gerald R. Ford in the Atlantic Ocean on March 19, 2023.
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