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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.
Persons: Gerald R, , Ford's, Lloyd Austin, Sabrina Singh, Ford, Thomas Hudner, Ramage, USS Carney, Roosevelt, Dwight D, Eisenhower —, MCS2 Jackson Adkins Singh, Austin, Israel, Joe Biden, Jordan, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Jordan's King Abdullah, Abdel Fattah El, Mahmoud Abbas, Antony Blinken Organizations: Pentagon, Ford Carrier, US Navy, Service, US, Ford Carrier Strike Group, US Naval Forces, US European Command, Hamas, Navy, Washington, Ford, United Nations, White House, Palestinian Locations: Israel, US Naval Forces Europe, Africa, Normandy, Iran, Britain, Gaza, United States
There, they will join a US Navy carrier strike group that recently deployed to waters near Israel. "Meanwhile, a Royal Navy task group will be moved to the eastern Mediterranean next week as a contingency measure to support humanitarian efforts." The government said that the military package will be on standby to deliver support to Israel and its partners, and provide deterrence. It includes P-8 patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, surveillance assets, three helicopters, a company of Royal Marines, and two Royal Navy ships — the landing ship RFA Lyme Bay and the casualty receiving ship RFA Argus. The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group includes the advanced, first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, the guided missile cruiser USS Normandy, and guided missile destroyers USS Thomas Hudner, USS Ramage, USS Carney, and USS Roosevelt.
Persons: Israel's, , Rishi Sunak, MARCOS MORENO, Sunak, Gerald R, Ford, Thomas Hudner, Ramage, USS Carney, MCS2 Jackson Adkins, Mustafa Hassona, Grant Shapps Organizations: US Navy, Service, Royal Marines, NATO, Royal Navy, Getty, Pentagon, Ford Carrier Strike, US Central Command, Ford, Saturday, Gaza, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Hezbollah, Anadolu Agency, Royal Navy Task Group, RAF Locations: Israel, Gibraltar, Normandy, Roosevelt, Gaza, Iran, Tehran, Lebanon
USS Gerald R. Ford, the US Navy's newest aircraft carrier, will deploy in early May. USS Ford is the first carrier of its class and has an array of new and advanced technology. 'We should never do that again'An aviation boatswain's mate (handling) directs an F/A-18E aboard USS Gerald R. Ford in October. The final weapons elevator was completed in December 2021, with Rear Adm. James Downey, program executive officer for aircraft carriers, calling it "a significant milestone." "She's earned every certification she needs to deploy, and I fully believe that the aircraft carrier, her air wing, and her battlegroup are capable of defending themselves."
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