FORD CARRIERThe Gerald R. Ford carrier, along with supporting ships, arrived in the eastern Mediterranean early last week.
The Ford, which was commissioned in 2017, is the United States' newest aircraft carrier and the world's largest, with more than 5,000 sailors aboard.
It has an arsenal of missiles, like the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile, which is a medium-range, surface-to-air missiles used to counter drones and aircraft.
The supporting ships, such as the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser Normandy, Arleigh-Burke-class guided missile destroyers Thomas Hudner, Ramage, Carney, and Roosevelt.
EISENHOWER CARRIERThe Pentagon directed the Dwight Eisenhower carrier strike group to move to the eastern Mediterranean.
Persons:
Gerald R, Ford, Burke, Thomas Hudner, Ramage, Carney, Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, Ike, Mason, Idrees Ali, Sandra Maler
Organizations:
USNS Laramie, U.S Naval Forces, U.S . Sixth Fleet, Pentagon, FORD, Ford, Hornet, EISENHOWER, Thomson
Locations:
U.S Naval Forces Europe, WASHINGTON, Israel, United States, Arleigh, Kuwait