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☆ A US Navy aircraft carrier has left the Middle East, ending a rare show of force
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA US Navy aircraft carrier left the Middle East this week, ending a show of force that saw the sea service dual-wield two carrier strike groups. The move concludes a brief period of several weeks during which the Navy had two aircraft carriers operating simultaneously in the Middle East, a rare show of force for the US military. AdvertisementThe other carrier, USS Abraham Lincoln, is still operating in the Middle East with multiple destroyers in its strike group. The Lincoln carrier strike group was sent to the region as part of this effort. The US also ordered the guided-missile submarine USS Georgia to the Middle East as part of the build-up.

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☆ A US Navy submarine packed with Tomahawk missiles is at last in the Middle East a month after it was ordered there to deter Iran
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The guided-missile submarine USS Georgia has finally arrived in the Middle East region. The Georgia was sent to the Middle East in a move of support for Israel and a show of force to Iran. AdvertisementA heavily armed US Navy submarine has finally entered the Middle East about a month after being ordered to the region, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. The guided-missile submarine USS Georgia has transited into the US Central Command area of responsibility, Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters at a briefing. The Georgia is an Ohio-class vessel armed with over 150 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles, bringing a significant amount of firepower to the Middle East.

Persons: —, Pat Ryder Organizations: Pentagon, Israel, Service, Navy, US Central Command, Business Locations: Georgia, East, Iran, an Ohio

A ship in the Red Sea was targeted in a third attack suspected to have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels Tuesday in their campaign of assaults over the Israel-Hamas war, officials said. The Houthis have targeted more than 70 vessels with missiles and drones since the start of the war in Gaza in October. Other missiles and drones have been either intercepted by a U.S.-led coalition in the Red Sea or failed to reach their targets. After the strikes, the Houthis paused their attacks until Aug. 3, when they hit a Liberian-flagged container ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden. Additional F-22 fighter jets have flown into the region, while the USS Wasp, a large amphibious assault ship carrying F-35 fighter jets, is in the Mediterranean Sea.

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☆ The US naval presence around the Middle East is getting a firepower boost. Here are the warships already there and what's on the way.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Facing this possibility, the Pentagon has deployed a number of military assets to the Middle East this month to defend Israel and US troops in the region. When these forces arrive on station, they will join a wide range of existing naval capabilities in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean that were already deployed in response to various conflicts and crises. AdvertisementAdditionally, two destroyers — USS Bulkeley and USS Roosevelt — have been in the area for several weeks. Warships in transitA MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter flies next to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on August 2. The coming Lincoln strike group consists of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and the destroyers USS Spruance, USS Stockdale, USS Frank E. Petersen, and USS O'Kane.

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☆ Glorious farewell to the Paris Olympics and the U.S. rushes firepower to the Middle East: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Elizabeth Both | Elizabeth Both Is An Associate Platforms Editor For Nbc News | Based In New York. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

A spectacular closing ceremony hands the Olympic Games over to Los Angeles. And a false JD Vance rumor sparks a misinformation row. A glorious farewell to Paris OlympicsGetty ImagesAu revoir to the Paris Games. Kamala Harris pledged to eliminate taxes on tipped wages for service workers, matching a proposal from former President Donald Trump. Politics in BriefTrump campaign: Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has said it was hacked by an Iranian group.

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The U.S. is sending a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and speeding the arrival of an aircraft carrier strike group, as Israel braces for retaliatory attacks from Iran and its proxies after the assassination of senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah. He further ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, which is equipped with F-35C fighter jets, to accelerate its ongoing transit to the area. The guided-missile submarine USS Georgia at sea in 2020. Both Iran and Hamas blamed Israel for the killing, and while Israel has remained quiet on the matter it is widely believed to have carried out the assassination. Iranians hold portraits of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh during his funeral procession, in Tehran, on August 1, 2024.

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☆ A US Navy carrier strike group equipped with F-35 stealth fighters is rushing to the Middle East along with a submarine packed with Tomahawk missiles
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe US is accelerating the deployment of a carrier strike group to the Middle East and sending a guided-missile submarine to the region, the Pentagon announced late on Sunday. Attached to the Lincoln, the lead ship of the US Navy's Carrier Strike Group 3, is a carrier air wing equipped with a squadron of fifth-generation F-35C stealth fighters. The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln maneuvers through a turn while underway in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia returns to its homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. Both Iran and Hamas vowed revenge for the shocking killings, which sparked fears that any retaliation from Tehran and its proxies could send the Middle East spiraling into even more conflict.

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☆ Israel and US brace for Iranian attack as diplomats push hard for Gaza ceasefire
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Israel and the United States are preparing for a potential Iranian attack on Israel as efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza intensify, with talks set to resume this week amid intense diplomacy to avert a wider regional war. A major Iranian attack reprisal against Israel could risk derailing the ceasefire talks that US officials have said were at an advanced stage prior to the assassination of Hamas’ political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, which Iran blamed on Israel. But the country’s mission to the United Nations said on Saturday that Tehran’s retaliation to Israel’s suspected killing of Haniyeh is “totally unrelated to the Gaza ceasefire,” adding that it has a right to self-defense. Palestinians pray next to the bodies of those killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City on Saturday. Egyptian and Qatari mediators have told Israel that Sinwar wants a deal, an Israeli source familiar with the matter told CNN.

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☆ USS Georgia: Lloyd Austin orders submarine to Middle East, accelerates arrival of strike group ahead of anticipated Iran attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Oren Liebermann | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Austin ordered the submarine into the waters of the Middle East, the Pentagon said. The Israel Defense Forces reported Sunday evening that around 30 rockets were launched from Lebanon, though some fell into open areas and no injuries were reported. Austin also ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to accelerate its transit to the Middle East, the Pentagon said. The Lincoln strike group consists of the carrier, which operates with stealth F-35C fighter jets, as well as several destroyers. The USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group has been operating in the waters of the Middle East for several weeks, giving the US a formidable presence in the region.

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☆ The US Navy ousted the commanding officer of USS Hershel Williams two months after the tanker-like sea base ran aground in Africa
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Konstantin Toropin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe Navy has relieved the commanding officer of the expeditionary mobile base ship USS Hershel "Woody" Williams two months after the vessel briefly ran aground outside the African country of Gabon, a Navy statement announced Monday. Michael Concannon will assume the duties of interim commanding officer aboard the Williams. Lenard Mitchell, then-commanding officer of USS Hershel "Woody" Williams, delivers remarks during a ceremony in the hangar bay. Geoffry Patterson, then an incoming commanding officer of USS Georgia, salutes Capt. Patrick Clark, outgoing commanding officer during a change of command ceremony in Souda Bay, Crete.

Persons: —, Hershel, Woody, Williams, Capt, Lenard Mitchell, Adm, Thomas Ishee, Petty, Shawn J, Stewart, Howard, Cmdr, Kenji Igawa, Taylor —, Military.com, Mitchell, Michael Concannon, Conner, Blake, Geoffry Patterson —, Geoffry Patterson, Patrick Clark, Richard Zaszewski, wasn't, Kurt Balagna Organizations: Service, Navy, US, Fleet, Business, Port Royal, US Navy, Naval Surface Forces, Navy Special Warfare, USS, Washington Locations: Gabon, Libreville, Honolulu, Bali, Africa, Georgia, Souda Bay, Crete, USS Ohio

☆ US Special Operations Command is working on a new mini-sub to carry SEALs to their targets in style
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Dry Combat Submersible would shield SEALs from the sea, unlike other delivery vehicles. US Navy/Chief Photographer's Mate Andrew McKaskleThe battery-powered Dry Combat Submersible is about 40 feet long and weighs a little over 28 tons. But perhaps the biggest difference is that the Dry Combat Submersible keeps frogmen dry, unlike the SEALs' other submersibles, which are open to the sea. US Navy/Chief Journalist Dave FliesenUS special-operations leaders have big ambitions for the Dry Combat Submersible and their other mini-subs. The Mark 11 is meant to carry small teams of Navy SEALs into an enemy harbors and shores without detection.

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☆ The US Navy is putting its submarines on rare public display in a message to Russia's growing undersea force
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The US Navy has announced several visits by its subs to North Atlantic ports in recent years. Since 2020, when Norway allowed NATO subs to use a port near Tromsø, announcements of such visits appear to have increased. 'We're in your backyard'British Royal Navy attack submarine HMS Astute sails to the base at Faslane in November 2009. Russian Navy Yasen-class submarine Kazan at its base in Severomorsk on Russia's Arctic coast in June 2021. During the Cold War, US attack subs operated in the high north to get the Soviets to keep their attack subs close by to protect their ballistic-missile subs.

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