US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, deployed in the eastern Mediterranean, returns home/US Naval Forces Central Command/Reuters
2024.01.06 Sat posted at 17:30 JST
(CNN) The US Navy’s 6th Fleet will return the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which had been deployed off the coast of Israel in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, to its home country by the 6th following a military conflict in the Gaza Strip. issued a statement.
This measure was taken in conjunction with a reassessment of military deployment on an international scale. The aircraft carrier, which is homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, was deployed on its first combat mission, which began on May 2 last year and lasted about eight months.
It is the largest and newest aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy and was commissioned in 2017. She is the first ship of the Gerald R. Ford class. Hamas, the Islamic organization that effectively controls Gaza, launched a large-scale surprise attack on Israel on October 7 last year, and as the military situation became increasingly tense, they were dispatched to the eastern Mediterranean.
With the aircraft carrier’s decision to return to port, there will be only one US aircraft carrier, the Eisenhower, deployed to the Middle East.
In the Red Sea, Yemen’s Houthi rebel group has been carrying out a series of attacks on commercial ships and other vessels. Eisenhower-powered helicopters and other helicopters recently fired back at three small Houthi boats that attacked a rescued merchant ship, sinking them and killing their crews. In a statement, the U.S. Central Command, which has jurisdiction over the Middle East, said the attack was a self-defense measure after an attack on a helicopter.
The 6th Fleet noted that although the Gerald R. In a statement, the U.S. Marine Corps’ amphibious assault ship “Bataan,” which can carry F-35 fighter jets, the dock-type landing ship “Carter Hall,” and the dock-type amphibious transport ship “Mesa Verde,” are on a joint mission in the eastern Mediterranean. I thought there was.
He said several guided missile destroyers were also stationed in the Middle East, and some helped intercept Houthi-launched drones and missiles. The United States has also launched a multilateral operation called “Operation Guardian of Prosperity” to ensure maritime security in the southern Red Sea.
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2024-01-06 08:30:00
