U.S. sending warships, fighters to Israel: Pentagon chief
STORY: U.S. sending warships, fighters to Israel: Pentagon chief
DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:31
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of USS Gerald R. Ford carrier
2. various of flight operations
STORYLINE:
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday that the Pentagon is sending warships and fighter jets to the Eastern Mediterranean region in a show of support for Israel amid escalating conflicts between Israeli forces and Hamas fighters.
Austin said in a statement that he had directed the movement of the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, which consists of an aircraft carrier, a guided missile cruiser and four guided missile destroyers, to the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Pentagon had also "taken steps to augment U.S. Air Force F-35, F-15, F-16 and A-10 fighter aircraft squadrons in the region," the defense chief said.
He added that the U.S. government "will be rapidly providing the Israel Defense Forces with additional equipment and resources, incl
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