U.S. sending warships, fighters to Israel: Pentagon chief

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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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