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US Navy Shoots Down Its Own F/A-18 In Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated May 2, 2024 shows Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/Recovery) Airman Tyler Cardamone, from Peak, Delaware, assigned to air department’s V-2 division, gives a thumbs up as an F/A-18F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 takes off from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean. A U.S. Navy cruiser shot down a Navy F/A-18 fighter jet over the Red Sea early Sunday morning, U.S. Central Command said. The F/A-18 was shot by weapons from the guided-missile cruiser the USS Gettysburg after taking off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on Dec. 22. Both Navy aviators were able to eject from the fighter jet and were recovered safely. One of the two sustained minor injuries, according to CENTCOM. The USS Gettysburg “mistakenly fired on” the F/A-18, CENTCOM said. The shoot down happened amid a weekend of military action against the Houthis, a militant Yemeni nationalist group that controls much of Yemen, including the capital. Ameri

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US Navy Shoots Down Its Own F/A-18 In Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated November 18, 2018 shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Knighthawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea. A U.S. Navy cruiser shot down a Navy F/A-18 fighter jet over the Red Sea early Sunday morning, U.S. Central Command said. The F/A-18 was shot by weapons from the guided-missile cruiser the USS Gettysburg after taking off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on Dec. 22. Both Navy aviators were able to eject from the fighter jet and were recovered safely. One of the two sustained minor injuries, according to CENTCOM. The USS Gettysburg “mistakenly fired on” the F/A-18, CENTCOM said. The shoot down happened amid a weekend of military action against the Houthis, a militant Yemeni nationalist group that controls much of Yemen, including the capital. American and British aircraft have been bombing targets in Sana’a since Saturday. The incident is under investigation. U.S. Na

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US Navy Shoots Down Its Own F/A-18 In Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated May 9, 2024 shows an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 takes off from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 9, 2024. U.S. navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated June 7, 2024 shows an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 314, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh.U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Mario Castro Gamez via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated June 3, 2024 shows Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Krystofer Smith, from Fargo, N.D., signals to an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, before a launch on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathaly Cruz via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated June 4, 2024 shows Aviation Maintenance Administrationman Airman Christie Brown, from Bronx, N.Y., directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, during take-off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the pacific Ocean U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Valerie Morrison via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout photo dated April 12, 2022 of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), center, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), left, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) guided-missile destroyer JS Kong (DDG 173), right, JMSDF Murasame-class destroyer JS Inazuma (DD 105), back left, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) are underway in formation during a U.S.-Japan bilateral exercise in the Sea of Japan. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout photo dated February 16, 2022 of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) are underway in formation with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Inazuma (DD 105) and the training vessel Hatakaze-class JS Hatakaze (TV 3520) during exercise Jungle Warfare 2022 (JWX 22) in the Philippine Sea. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Mas

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated January 31, 2024 shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clayton A. Wren via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated May 15, 2024 shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Valerie Morrison via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout photo dated January 18, 2012 of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Indian Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric S. Powell via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated June 7, 2024 shows an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Valerie Morrison via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated June 7, 2024 shows an EA-18G Growler, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Valerie Morrison via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated May 28, 2024 shows sailors move ordnance on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathaly Cruz via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated May 27, 2024 shows an EA-18G Growler, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael J. Cintron via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated June 7, 2024 shows Aviation Boatwain’s Mate (Handiling) 2nd Class Aaron Goodwin, from Anaheim, Calif., directs an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 314, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Mario Castro Gamez via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated January 31, 2024 shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Victoria Armstrong via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated April 9, 2024 shows the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) fires a RIM-116 missile from the rolling airframe missile (RAM) launcher during a live-fire with a purpose exercise in the Pacific Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aleksandr Freutel via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated April 13, 2024 shows the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails the Pacific Ocean during the friends and family day cruise. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thaddeus Berry via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

Handout photo dated January 25, 2021 shows the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transits the Atlantic Ocean. The USS Dwight Eisenhower aircraft carrier has reportedly sailed north through the Red Sea toward Israel in a show of deterrence from the Biden administration. The carrier would be able to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sawyer Haskins via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

Handout photo dated July 29, 2020 shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Rampagers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 83, launches from aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Mediterranean Sea. The USS Dwight Eisenhower aircraft carrier has reportedly sailed north through the Red Sea toward Israel in a show of deterrence from the Biden administration. The carrier would be able to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elizabeth Cohen via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

Handout photo dated May 14, 2012 shows an F/A-18C Hornet from the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Atlantic Ocean. The USS Dwight Eisenhower aircraft carrier has reportedly sailed north through the Red Sea toward Israel in a show of deterrence from the Biden administration. The carrier would be able to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

Handout photo dated May 4, 2012 shows he Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean. The USS Dwight Eisenhower aircraft carrier has reportedly sailed north through the Red Sea toward Israel in a show of deterrence from the Biden administration. The carrier would be able to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julia A. Casper via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

Handout photo dated October 19, 2012 shows an F/A-18 Hornet flies by the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) while conducting an air power demonstration in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The USS Dwight Eisenhower aircraft carrier has reportedly sailed north through the Red Sea toward Israel in a show of deterrence from the Biden administration. The carrier would be able to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Darien G. Kenney via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

Handout photo dated November 19, 2012 shows flashes of lighting are seen over the horizon as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) operates in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The USS Dwight Eisenhower aircraft carrier has reportedly sailed north through the Red Sea toward Israel in a show of deterrence from the Biden administration. The carrier would be able to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Greg Linderman via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

Handout photo dated March 10, 2013 shows the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) departs Marseille, France, after a scheduled port visit in the Mediterranean Sea. The USS Dwight Eisenhower aircraft carrier has reportedly sailed north through the Red Sea toward Israel in a show of deterrence from the Biden administration. The carrier would be able to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneider via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

Handout photo dated July 10, 2012 shows aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Mediterranean Sea. The USS Dwight Eisenhower aircraft carrier has reportedly sailed north through the Red Sea toward Israel in a show of deterrence from the Biden administration. The carrier would be able to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julia A. Casper via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

Handout photo dated July 1st, 2012 shows Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) is underway in the Mediterranean Sea. The USS Dwight Eisenhower aircraft carrier has reportedly sailed north through the Red Sea toward Israel in a show of deterrence from the Biden administration. The carrier would be able to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julia A. Casper via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US, Japan And South Korea Hold Drills In Disputed Sea

Handout photo dated April 11, 2024 shows The Republic of Korea Navy Sejong the Great-class guided-missile destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (DDG 993), top, the U.S Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Ariake (DD 109) sail in formation during a trilateral exercise. A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a two-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea as U.S. President Joe Biden met for talks with leaders from Japan and the Philippines at the White House. The military and diplomatic maneuvers are meant to strengthen the partners’ solidarity in the face of what they see as China’s aggressive military actions in the region. A number of U.S. and South Korean guided missile destroyers and a Japanese warship joined the drills in the disputed East China Sea, where worries about China’s territorial claims are rising. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st C

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US, Japan And South Korea Hold Drills In Disputed Sea

Handout photo dated April 11, 2024 shows Sailors signal an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the “Black Knights” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154, right, and an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Blue Blasters” of VFA-34 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a trilateral exercise in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a two-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea as U.S. President Joe Biden met for talks with leaders from Japan and the Philippines at the White House. The military and diplomatic maneuvers are meant to strengthen the partners’ solidarity in the face of what they see as China’s aggressive military actions in the region. A number of U.S. and South Korean guided missile destroyers and a Japanese warship joined the drills in the disputed East China Sea, where worries about China’s territorial claims are rising. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Appre

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US, Japan And South Korea Hold Drills In Disputed Sea

Handout photo dated April 11, 2024 shows An SH-60K Seahawk, assigned to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, prepares to land on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) for a trilateral exercise. A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a two-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea as U.S. President Joe Biden met for talks with leaders from Japan and the Philippines at the White House. The military and diplomatic maneuvers are meant to strengthen the partners’ solidarity in the face of what they see as China’s aggressive military actions in the region. A number of U.S. and South Korean guided missile destroyers and a Japanese warship joined the drills in the disputed East China Sea, where worries about China’s territorial claims are rising. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adina Phebus via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US, Japan And South Korea Hold Drills In Disputed Sea

Handout photo dated April 10, 2024 shows U.S. Sailors perform maintenance on an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Black Knights” of Strike Fight Squadron (VFA) 154 on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a two-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea as U.S. President Joe Biden met for talks with leaders from Japan and the Philippines at the White House. The military and diplomatic maneuvers are meant to strengthen the partners’ solidarity in the face of what they see as China’s aggressive military actions in the region. A number of U.S. and South Korean guided missile destroyers and a Japanese warship joined the drills in the disputed East China Sea, where worries about China’s territorial claims are rising. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Krescent Peters via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US, Japan And South Korea Hold Drills In Disputed Sea

Handout photo dated April 11, 2024 shows The Republic of Korea Navy Sejong the Great-class guided-missile destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (DDG 993), front, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) sail alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a trilateral exercise. A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a two-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea as U.S. President Joe Biden met for talks with leaders from Japan and the Philippines at the White House. The military and diplomatic maneuvers are meant to strengthen the partners’ solidarity in the face of what they see as China’s aggressive military actions in the region. A number of U.S. and South Korean guided missile destroyers and a Japanese warship joined the drills in the disputed East China Sea, where worries about China’s territorial claims are rising. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adina Phebus via A

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US Navy Ending Aircraft Carrier's Middle East Deployment

Handout photo dated October 30, 2019 shows sailors from the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) stand by to receive lines from the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) as it pulls into Naval Station Norfolk. The Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier will return to its home port, the U.S. Navy said on Monday, ending its deployment to the eastern Mediterranean, which started in support of Israel after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants. The nuclear-powered Ford, the Navy's newest carrier with over 4,000 personnel and eight squadrons of aircraft, became a powerful symbol of American support by rushing closer to Israel after the Palestinian militant group's attack. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Nikita Custer via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Navy Ending Aircraft Carrier's Middle East Deployment

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) steams in formation with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a photo exercise in the East Mediterranean Sea. The Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier will return to its home port, the U.S. Navy said on Monday, ending its deployment to the eastern Mediterranean, which started in support of Israel after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants. The nuclear-powered Ford, the Navy's newest carrier with over 4,000 personnel and eight squadrons of aircraft, became a powerful symbol of American support by rushing closer to Israel after the Palestinian militant group's attack. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

Handout photo dated February 22, 2012 shows two F/A-18 Super Hornets drop flares during an air power demonstration for participants of a tiger cruise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Pacific Ocean. On Tuesday, U.S. fighter jets and a warship shot down an onslaught of missiles and attack drones in the southern Red Sea over a 10-hour period, military officials said. The downed weapons included a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles. “U.S. assets, to include the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot them down,” said U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon’s top combatant command in the Middle East. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries.” It wasn’t clear exactly what the drones and missiles were targeting, but U.S. forces in the region have carried out a number of “self-defense strikes” and shot down other drones and rockets in recent months. U

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US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

Handout photo dated November 18, 2018 shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Knighthawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea. On Tuesday, U.S. fighter jets and a warship shot down an onslaught of missiles and attack drones in the southern Red Sea over a 10-hour period, military officials said. The downed weapons included a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles. “U.S. assets, to include the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot them down,” said U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon’s top combatant command in the Middle East. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries.” It wasn’t clear exactly what the drones and missiles were targeting, but U.S. forces in the region have carried out a number of “self-defense strikes” and shot down other drones and rockets in recent months. U.S. Na

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US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

Handout photo dated February 9, 2010 shows the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) pulls alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a refueling-at-sea in the Atlantic Ocean. On Tuesday, U.S. fighter jets and a warship shot down an onslaught of missiles and attack drones in the southern Red Sea over a 10-hour period, military officials said. The downed weapons included a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles. “U.S. assets, to include the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot them down,” said U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon’s top combatant command in the Middle East. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries.” It wasn’t clear exactly what the drones and missiles were targeting, but U.S. forces in the region have carried out a number of “self-defense strikes” and shot down other drones and rockets in recent months. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Com

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US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

Handout photo dated June 12, 2017 shows F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), front, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), right, USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), left, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) in the western Pacific. On Tuesday, U.S. fighter jets and a warship shot down an onslaught of missiles and attack drones in the southern Red Sea over a 10-hour period, military officials said. The downed weapons included a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles. “U.S. assets, to include the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot them down,” said U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon’s top combatant command in the Middle East. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries.” It wasn’t clear exactly what the drones an

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Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Handout photo dated November 4, 2023 shows the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transits the Suez Canal. The Pentagon has convinced more than a half dozen allies to join a strengthened naval task force in the Red Sea amid mounting attacks by Iran-backed rebels on commercial shipping that have driven oil prices higher. More than 9mn barrels a day of oil shipments, or almost a tenth of global demand, pass through the Red Sea, making it one of the world’s busiest energy chokepoints. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Keith Nowak via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Handout photo dated November 4, 2023 shows the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transits the Suez Canal. The Pentagon has convinced more than a half dozen allies to join a strengthened naval task force in the Red Sea amid mounting attacks by Iran-backed rebels on commercial shipping that have driven oil prices higher. More than 9mn barrels a day of oil shipments, or almost a tenth of global demand, pass through the Red Sea, making it one of the world’s busiest energy chokepoints. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jorge LeBaron via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expanded US-Led Naval Task Force To Protect Red Sea Shipping

Handout photo dated November 20, 2011 shows the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) passes under the Friendship Bridge while transiting the Suez Canal. The Pentagon has convinced more than a half dozen allies to join a strengthened naval task force in the Red Sea amid mounting attacks by Iran-backed rebels on commercial shipping that have driven oil prices higher. More than 9mn barrels a day of oil shipments, or almost a tenth of global demand, pass through the Red Sea, making it one of the world’s busiest energy chokepoints. U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Naval Power On Display In Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) steams in formation with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a photo exercise in the East Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers, and their supporting ships, to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Sixth Fleet Conducts Dual-Carrier Operations In Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Handout photo dated November 3, 2023 shows the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) steams in formation with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a photo exercise. For the first time in decades, two U.S. aircraft carriers sailed together in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, U.S. 6th fleet announced Friday. “Operating dual carrier strike groups alongside Allies and Partners in a dynamic environment demonstrates our capability and capacity to respond with agility decisively to any contingency,” Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet said in a Friday statement. “Our presence sends a clear signal about our commitment to deter aggression and promote stability throughout the region.” Shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in southern Israel, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin extended Ford’s deployment and shifted the strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean as part of the U.S. effort to keep the conflict from spreading. U.S. Navy photo by Mas

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US To Send 2nd Aircraft Carrier To Eastern Mediterranean

Handout photo dated December 19, 2012 shows the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) makes its approach pierside at Naval Station Norfolk. The Pentagon has ordered a second carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and is sending Air Force fighter jets to the region as Israel prepares to expand its Gaza operations, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement Saturday. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US To Send 2nd Aircraft Carrier To Eastern Mediterranean

Handout photo dated September 27, 2012 shows the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) approaches the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) for a passing exercise. The Pentagon has ordered a second carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and is sending Air Force fighter jets to the region as Israel prepares to expand its Gaza operations, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement Saturday. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Scott Pittman via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US To Send 2nd Aircraft Carrier To Eastern Mediterranean

Handout photo dated March 11, 2013 shows an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Rampagers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as the German navy frigate FGS Hamburg (F220) transits alongside in the Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has ordered a second carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and is sending Air Force fighter jets to the region as Israel prepares to expand its Gaza operations, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement Saturday. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneider via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US To Send 2nd Aircraft Carrier To Eastern Mediterranean

Handout photo dated March 5, 2013 shows an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Mediterranean Sea. The Pentagon has ordered a second carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and is sending Air Force fighter jets to the region as Israel prepares to expand its Gaza operations, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement Saturday. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneider via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US To Send 2nd Aircraft Carrier To Eastern Mediterranean

Handout photo dated October 19, 2012 shows an F/A-18 Hornet flies by the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) while conducting an air power demonstration. The Pentagon has ordered a second carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and is sending Air Force fighter jets to the region as Israel prepares to expand its Gaza operations, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement Saturday. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Darien G. Kenney via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exercise Talisman Sabre Under Way In Australia

Handout photo dated July 22, 2023 shows The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and Ticonderoga-class-guided missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) conduct formation maneuvers during Talisman Sabre 23 in the Java Sea, July 22. Large wargames between the USA, Australia and eleven partner nations kicked off on July 21, the largest ever in the history of Exercise Talisman Sabre. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class RuKiyah Mack). via ABACAPRESS.COM