US Navy Ending Aircraft Carrier's Middle East Deployment

US Navy Ending Aircraft Carrier's Middle East Deployment

Handout photo dated August 4, 2020 shows a E-2C Hawkeye attached to the “Greyhawks” of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 120 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean. 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 Seaman Riley McDowell via ABACAPRESS.COM

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

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

Handout photo dated November 5, 2023 shows Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Brandon Frayde guides an E-2C Hawkeye from the "Screwtops" of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 123 to launch during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Red Sea. 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 3rd Class Janae Chambers via ABACAPRESS.COM

US Moves Warships Closer To Israel After Hamas Attack

US Moves Warships Closer To Israel After Hamas Attack

handout photo dated August 4, 2020 of a E-2C Hawkeye attached to the “Greyhawks” of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 120 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean. The US says it is moving an aircraft carrier, ships and jets to the eastern Mediterranean and will also give Israel additional equipment and ammunition. It follows the Hamas attack on southern Israel, which President Biden called an "unprecedented and appalling assault". U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Riley McDowell via ABACAPRESS.COM

Exercise Talisman Sabre Under Way In Australia

Exercise Talisman Sabre Under Way In Australia

Handout photo dated July 25, 2023 shows Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) Airman Ernst Gabriel, from Columbia, South Carolina, directs an E-2D Hawkeye attached to the Tiger Tails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during flight operations in support of Talisman Sabre 23, in the Indian Ocean. 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 Caleb Dyal via ABACAPRESS.COM

USS Gerald R. Ford The Lead Ship Of Her Class Of US Navy Aircraft Carriers

USS Gerald R. Ford The Lead Ship Of Her Class Of US Navy Aircraft Carriers

Handout photo dated August 4, 2020 shows an E-2C Hawkeye attached to the “Greyhawks” of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 120 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the lead ship of her class of United States Navy aircraft carriers. The ship is named after the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford, whose World War II naval service included combat duty aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey in the Pacific Theater. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Riley McDowell via ABACAPRESS.COM

USS Gerald R. Ford The Lead Ship Of Her Class Of US Navy Aircraft Carriers

USS Gerald R. Ford The Lead Ship Of Her Class Of US Navy Aircraft Carriers

Handout photo dated April 2, 2020 shows an E2-D Advanced Hawkeye attached to the Greyhawks of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 120 performs a touch-and-go landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the lead ship of her class of United States Navy aircraft carriers. The ship is named after the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford, whose World War II naval service included combat duty aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey in the Pacific Theater. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brett Walker via ABACAPRESS.COM