Tag: Middle East
USS Essex enters Persian Gulf as USS Iwo Jima departs Middle...
Amphibious assault ship USS Essex is replacing sister ship USS Iwo Jima in the Middle East as carrier Ronald Reagan departs the region.
US Coast Guard sends off first two FRCs to permanent Middle...
The first two of six fast response cutters to be assigned to Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) got underway for Bahrain on April 1.
Eisenhower carrier strike group enters Middle East after Suez Canal transit
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first US warship to pass through the Suez Canal since it reopened on March 29.
US B-52 bombers fly Middle East mission in message to Iran
Multiple partner nations accompanied the US bombers at different points during the flight, including Israel, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
USS Nimitz enters Persian Gulf
The carrier entered the gulf for the first time on September 18, after arriving in the Middle East in late July this year.
