The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean, March 26, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford iCarrier Strike Group is being moved closer to Israe Do you agree with the US moving Gerald Ford Carrier Strike Group closer to Israel? (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jackson Adkins) Photo: Navy Office of Information
The United States is moving the most advanced Aircraft Carrier on the planet - the USS Gerald R Ford - and her strike group - closer to Israel.
The USS Gerald R Ford Carrier Strike Group includes the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), as well as the Arleigh-Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), USS Ramage (DDG 61), USS Carney (DDG 64), and USS Roosevelt (DDG 80).
An F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Aimee Ford)
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in a statement that he directed the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the Eastern Mediterranean after the Hamas attack on Israel.
"In addition, the United States government will be rapidly providing the Israel Defense Forces with additional equipment and resources, including munitions," Austin said. "The first security assistance will begin moving today and arriving in the coming days."
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