military
USS Ford Deploys to Eastern Med
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and Carrier Strike Group 12 transit Strait of Gibraltar en route to eastern Mediterranean. Combined with Lincoln group in Arabian Sea, creates two-carrier posture not seen since 2012.
Sources
- T1 CENTCOM Official western
- T2 Al Jazeera Major middle_eastern
- T2 TASS Major eastern
- T3 Jane's Defence Institutional western