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USS Gerald R. Ford Ordered to Middle East
The Pentagon confirms USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and Carrier Strike Group 12 — including destroyers USS Winston S. Churchill, USS Bainbridge, and USS Mahan — are heading to the Middle East after completing operations in the Caribbean. The deployment creates an unprecedented two-carrier posture aimed at Iran, with Ford joining the Lincoln strike group already operating in the Arabian Sea.
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- T1 Pentagon Official western
- T2 Stars & Stripes Major western
- T2 Global Times Major eastern
- T3 Jane's Defence Institutional western