Second U.S. Aircraft Carrier Enters Mediterranean: U.S. Navy

Second U.S. Aircraft Carrier Enters Mediterranean: U.S. Navy

The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the Mediterranean late on Monday, the U.S. Navy said, at a time when U.S. officials are raising alarm over Russia’s maritime expansion. The Eisenhower, also known as the “Ike,” will relieve the USS Harry S. Truman carrier strike group which later this month heads back to…

‘Graphic representation of capability’: 2 US aircraft carrier groups deployed in Med

‘Graphic representation of capability’: 2 US aircraft carrier groups deployed in Med

Deployment of a second US air carrier in the Mediterranean has been called to deter a Russian task force deployed in the region, a US official told the Wall Street Journal. “It provides some needed presence in the Med to check…the Russians,” a military official in Washington told the WSJ. “The unpredictability of what we…