Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Approaching Mediterranean, French Deploy Warships Near Israel

Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Approaching Mediterranean, French Deploy Warships Near Israel

Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) conducts routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 18, 2023. US Navy Photo

The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is more than halfway across the Atlantic on its way to join the mass of U.S. naval forces in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East following the Hamas attacks on Israel earlier this month. Meanwhile, the French deployed an amphibious warship to join U.S. and U.K. ships to deter the conflict from spreading beyond Israel. Read More

U.S. Drills with Allies in the South China Sea, Ghost Fleet Ships Operate off Australia

U.S. Drills with Allies in the South China Sea, Ghost Fleet Ships Operate off Australia

USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115), JS Akenono (DD-108) and HMAS Brisbane (DDG41) and frigates HMCS Ottawa (FFH-341) and HMNZS Te Mana (F111) on Oct. 24, 2023. JMSDF Photo

Warships from the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand conducted drills in the South China Sea on Monday while the U.S. Navy’s Ghost Fleet arrived in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday to conduct drills with the Royal Australian Navy. Meanwhile, Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu was dismissed from his post on Tuesday, according to China state media. Read More

U.S. Carrier Moves to Mediterranean, Middle East Aim to Contain Conflict, Says Pentagon Official

U.S. Carrier Moves to Mediterranean, Middle East Aim to Contain Conflict, Says Pentagon Official

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) deploys from Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 14, 2023. US Navy Photo

Moving two American aircraft carrier strike groups to the eastern Mediterranean sends a signal to regional actors like Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran not “to jump on this terrible bandwagon” of fighting that began with Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, a senior Pentagon official said Tuesday. Read More

Interview: U.S. Army Expanding Watercraft Footprint in the Pacific

Interview: U.S. Army Expanding Watercraft Footprint in the Pacific

The 8th Theater Sustainment Command’s Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Jered Helwig, on a tour aboard Logistics Support Vessel 4 (LSV4), the LT. Gen William B. Bunker, on Aug. 23, 2022. US Army Photo

WASHINGTON, D.C. – When asked if he looked forward to having additional watercraft under his command, the commanding general of the Army’s 8th Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) said: “We know that in our exercises, having more capability would really give us flexibility, and a lot of better options,” he said. Read More