USS Eisenhower carrier strike group ordered to eastern Mediterranean, says Pentagon (www.independent.co.uk)

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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

What they need to be doing is hooking up shore connections in Palestine.

The Ike won't be able to, but an LHD or two would be able to supply potable water and electricity while essentially just idling in port.

Plus it would likely set up an actual "safe zone" around the port where Hamas isn't going to do shit, and Israel won't blow it up.

[-] pensa@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

You don't risk the queen in the first move. An aircraft carrier will never port near an active war zone.

There are now two carrier strike groups in the Mediterranean. That is a big fucking deal. They are staging for a serious war. When we retaliated after 911 there was only 1 carrier strike group used.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

They are staging for a serious war.

Against who? Hamas?

[-] pensa@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't know. All I know is having two carrier strike groups in the same place at the same time is a big deal. They also have an carrier strike group near north korea. Something big is happening and we are not privy to the details.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Well hopefully these aren't meant for Palestinians.

[-] Joker@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago

Not a chance. Those guys are out in the street with slings and rocks. Then you’ve got some terrorists with a little bit of equipment that are no match for Israel. The CSGs are for Iran.

[-] pensa@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

I hope they are not used against anyone.

[-] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

another article said that it was to deter Iran and Hezbollah, but even if we were going to war directly with both, 2 carrier strike grips seem like overkill anyway. maybe there's some intel that we aren't privy to 🤷‍♂️

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

There likely isn't a port deep enough for a carrier, I said that...
Having two carriers in the Med isn't that rare

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The aircraft carrier deployed from Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday morning and will join the USS Ford as the war between Israel and Hamas deepens, the Department of Defense told The Independent.

“The Eisenhower CSG will join the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, which arrived earlier this week,” he continued.

The American military show of force is intended to act as a deterrent to the likes of Iran, Hezbollah and Syria becoming involved in the conflict.

“The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) departed today on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility, where it will engage with allies and partners in support of maritime statecraft,” stated US Fleet Forces on Twitter.

The Pentagon said earlier his week that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin would “continue to review both the Eisenhower and Ford’s deployment plans as he considers the appropriate balance of maritime capability across theatres in support of national security priorities.”

And on Saturday Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu told troops in southern Israel that “The next stage is coming” and that the country is set to invade the territory by land, sea and air.

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