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USS Eisenhower and Carrier Strike Group, and Gravely are now in the Eastern Mediterranean, according to a news release from U.S. Naval Forces

news.usni.org Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Now in the Mediterranean Sea - USNI News

After almost four months on station in the Red Sea, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) and USS Gravely (DDG-107) transited the Suez Canal on Friday, the Navy announced. Ike, the flagship of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, and Gravely are now in the Eastern Mediterranean, according to a...

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What is with this post title?

@yogthos@lemmy.ml, I think this post title is a bridge too far. It’s a complete break from the headline’s letter and spirit.
- fair, updated the title
  
  Not having paid close enough attention, I have no idea if/how much Ansar Allah influenced this move.
  FWIW, sometimes I put some editorializing—usually in brackets—in a post title, or else I put it in the body of the post. And sometimes I post to a comm that’s more appropriate for editorializing. I’m not a c/worldnews mod, though.

:bye:

Edit: original title was "USS Eisenhower flees Red Sea" or something like that
~~Dumbfuck OP doesn't understand ship rotations.~~
~~The Ike was set to leave the red sea to return home. Even while in the Mediterranean, its aircraft can still conduct missions in the Red Sea.~~
Regular ship rotation
- sure yeah
  Ike‘s departure from the Red Sea leaves U.S. Central Command region without a carrier strike group or amphibious ready group for the first time since October, when the Houthi attacks began following the Hamas attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli bombardment of Gaza.

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