USS Gerald R. Ford heads to Caribbean
The USS Gerald R. Ford leaves the Mediterranean for the Caribbean to support the increasing U.S. military footprint there.
By Riley Ceder
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USS Gerald R. Ford transits Strait of Gibraltar
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group departed Virginia in June for the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.
By Riley Ceder
Navy to begin search and salvage effort for downed Army Black Hawk
Five special operations aviation soldiers died in the Nov. 10 mishap, when the helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea.
When will the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group come home?
The carrier and its armada left the East Coast in May.
5 Army special operations soldiers killed in helicopter crash
The crew was conducting a “routine air refueling mission” during a training sortie when their aircraft suffered a mishap, the military said Sunday.
Ford, Ike carrier strike groups exercise in Eastern Mediterranean
The exercises involved more than 11,000 U.S. personnel who are on station there in case the Israel-Hamas war erupts into a larger conflict.
Eisenhower carrier strike group enters the Mediterranean
Ike will be the first U.S. aircraft carrier to operate in the Middle Eastern waters of U.S. Central Command since the end of the Afghanistan war in 2021.
Italian navy gears up for Mediterranean rare earth mining bonanza
“We can make up the gap by going under the sea,” an Italian defense official said, referring to Europe falling behind in the extraction of vital resources.
By Tom Kington
USS Mount Whitney heading to Eastern Mediterranean
The ship is underway to support operations in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, U.S. 6th Fleet said Wednesday.
By Diana Stancy
Pentagon IDing units that could deploy in response to Israel-Hamas war
The Pentagon has not determined how long certain troop movements in support of Israel will last.
More US ships head toward Israel and 2,000 troops on heightened alert
On Tuesday, more ships and forces were heading toward Israel, and other troops in the U.S. were preparing to deploy if called on.
By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Eisenhower carrier strike group to join Ford in eastern Mediterranean
The carrier is being sent as part of an effort to "deter hostile actions against Israel," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
By Diana Stancy