Monday, April 9, 2012

U.S Navy Deploys 2nd Aircraft To The Persian Gulf

The USS Enterprise transits while under way in the Atlantic Ocean, March 21, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Harry Andrew D. Gordon

U.S Navy Deploys 2nd Aircraft To Gulf Amid Rising Nuclear Tensions With Iran -- Daily Mail

The U.S. Navy says it has deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf amid rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear program.

Cmdr. Amy Derrick-Frost of the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet said on Monday that the deployment of the nuclear-powered USS Enterprise along the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group marks only the fourth time in the past decade that the Navy has had two aircraft carriers operating at the same time in the region.

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More News On The US Navy Deploying A Second Carrier To The Persian Gulf

US Navy deploys 2nd aircraft carrier to Persian Gulf amid Iran tensions -- Washington Post/AP
US Navy deploys 2nd carrier to Gulf -- SKY News
US Navy says 2nd aircraft carrier in Gulf region part of 'routine' deployment -- FOX News
Enterprise joins Lincoln in waters near Iran -- Navy Times
U.S. has two carriers in Persian Gulf -- UPI

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