Sunday, November 5, 2023

U.S. Says An Ohio-Class Submarine Has Arrived In The Mediterranean

The USS Florida sails during "Giant Shadow," a Naval Sea Systems Command/Naval Submarine Forces exercise to test the capabilities of the Navy's future guided missile submarines off the coast of the Bahamas. David Nagle/U.S. Navy 

 Business Insider: An Ohio-class submarine, possibly equipped with ballistic missiles, has arrived in the Mediterranean 

* CENTCOM on Sunday confirmed an Ohio-class submarine has traveled to the Mediterranean Sea. 

* Ohio-class submarines can be equipped with advanced ballistic or Tomahawk missiles. 

* The sub was pictured appearing to sail through the Suez Canal in Egypt, which connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas. 

An Ohio-class submarine, a type of vessel which can be equipped with advanced ballistic or Tomahawk cruise missiles, has arrived in the Mediterranean as the US continues to bolster its defensive posture amid the Israel-Hamas war. 

CENTCOM, the Department of Defense combatant command with authority over US forces in the Middle East and West and Central Asia, posted a photo on Sunday of the submarine on X, formerly Twitter, confirming it had arrived in the region. 

The disclosure of the submarine's location is significant as the whereabouts of the vessels are typically kept secret for security regions.  

Read more .... 

U.S. Says An Ohio-Class Submarine Has Arrived In The Mediterranean  

In rare announcement, US says guided missile sub has arrived in Middle East, a message of deterrence to adversaries -- CNN  

US nuclear submarine has arrived at the Middle East - The Pentagon -- Jerusalem Post  

Rare announcement reveals Ohio-class submarine's deployment to US Central Command -- Stars and Stripes

7 comments:

RussInSoCal said...

Not every day you see an announcement like this. https://t.co/Iru4TXG3SW

The Intel Crab (@IntelCrab) November 5, 2023

On November 5, 2023, an Ohio-class submarine arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. pic.twitter.com/iDgUFp4enp

U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) November 5, 2023


/They NEVER announce where the SSBNs are. The only reason to do so is to, "send a message". A phrase we hear and read very often

Anonymous said...

Are you listening ayatollah ?

RussInSoCal said...

OH SSBNs can reach global targets without leaving their piers.

The boat announced in the East Med is likely a converted Tomahawk/TLAM carrier. 150+ cruise missiles instead of 24 ICBMs.

Anonymous said...

So lets announce it to the world. Whatever happened to the "Silent Service?" Any military knows that our nuke boats are near both carrier groups, that is SOP.

Anonymous said...

Russia delenda est


According to the GUR, Russia now has approximately 870 missiles in stock, which can hit targets at a distance of more than 350 kilometers.

Among them:
~165 Kalibr
~160 Kh-101, Kh-555 and Kh-55
~290 Iskander-M and Iskander-K
~80 Kinzhal
~150 Kh-22 / Kh-32.

Russia will try to exterminate the entire Ukrainian people this Christmas through hypothermia.

Monster WNU will have a very good Christmas!

Anonymous said...


And the Oscar goes to...

Anonymous said...



And the Oscar goes to ...