US Pulling Lone Aircraft Carrier From Middle East: Pentagon
The military is bringing back the single U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in the Middle East in the midst of heightened tensions with Iran, said the Pentagon in a statement on Thursday.
According to the statement, acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller directed the USS Nimitz following a nearly 10-month to return home. The ship had been providing support to troops in Somalia.
“The Secretary appreciates the hard work, commitment, and flexibility of more than 5,000 Sailors and Marines of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group who repeatedly demonstrated operational excellence in providing air support to combat operations against terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan and ensuring maritime security in critical waterways,” Jonathan Hoffman, a spokesman for the Department of Defense (DOD), said in a statement.
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USS Nimitz leaves Somalia for home port after 10-month deployment
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A C-2 Greyhound, from the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30, launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz Dec. 9. Photo by Greg Hall/U.S. Navy
Dec. 31 (UPI) The USS Nimitz has left for its home port following a 10-month deployment, the Pentagon announced Thursday.
In a press release from the Department of Defense, Jonathan Rath Hoffman, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, said acting defense secretary Chrostopher Miller appreciates the hard work, commitment, and flexibility of more than 5,000 Sailors and Marines of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group.
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