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Eugene

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Fri Jan 19, 2024, 05:47 PM Jan 2024

Now eyeing a longer haul, the US reshuffles its warships in the Mediterranean

Source: Associated Press

Now eyeing a longer haul, the US reshuffles its warships in the Mediterranean

BY DEREK GATOPOULOS
Updated 1:51 PM EST, January 19, 2024

ON BOARD THE USS BATAAN (AP) — When attacks with missiles and drones surged in the Red Sea late last year, crewmembers of the USS Bataan worked round the clock to make sure they were shot down before reaching passing merchant vessels.

Weeks later, they are still perfecting that operation in training and simulations, along with a dozen other scenarios, despite moving north to the Mediterranean where commercial marine traffic is at little risk.

The U.S. Navy is reshuffling its warship deployment in the Middle East to maintain dominance in the region – now eyeing the longer haul as concerns mount that Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza could set off a regional conflict.

An amphibious warship, the Bataan is a multi-deck assault vessel jammed full of armored vehicles and military hardware with a lower bay that can take on water to release landing craft directly into the sea.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/us-navy-mediterranean-mideast-tensions-3db194ace1d09f5c01be04bd306a7c8e

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Now eyeing a longer haul, the US reshuffles its warships in the Mediterranean (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2024 OP
China and Russia are quite happy. Irish_Dem Jan 2024 #1
keyword is shuffle Tetrachloride Jan 2024 #2
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