US Carrier Strike Group in the Mediterranean

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower crossed through the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend.

The ship reportedly has an escort of several other US Navy warships, including the USS San Jacinto and USS Vella Gulf Tomahawk-armed guided-missile cruisers, as well as a destroyer squadron consisting of the USS Stout, USS James E. Williams and USS Truxton destroyers.

The US Navy issued a press statement about the Eisenhower’s operations, saying that the strike group was “conducting operations in the US 6th Fleet to support maritime security operations in international waters, alongside our allies and partners.”

The Sixth Fleet is headquartered in Naples, Italy, and operates in the European and North African theatres, including the Mediterranean Sea.

It’s not immediately clear where exactly the Eisenhower is headed.

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