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Latest "5th fleet" stories
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New in 2023: Here comes the first-ever surface drone fleet
Over the past year or so, Task Force 59 has operated surface drones in U.S. 5th Fleet waters for more than 25,000 hours.
USS Nitze seizes $20M in illicit drugs from vessel in Gulf of Aden
The destroyer's crew seized 2,200 kilograms of hashish and 330 kilograms of methamphetamine on a fishing vessel.
Why aircraft carriers are no longer a constant in the Middle East
After decades of a continuous flattop presence in the region, priorities are changing.
Top US general in Middle East on rare visit to nuclear-armed sub
Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command, boarded the ballistic missile submarine West Virginia in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press