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France sends aircraft carrier to Mediterranean as Middle East flares up

France is also working on a coalition to pool assets, including military, that will allow shipping traffic to resume through key chokepoints in the region.

By Rudy Ruitenberg

4 weeks ago

USS Gerald R. Ford heads to Caribbean

The USS Gerald R. Ford leaves the Mediterranean for the Caribbean to support the increasing U.S. military footprint there.

5 months ago

Broken propeller caused $13M military Reaper drone to crash into sea

The MQ-9 could not be recovered from the Mediterranean Sea, but the Air Force and General Atomics used data to piece together what likely caused its crash.

By Stephen Losey

8 months ago

USS Gerald R. Ford transits Strait of Gibraltar

The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group departed Virginia in June for the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

8 months ago

Ford carrier strike group deploys amid Middle East tensions

The U.S. was already planning to deploy the carrier Gerald R. Ford when U.S. warplanes bombed three Iranian sites early Sunday to support Israel’s goals.

9 months ago

USS Harry S. Truman collides with merchant vessel in Mediterranean

The collision “did not endanger” the carrier, as no injuries or flooding were reported, officials said.

By Beth Sullivan

14 months ago