US Announces Submarine and Carrier, Deployed to Middle East , Amid Gaza Conflict.
On November 5, United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that an Ohio-class submarine has been deployed near Israel and Palestine.
'Newsweek' reports that the news comes just days after CENTCOM announced that the Dwight D.
Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group had been deployed to the Middle East.
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At the time, CENTCOM said the deployment was , "part of the increase in regional posture.".
According to Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder, the United States' intentions are to prevent the conflict from escalating into a wider regional affair.
According to Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder, the United States' intentions are to prevent the conflict from escalating into a wider regional affair.
Since that Hamas terrorist attack we've also been crystal clear that we do not want to see the situation in Israel widen into a broader regional conflict.
, Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesperson, via 'Newsweek'.
Since that Hamas terrorist attack we've also been crystal clear that we do not want to see the situation in Israel widen into a broader regional conflict.
, Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesperson, via 'Newsweek'.
And as you've heard President [Joe] Biden, Secretary [Lloyd] Austin and other senior U.S. leaders say, our message to any country or group thinking about trying to take advantage of this situation to widen the conflict is 'don't.', Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesperson, via 'Newsweek'.
And as you've heard President [Joe] Biden, Secretary [Lloyd] Austin and other senior U.S. leaders say, our message to any country or group thinking about trying to take advantage of this situation to widen the conflict is 'don't.', Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesperson, via 'Newsweek'.
According to 'Newsweek', Ryder said the U.S. was , "strengthening our force posture across the region to deter any state or non-state actors from escalating this crisis beyond Gaza.".
Mark Cancian, a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel and senior adviser for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, says the submarine's presence is likely meant as a deterrent.
Mark Cancian, a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel and senior adviser for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, says the submarine's presence is likely meant as a deterrent.
I think the carrier is doing a couple of things: one, it's sort of a powerful symbol of U.S. might and a message to Hezbollah, Syria and Iran, Mark Cancian, Senior adviser for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, via 'Newsweek'.
But it's almost certainly doing some air surveillance and watching for missiles coming in, Mark Cancian, Senior adviser for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, via 'Newsweek'
