The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman departs with its strike group towards the Middle East from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. April 11, 2018. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danny Ray Nunez Jr./Handout via REUTERS
Time: The Biggest U.S. Navy Force Since Iraq Invasion May Be Sailing Toward Syria
The biggest U.S. Navy force since the 2003 invasion of Iraq may be headed toward Syria as President Donald Trump weighs a military response to the suspected chemical weapon attack in Douma, a town on the outskirts of Damascus.
The Times of London reports that the U.S. Navy is sending a total of ten warships and two submarines into the Mediterranean Sea. Any Navy task force will likely be led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Harry S. Truman, which set out from Norfolk, Virginia, this week with a strike group of five escort warships, according to the Times.
The American aircraft carrier is capable of carrying 90 aircraft, including F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets.
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Update #1: U.S. Bolsters Naval Forces Near Syria as Tensions Remain High (Bloomberg)
Update #2: Armada of US warships steaming toward Middle East (NYPost)
WNU Editor: The Russian MoD says that they are tracking these naval movements .... Russia says tracking U.S. naval movements towards Syria (Reuters).
