US Aircraft Carrier Strike Group to Depart Middle East, Reducing Footprint

Aircraft Carrier Strike Group To Leave Middle East, Reducing Footprint Amid Iran War

Aircraft Carrier Strike Group To Leave Middle East, Reducing Footprint Amid Iran War Currently there are three American aircraft carrier groups in Middle East waters and near Iran in the context of Operation Epic Fury. By comparison, at the height of the Bush-ordered US invasion of Iraq in 2003, there were six total carrier groups - which were responsible for most of the large tomahawk missile strikes on Baghdad.  Amid the current extended ceasefire between the US and Iran (and ...

By Tyler Durden