CENTCOM is keeping a heightened posture as the threat from Iran persists despite a ceasefire, General Joseph Votel said.

When the Houthis targeted the USS Harry Truman, the Vinson was sent to the Middle East to help with Operation Rough Rider.

San Diego’s USS Carl Vinson heads toward home after service in Middle East The aircraft carrier is now operating in the Indian Ocean and is likely to make several port calls before it returns.

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is in port in Bahrain, marking the first time an aircraft carrier has visited the Middle Eastern country since 2020. While an aircraft carrier has not visited Bahrain ...

Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS John F. Kennedy, is facing severe construction ...

Amid the sweeping changes reshaping the Middle East, debates about the utility of keeping the roughly 40,000 US troops currently deployed across the region. With air and naval bases from Syria to the ...

Nearly half a century after its first deployment, the U.S. Navy’s oldest active aircraft carrier made a rare visit to Bahrain ...

A sudden surge of U.S. military aircraft toward Europe and the Middle East signals a rapid force buildup as tensions in the ...

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of July 21, 2025, based on Navy and public data. In ...

They were always there to protect us when we were flying back to the carriers,’ said Jack Allen of Escondido, who flew F-8 ...

This has got to stop — and it can. With some deft diplomacy, Mr. Trump has a generational opportunity to change the dynamics in the Middle East. What might that look like?