CENTCOM confirms three US aircraft carriers are operating simultaneously in the Middle East for the first time in decades.
CENTCOM provided new details, naming the three carriers as the Abraham Lincoln, Gerald Ford, and George H.W. Bush, and specifying their combined strength of over 200 aircraft and 15,000 personnel.
The message specifies the carriers are operating in the Middle East for the first time since the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
US CENTCOM provided specific details on the composition of the force, stating it includes over 200 aircraft and 15,000 personnel.
The tweet provides specific carrier names (USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Gerald R. Ford, USS George H.W. Bush) and notes they include over 200 aircraft.
Message adds specific carrier names (USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Gerald R. Ford, USS George H.W. Bush) and details on the scale of the force: more than 200 aircraft and 15,000 sailors and marines.
