There have been incidents involving drone and rocket attacks on U.S. bases.
In this June 13, 2016, file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower transits the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea.The Pentagon announced late Saturday that it will send an aircraft carrier and air defense systems to defend U.S. military troops in response to a growing number of attacks on U.S.
In a major change, the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower and its strike group of a cruiser and destroyers is being redirected to the Middle East instead of to the eastern Mediterranean where it was supposed to join the USS Ford strike group as an additional deterrent for Iran and Hezbollah from broadening the conflict between Hamas and Israel.In this June 13, 2016, file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D.
A U.S. citizen working as a contractor at Al Asad airbase in western Iraq died from a cardiac episode during an attack on the base last Wednesday. At the time, the destroyer was located in the central Red Sea and used SM-2 air defense missiles and other capabilities toAustin is also adding more air defense systems and troops to the Middle East to protect U.S. military forces in the region including a THAAD missile battery and additional Patriot air defense battalions.
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