Islamabad: From the marine warships to the aircraft carriers with nuclear energy, the United States is improving its military presence in the Middle East due to the continuous conflict between Iran and Israel.
Last week, the Pentagon led two destroying warships in the Mediterranean to approach Israel. The reports indicate that the USS Sullivans destroyer has also reached the Eastern Mediterranean this week, along with the USS Thomas Hudner destroyer, for continuous defense operations, while Arleight Burke destroyer has left the area, according to an American official.
On Tuesday, the United States transferred twelve F-16 combat planes from a base in Italy to Prince Sultan in Saudi Arabia. In addition, the United States has been relocating combat planes, such as Raptors F-35 and F-22, to its military facilities in the Middle East.
The United States Air Force sent 21 fuel replenishment and aircraft to combat key positions in Europe, including locations in England, Spain, Germany and Greece. It remains uncertain if these US movements are directly related to the conflict; However, an expert indicated that the flights of the cistern aircraft were “very unusual”, as reported by the BBC.
While the American destroyers are intercepting Iranian ballistic missiles directed to Israel, the USS Carl Vinson USSon aircraft carriers with nuclear engine is also parked in the Arabic sea, accompanied by four warships in its attack group.
In addition, the Uss Nimitz nuclear aircraft carrier is arriving west from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East. Marinetraffic, a ship tracking platform, reported that the last known position of the USS Nimitz was in the Malacca Strait on its route to Singapore at dawn on Tuesday.
In addition, the USS Gerald R Ford, another nuclear energy carrier, also advances towards the theater of European operations within a week. The presence of this aircraft carrier, together with its support wars, will provide President Donald Trump with the option to deploy a third group of operators in the area if necessary, according to a western news agency.
These nuclear energy aircraft carriers are equipped with several combat planes and are backed by guided missile destroyers. Nimitz class carriers are the largest vessels in the Navy, which extend almost 1,100 feet from the bow to the stern.
In addition to this, American destroyers are also found in the Red Sea, while others are parked in the Western Mediterranean and participate in exercises in the Baltic Sea. Last year, the United States had deployed several patriotic air defense systems in the Middle East, including two transferred from the Indo-Pacific region.
In October of last year, the United States sent a Battery of Defense of Area of Great Terminal Altitude, along with about 100 troops, to Israel to help intercept missiles launched by Iran and its representatives.
There are at least 19 sites in the Middle East where the United States has established its military bases. Among them 11 are temporary US bases. UU. And eight of them are permanent bases in the United States.
Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Eau, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are the countries of the Middle East where the United States has established its military bases. Among these countries, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, Türkiye and EAU are the ones that the United States has established its permanent military bases.
In mid -2015, there are between 40,000 and 50,000 American troops in the Middle East, which includes personnel parked in large and permanent bases and smaller front sites throughout the region.
Countries with most American troops include Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. These facilities serve as critical centers for air and naval operations, regional logistics, intelligence compilation and force projection.
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