Operation Inherent Resolve

Paparo Takes Command of U.S. Pacific Fleet, Cooper Now Leading U.S. 5th Fleet

Vice Adm. Sam Paparo, left, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), is relieved by Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, right, during a change of command ceremony presided over by Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, on May 5, 2021. US NAvy Photo

The former commander of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East is now leading the U.S. Pacific Fleet, according to the Navy.

Adm. Samuel Paparo...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/06/paparo-takes-command-of-u-s-pacific-fleet-cooper-now-leading-u-s-5th-fleet

CNO Gilday: Pentagon Weighing Reducing Middle East Aircraft Carrier Presence After Afghan Withdrawal

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday use the 1MC to address the crew aboard the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15). Gilday visited Naval Station Mayport to engage with Sailors, speak to local Navy leadership and tour a number of commands in the area. US Navy Photo

The Pentagon is rethinking what naval presence in the Middle East will look like after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan later this year – in particular, carrier strike groups, Chief of Naval...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/06/cno-gilday-pentagon-weighing-reducing-middle-east-aircraft-carrier-presence-after-afghan-withdrawal

Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Could Extend Stay in Middle East to Cover Afghanistan Withdrawal

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Setogiri (DD 156), back, operates alongside aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in the Arabian Sea on April 19, 2021. US Navy Photo

The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group current stop in the Middle East could be extended to help cover the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan, two defense officials confirmed to USNI News on Thursday. 

As of Thursday, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), Carrier Air Wing 3 and IKE’s escorts were...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/22/eisenhower-carrier-strike-group-could-extend-stay-in-middle-east-to-cover-afghanistan-withdrawal

Eisenhower Strike Group Entering the Middle East After Suez Canal Transit

Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group transits the Strait of Gibraltar behind the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG-57) on March 8, 2021. US Navy Photo

The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is headed to the Middle East via a Suez Canal transit after operating in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, USNI News confirmed on Friday.

According to ship spotters, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) had approached the Port Said entrance to the canal on Friday morning local time. A...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/02/eisenhower-strike-group-entering-the-middle-east-after-suez-canal-transit

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Launching Anti-ISIS Missions from Mediterranean, French Carrier Takes Helm of CTF 50

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) sails behind the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), March 3, 2021. US Navy photo.

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is launching air missions as part of the international coalition’s anti-ISIS effort, the Navy announced on Wednesday.

The service in a news release said Carrier Air Wing 3, which is operating from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in the Mediterranean Sea, launched...

https://news.usni.org/2021/03/31/uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-launching-anti-isis-missions-from-mediterranean-french-carrier-takes-helm-of-ctf-50

Pentagon Identifies Marine Raiders Killed in Iraq

Capt. Moises A. Navas, 34, of Germantown, Md. (left) and Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, 34, of Simi Valley, Calif. (right). US Marine Corps Photo

The Pentagon identified two North Carolina-based Marine Raiders who were killed in Iraq on Sunday as part of the ongoing campaign against ISIS, the Defense Department announced on Tuesday.

Capt. Moises A. Navas, 34, of Germantown, Md. and Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, 34, of Simi Valley, Calif., were killed in northern Iraq while supporting Iraqi Security...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/10/pentagon-identifies-marine-raiders-killed-in-iraq

Marine Raider Killed While Assisting in Iraqi Security Force Mission

The new Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command breast insignia. Image courtesy MARSOC Facebook page.

A Marine Raider was killed Saturday by enemy small arms fire while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq.

Gunnery Sgt. Scott Koppenhafer, 35, of Mancos, Colo., died Aug. 10 in an incident that is still under investigation, according to a Pentagon announcement. Koppenhafer was assigned to the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, part of the Marine Forces Special Operations Command out of...

https://news.usni.org/2019/08/11/marine-raider-killed-while-assisting-in-iraqi-security-force-mission

Sailor Among Those Killed in ISIS Attack in Syria

A sailor was one of four Americans killed in an ISIS suicide bombing attack in Manbij, Syria, the Navy announced on Friday.

Chief Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) Shannon M. Kent, 35, was killed along with three other Americans who were at a restaurant popular with U.S. forces when the ISIS attack occurred on Wednesday.

Kent was assigned to Cryptologic Warfare Activity 66 (CWA 66), based at Ft. George G. Mead, Md. and was deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

“Our thoughts and...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/18/sailor-among-killed-isis-attack-syria

Marines Prepared to Use F-35Bs in Middle East Combat If Needed; No Other Naval Aviation Nearby

F-35B Lightning II, attached to the “Avengers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, sit on the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) on Sept. 4, 2018, while transiting the Indian Ocean with San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during a regularly scheduled deployment of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG and 13th MEU is the first U.S. Navy/Marine Corps team to deploy to...

https://news.usni.org/2018/09/12/marines-prepared-to-use-f-35bs-in-middle-east-combat-if-needed-no-other-naval-aviation-nearby

Join Our Newsletter
Enter your email to receive a weekly round-up of shipping news.
icon
By subscribing, you agree with our privacy policy and our terms of service.