US 5th FLEET

Last Cyclone Patrol Ships Leave U.S. Navy, Many Will Serve in Foreign Forces

Cyclone-class coastal patrol ships assigned to Patrol Coastal Squadron 1 (PCRON 1) sail in formation during a divisional tactics exercise in 2014. US Navy Photo

The U.S. Navy decommissioned the last two Cyclone-class patrol ship at Naval Support Activity Bahrain last month, bringing the almost three-decade-long service of the PCs to an end. The Cyclones that have patrolled in and out of the Persian Gulf are set for foreign service. Over the last two years, the remaining PCs have been transferred...

https://news.usni.org/2023/04/26/last-cyclone-patrol-crafts-leave-u-s-navy-many-will-serve-in-foreign-navies

Carrier USS George H.W. Bush Leaves Mediterranean Sea After 230 Days

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) departs the Mediterranean Sea on April 12, 2023. Photo via Maritimegraphy used with permission

The Norfolk-based George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is in the Atlantic sailing for home after seven and a half months in the Mediterranean Sea, according to Wednesday photos from ship spotters.

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) sailed through the Strait of Gibraltar Wednesday after arriving in the region on Aug. 25, according to photos posted on social. Bush is set to begin...

https://news.usni.org/2023/04/12/carrier-uss-george-h-w-bush-leaves-mediterranean-sea-after-230-days

Carrier USS George H.W. Bush Leaves Mediterranean Sea After 230 Days

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) departs the Mediterranean Sea on April 12, 2023. Photo via Maritimegraphy used with permission

The Norfolk-based George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is in the Atlantic sailing for home after seven and a half months in the Mediterranean Sea, according to Wednesday photos from ship spotters.

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) sailed through the Strait of Gibraltar Wednesday after arriving in the region on Aug. 25, according to photos posted on social. Bush is set to begin...

https://news.usni.org/2023/04/12/carrier-uss-george-h-w-bush-leaves-mediterranean-sea-after-230-days

Navy Announces USS Florida Guided-Missile Submarine Deployment to Middle East

Guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN-728) transits the Suez Canal en route to the Red Sea, on April 7, 2023. US Navy Photo

USS Florida (SSGN-728) deployed to the Middle East this week after spending months in the Mediterranean Sea, the U.S. Navy said in a rare public announcement.

The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine entered the Suez Canal on Friday from the Mediterranean Sea bound for U.S. 5th Fleet, a Navy spokesperson told USNI News on Saturday.

“The submarine entered the region April...

https://news.usni.org/2023/04/08/navy-announces-uss-florida-guided-missile-submarine-deployment-to-middle-east

U.S. Blames Iran for Drone Attack on Tanker Near Oman

Pacific Zircon Image via Vessel Finder

Officials in U.S. Central Command and Israel are blaming Iran for a Tuesday attack on an oil tanker linked to an Israeli billionaire off the coast of Oman.

Tanker Pacific Zircon, was 150 miles off the coast of Oman when it was hit with what U.S. officials said was an unmanned aerial vehicle at about 3:30 p.m. local time, according to the shipping company.

“We are in communication with the vessel and there is no reports of injuries or pollution. All crew are...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/16/u-s-blames-iran-for-drone-attack-on-tanker-near-oman

Coast Guard Takes Delivery of Sixth Bahrain-Based Fast Response Cutter

USCGC Clarence Sutphin WPC-1147 in Key West, Fla., on Bollinger Shipyard Photo

The Coast Guard has taken delivery of the last Fast Response Cutter the service plans to station in Bahrain.

Bollinger Shipyards, which builds the Fast Response Cutters, in a Thursday news release announced the delivery of the cutter Clarence Sutphin.

“USCGC Clarence Sutphin is the final of six FRCs to be home-ported in Manama, Bahrain, which will replace the aging 110’ Island Class Patrol Boats, built by Bollinger...

https://news.usni.org/2022/01/06/coast-guard-takes-delivery-of-sixth-bahrain-based-fast-response-cutter

U.S. Says New Iranian ‘Kamikaze’ Drone Killed Two in Merchant Ship Attack; U.K., U.S. Condemn Tehran for Attack  

U.S. Central Command Photo

A one-way, explosive-laden drone made in Iran attacked an Israeli-operated merchant tanker last week off the coast of Oman, U.S. Central Command said on Friday.

The delta-wing drone, similar in design to long-range unidentified, unmanned “kamikaze” drones developed for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, flew into the pilothouse of the Merchant tanker Mercer Street on July 30, killing two crewmembers, according to a report from CENTCOM.

“This [unmanned aerial vehicle]...

https://news.usni.org/2021/08/06/u-s-says-new-iranian-kamikaze-drone-killed-two-in-merchant-ship-attack-u-k-u-s-condemn-tehran-for-attack

USS Makin Island, Marine F-35s Now in Persian Gulf

USS Makin Island (LHD-8) and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) transit the Strait of Hormuz, Feb. 8, 2021. US Navy Photo

Amphibious warship USS Makin Island (LHD-8) Amphibious Ready Group and elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit transited the Strait of Hormuz and is now in the Persian Gulf, according to U.S. 5th Fleet.

Makin Island transited into the Persian Gulf on late Monday, following the Feb. 5 transit of USS Somerset (LPD-25), Navy officials confirmed to USNI News...

https://news.usni.org/2021/02/09/uss-makin-island-marine-f-35s-now-in-persian-gulf

USS Nimitz Now Operating in the Persian Gulf

For the first time in ten months, a U.S. aircraft carrier is now operating in the Persian Gulf, U.S. 5th Fleet announced on Friday morning.

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) passed through the Strait of Hormuz with the guided-missile cruisers USS Princeton (CG-59) and USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) and guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG-104).

“The [Carrier Strike Group] will operate and train alongside regional and coalition partners, and provide naval aviation support to Operation Inherent Resolve,” read a...

https://news.usni.org/2020/09/18/uss-nimitz-now-operating-in-the-persian-gulf

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