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Thursday, April 23, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, April 23, 2026
US says third aircraft carrier has arrived in Mideast amid Iran ceasefire
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The US military announces that a third aircraft carrier has arrived in the Middle East, amid the fragile truce with Iran.
In a post on X, the US Central Command publishes a photo showing USS George H.W. Bush sailing in the Indian Ocean, in the CENTCOM “area of responsibility.”
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) sails in the Indian Ocean in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 23. pic.twitter.com/oDcTM6YMLF
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) April 23, 2026
According to the US Naval Institute, the other two aircraft carriers, USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln, are stationed in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea, respectively.
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