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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 467

aircraft carriers

Arrivals hall at Ben Gurion Airport, on Sunday August 4, 2024. (Gavriel Fiske/Times of Israel)
August 7, 2024, 8:04 pm
El Al adds flights from nearby Greece and Cyprus to help stranded Israelis
Airline and its subsidiary Sun Dor, as well as local carrier Arkia, operate additional flights from Athens and Larnaca as major foreign airlines cancel services to Tel Aviv
By Sharon Wrobel
In this photo obtained from the US Department of Defense, the aircraft carriers Gerald R. Ford (L, front) and Dwight D. Eisenhower (R, front) and ships in their Strike Groups sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea, on November 3, 2023. (Jacob Mattingly/US Department of Defense/AFP)
January 1, 2024, 1:59 am
US said set to pull one of its aircraft carriers away from the Middle East
ABC News reports that the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier strike group will depart the region after three deployment extensions since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7
By ToI Staff and Agencies
USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier refuels from the underway replenishment oiler USNS Laramie in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, October 11, 2023. (US Navy photo via AP)
December 16, 2023, 3:24 am
Pentagon orders aircraft carrier to remain in Mediterranean amid Israel-Hamas war
US defense secretary extends deployment of USS Gerald R. Ford for a third time, underscoring administration’s concerns over regional volatility
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The USS Eisenhower off the coast of Virginia, December 10, 2015 in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
October 15, 2023, 3:55 am
US sends second aircraft carrier to east Mediterranean to deter Iran, Hezbollah
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says deployment of USS Eisenhower meant ‘to deter hostile actions against Israel or any efforts toward widening this war’
By AFP and ToI Staff
A fake aircraft carrier is seen off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 7, 2020. (Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies via AP)
June 9, 2020, 3:47 pm
Amid tensions, Iran builds fake US aircraft carrier to attack
Vessel, seen from satellite photos, resembles Nimitz-class carriers US Navy routinely sails into Persian Gulf from the Strait of Hormuz
By Jon Gambrell
In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, Capt. Brett Crozier, then-commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew on Jan. 17, 2020, in San Diego, Calif. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alexander Williams/U.S. Navy via AP)
April 24, 2020, 11:34 pm
US Navy recommends reinstatement of carrier captain fired for virus warning
The dismissal of Capt. Brett Crozier rocked navy and led to resignation of top official; so far one sailor of USS Theodore Roosevelt has died and 840 are infected with coronavirus
By Lolita C. Baldor and Robert Burns
In this Nov. 15, 2029, photo US Navy Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew during an all-hands call on the ship's flight deck while conducting routine operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (US Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh via AP)
April 7, 2020, 5:35 am
US Navy leader calls fired carrier captain ‘naive’ or ‘stupid,’ then apologizes
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly had delivered profanity-laced speech to crew of USS Theodore Roosevelt, slamming captain who was fired for warning of coronavirus threat to crew
By Lolita C. Baldor and Robert Burns
Captain Brett Crozier. Public Domain/Wikipedia)
April 6, 2020, 8:22 am
US navy captain fired for voicing virus concern tests positive
Brett Crozier’s COVID-19 test result reported hours after Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended the captain’s firing over a plea for help for his coronavirus-affected crew
By AFP
In this April 13, 2018, file photo the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier is anchored off Manila Bay west of Manila, Philippines. The captain of the US Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus is asking for permission to isolate the bulk of his roughly 5,000 crew members on shore, which would take the warship out of duty in an effort to save lives. The ship is docked in Guam (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
April 3, 2020, 7:53 pm
Sailors cheer USS Roosevelt captain fired for exposing virus outbreak onboard
Top Navy official says Capt. Brett Crozier ‘demonstrated extremely poor judgment’ in middle of a crisis; video shows officer leaving ship to applause from crew who chant his name
By Lolita C. Baldor and Robert Burns
The flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, on May 19, 2019. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Garrett LaBarge/US Navy via AP)
May 20, 2019, 8:39 pm
US aircraft carrier seen as barometer of tensions with Iran
Dispatched to the Persian Gulf, the USS Abraham Lincoln has yet to enter it, possibly in a bid to calm nerves in the region
By Jon Gambrell
The USS Abraham Lincoln sails south in the Suez canal near Ismailia, Thursday, May 9, 2019 (Suez Canal Authority via AP)
May 10, 2019, 12:51 pm
Top Iranian commander: US ‘wouldn’t dare launch military action against us’
Amid rising tensions and American reinforcements in region, deputy head of IRGC rules out talks with Washington; Bolton said to convene unusual meeting at CIA headquarters
By Agencies and ToI Staff
File: The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower transits the Suez Canal, July 2012. (CC-BY Official US Navy Imagery/Flickr)
April 29, 2019, 1:29 pm
Iranian drone video of American aircraft carrier appears ‘years old’: US Navy
Military spokesperson dismisses footage published by Revolutionary Guards days after Washington branded it a terror organization
By AFP
Illustrative photo of the USS Enterprise, a US Navy aircraft carrier that was deployed to the Persian Gulf in 2012, before being decommissioned at the end of the year. (Official US Navy Imagery/flickr)
April 27, 2019, 7:09 pm
Iran says it made surveillance flight over US aircraft carrier in Persian Gulf
Development comes after US government designates Revolutionary Guards a foreign terrorist group
By AP and ToI Staff
File: The USS Stennis on its way to the Persian Gulf in 2012. (Department of Defense/Randi R. Brown, US Navy)
December 21, 2018, 9:52 pm
Iranian ships fire rockets as US aircraft carrier enters Persian Gulf
USS John C. Stennis transits Strait of Hormuz after longest post-9/11 absence; Revolutionary Guard vessels launch rockets away from carrier, fly a drone nearby
By Jon Gambrell
Illustrative: Iranian Navy exercise in 2011. (CC BY, Mohammad Sadegh Heydari, Wikimedia Commons)
December 18, 2017, 8:16 am
Iran boasts it has the ability to build aircraft carriers
Top military official says Tehran has the technology for the giant warships, and all that is needed is the funding
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
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