Why the US Navy has 10 ships, 130 aircraft and 9,000 personnel in the Mediterranean
By: Mark D. Faram
By: Mark D. Faram
The aircraft carriers Abraham Lincoln, left, and John C. Stennis carrier strike groups, led by the Spanish Aegis Frigate Mendez Nunos take a break before commencing high-end training for a quick selfie (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeremiah Bartelt/Navy)
Two deployed aircraft carriers, heading opposite directions, met up in the Mediterranean Sea to do some high-end ops and snap some selfies to commemorate the event.
The event happened after the carrier John C. Stennis strike group transited the Suez Canal, entering the Mediterranean, where the Abraham Lincoln strike group awaited.
The combined strike groups means that, right now, more than 130 U.S. aircraft, 10 ships and 9,000 sailors and Marines are now operating in close proximity in the eastern Mediterranean.
Only twice before in the past two decades have two U.S. aircraft carriers operated together in the Mediterranean Sea at the same time.
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