U.S. Sailors observe an MH-60R Sea Hawk landing on the flight deck aboard USS Ross (DDG 71). Ross is one of more than 20 warships supporting the U.S. blockade against Iran. As of Aug. 21, U.S. forces have redirected 68 commercial vessels, disabled 3 and boarded 2 to ensure compliance.
Last week, Fleet Master Chief Lateef Compton, senior enlisted leader of CENTCOM, visited the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command in Fort Bliss, Texas. During the visit, Compton met with senior leaders, interacted with troops, and toured a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) launcher.
U.S. Marines perform maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopter aboard USS Portland (LPD 27) while supporting operations in the Middle East.
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey utility aircraft take off from the flight deck of USS Boxer (LHD 4) while the ship transits the Arabian Sea and continues to enforce the U.S. blockade against Iran. As of Aug. 20, U.S. forces have redirected 67 commercial vessels, disabled 3 and boarded 2 to ensure compliance.
U.S. Sailors work on the flight deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73), Aug. 20, as the aircraft carrier transits the Arabian Sea. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is operating in Middle East during a scheduled deployment after arriving in the CENTCOM theater yesterday.
A U.S. Sailor stands watch in the combat information center aboard guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) as the ship sails in regional waters enforcing the U.S. blockade against Iran. As of Aug. 19, U.S. forces have redirected 65 commercial vessels, disabled 3 and boarded 2 to ensure compliance.
A U.S. Navy MH-60 Sea Hawk hovers over the flight deck of USS Mason (DDG 87) as the ship enforces America's 🇺🇸steel wall blockade against Iran. As of Aug. 17, CENTCOM forces have redirected 64 commercial vessels, disabled 3, and boarded 2 to ensure compliance.
Did you know that the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility spans over 4 million square miles and 21 countries? It is populated by more than 560 million people from dozens of ethnic groups speaking more than 20 languages.
U.S. Navy aircraft launch from the flight deck of USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as the ship sails in the Arabian Sea supporting security in the Middle East.
A U.S. Sailor directs an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter during nighttime flight operations aboard guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) as the ship sails in the Arabian Sea and enforces the U.S. blockade against Iran. As of Aug. 14, CENTCOM forces have redirected 62 commercial vessels, disabled 3 and boarded 2 to ensure compliance.