The USS Mahan DDG-72 an Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer part of the Ford CSG returns from her extended deployment. Thanks for your service folks and job well done.
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The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), part of Carrier Strike Group 12, transited the Suez Canal into the Red Sea on March 5 accompanied by guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG-96), per Pentagon photos.
The full strike group typically includes additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyers like USS Mahan (DDG-72) and USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81), plus support shipsโexact current formation is operational.
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The USS Mahan (DDG-72), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, has activated its Automatic Identification System while transiting eastbound through the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea.
This is a strong indicator that the ship is leading the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group during this passage.
AIS activation for U.S. Navy ships is often limited for operational security, so turning it on here signals a deliberate broadcast during this chokepoint transit.
The Ford CSG's arrival in the Med positions significant additional U.S. naval airpower and missile defense closer to potential flashpoints.
It is likely that the Ford Carrier Strike group will be in place off the coast of Israel within a few days.
Iran has explicitly threatened the Ford with missile strikes, including anti-ship ballistic missiles, but hitting a moving naval target at sea is technically challenging.
I see that scenario as unlikely.
The U.S. Navyโs Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG-72) has switched on its Automatic Identification System (AIS) while transiting the Strait of Gibraltar.
The move strongly suggests that the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is entering the western Mediterranean from the Atlantic.
(@sentdefender)
On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, USS Mahan, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the U.S. Navy (DDG-72), launched nine BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles at several targets in Iran from the eastern Mediterranean Sea. This video shows the moment these cruise missiles were launched.
The destroyer is part of the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, currently operating in the eastern Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel.
#OperationEpicFury #OperationLionsRoar
USS Mahan (DDG-72) just lit up AIS as she pushes through the Strait of Gibraltar a clear sign the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is making its move from the Atlantic into the Med.
Steel, power, and presence now entering the Mediterranean. ๐โ๏ธ
USS Mahan DDG 72, assigned to the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, is entering the Mediterranean via the Strait of Gibraltar.
The Ford carrier should soon follow and enter the strait shortly. In my estimation it should arrive off the coast of Israel on or around Tuesday.
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