Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford enters Red Sea after repairs in Croatian port
The US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has entered the Red Sea after repairs in a Croatian port, joining other US naval forces in the region. The move comes as the US maintains a naval presence near Iran.
The US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has entered the Red Sea after passing through the Suez Canal. The ship had undergone repairs in the Croatian port of Split after a fire on board in March. The USS Gerald R. Ford is now part of a US naval presence in the region, which includes other ships such as the USS Mahan and USS Winston S. Churchill. The US is maintaining a naval blockade of Iran, with other carrier strike groups operating in the Arabian Sea. The USS George H. W. Bush is also heading towards the region, taking a route around southern Africa. The US naval presence in the region is a response to heightened tensions and Houthi activity in the area.
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