:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/QU3TT5DQ2BARNI2RI7STGBJQL4.jpg)
Latest ""
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/T7NP66FSQJD23G4P5GUW6QCVNE.jpg)
Frontline Photos: March 27, 2022
Off-roading at Ramstein, training with Allies in Poland, a muddy Marine and more in this week’s Frontline Photos.
Carrier transits Strait of Hormuz for the first time since deployment
A U.S. aircraft carrier ordered by the White House to rapidly deploy to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran has transited the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since its deployment.
Raptors sent to Gulf amid Iran tensions
Nearly a dozen Air Force F-22 stealth fighters have deployed to the Persian Gulf state of Qatar, part of a force buildup requested by U.S. Central Command in May in response to what it called heightened Iranian threats against American forces in the region.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Carrier sends message to Iran
The Abraham Lincoln, with its contingent of Navy escort warships and a fighting force of about 70 aircraft, is the centerpiece of the Pentagon’s response to what it calls Iranian threats to attack U.S. forces or commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf region.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
US CENTCOM commander says Mideast buildup prompted Iran ‘step back’
Iran has chosen to “step back and recalculate” after making preparations for an apparent attack against U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf region, but it is too early to conclude the threat is gone, the top commander of American forces in the Mideast said Thursday.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
US aircraft carrier deployed over Iran remains outside Gulf
The Abraham Lincoln on Monday was in the Arabian Sea some 200 miles off the coast of Oman.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
US aircraft carrier, B-52 — dispatched to Mideast over Iran — conduct exercise
The U.S. military says a B-52 bomber and an aircraft carrier dispatched to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran have conducted a joint exercise together in the Arabian Sea.
US conducts Navy exercises in Arabian Sea
The U.S. Navy says it has conducted exercises in the Arabian Sea with a carrier strike group ordered to the Persian Gulf to counter an unspecified threat from Iran.
WWII veteran Herman Wouk, a consummate writer until the end, dies at 103
He created the immortal fictional character Captain Queeg of “The Caine Munity.”
US issues new warning to Gulf sailors after UAE says ships were sabotaged
The reported incident comes as the U.S. has warned ships that "Iran or its proxies" could be targeting maritime traffic in the region, and as America is deploying an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf to counter alleged threats from Tehran.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Iran threatens to enrich uranium closer to weapons-grade levels without a new nuke deal
Iran threatened Wednesday to enrich its uranium stockpile closer to weapons-grade levels in 60 days if world powers fail to negotiate new terms for its 2015 nuclear deal, raising regional tensions as a U.S. aircraft carrier and bombers headed to the Middle East to confront Tehran.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press