US Deploys F-18 Fighters to Saudi Arabia Amid Escalating Violence in Mideast
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States Air Forces Central Command (USAFCENT) announced on Thursday that F-18 fighter jets were deployed to Saudi Arabia to promote security and stability amid the escalating violence in the Middle East. F/A-18D Hornet aircraft deployed to @378AEW [378th Air Expeditionary Wing at Prince Sultan Air Base], Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this week as part of a dynamic force employment to enhance @CENTCOM s [US Central Command] ability to deter aggression and promote security and stability within the CENTCOM area of responsibility, USAFCENT wrote on Twitter.
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 10, 2021 May 10, 2021 12:07 PM • Updated:
May 10, 2021 5:18 PM
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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of May 3, 2021, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.
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Retail Services Specialist 3rd Class Fangfang Wen, originally from China, left, and Retail Services Specialist 3rd Class Chloe Nichole Luz Rodriguez, originally from the Philippines, right, recite the Oath of Allegiance aboard USS Mustin (DDG-89) during a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization ceremony on May 7, 2021. US Navy Photo
By WYATT OLSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 6, 2021 FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, a naval aviator who most recently commanded U.S. 5th Fleet and Naval Forces Central Command in Bahrain, took the helm of U.S. Pacific Fleet during a ceremony Wednesday at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Paparo is a graduate of the Navy Fighter Weapons School and has flown the F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle and F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets, among others, the Navy said in a news release. Among his operational command tours at sea were Strike Fighter Squadron 195 at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan; command of Carrier Air Wing 7, which was embarked in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Strike Group; and command of Carrier Strike Group 10, according to his official biography.
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Paparo Takes Command of U.S. Pacific Fleet, Cooper Now Leading U.S. 5th Fleet
May 6, 2021 4:52 PM
Vice Adm. Sam Paparo, left, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), is relieved by Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, right, during a change of command ceremony presided over by Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, on May 5, 2021. US NAvy Photo
The former commander of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East is now leading the U.S. Pacific Fleet, according to the Navy.