Source: Zero Hedge
For months now we have been following US naval developments and
deployments in the Arabian Sea, which serve one purpose and one purpose
only - to demonstrate US military strength in the Straits of Hormuz
region and to keep Iranian 'offensive passions' subdued. Yet never has
the US had a total of three aircraft carrier groups in the vicinity,
always topping out at 2 in the Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet, most recently
these being the CVN-70 Vinson and CVN 72 Lincoln,
with a third boat present merely until a rotation in or out of the
theater of operations was complete. That is about to change, and with it
the prevailing price of Brent, which we are confident is about to take a
new step wise price higher as the US makes it all too clear what the
endgame is, because as Naval Today reports, the "US navy to deploy third
carrier group to Persian Gulf", probably the CVN-77 George H.W. Bush
which departed Norfolk two weeks ago according to the most recent naval update, or any other Norfolk-stationed aircraft carrier: there is a wide selection to chose from.
Source: Naval Today
The carrier group based in Norfolk, VA will also include a guided missile cruiser and three guided missile destroyers, reports Interfax.
USS Abraham Lincoln had already entered the Persian Gulf via
the Strait of Hormuz on Jan 22. She is escorted by a guided missile
cruiser and two destroyers (USN), one British and one French warships.
Meanwhile, another US Navy’s carrier strike carrier group headed by USS Carl Vinson is stationed eastward the Strait of Hormuz, in northern part of the Arabian Sea washing southwest coast of Iran.
At present, the US has 15,000-men force deployed in Kuwait, expeditionary marine battalion, and amphibious landing group.
