US aircraft carrier, bombers and fighters flex their muscles near Iran with simulated strikes
Ryan Pickrell
Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and part of the Bomber Task Force deployed to the region, conduct joint exercises in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and part of the Bomber Task Force deployed to the region, conduct joint exercises in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian M. Wilbur
The US Navy carrier strike group and US Air Force bombers deployed to the Middle East to counter Iran conducted simulated strike drills near Iran this weekend.
The US began deploying troops and military assets to US Central Command last month in response to intelligence indicating that Iran was plotting attacks on US interests in the region.
The exercises conducted Saturday involved F/A-18E Super Hornets, E-2D Growlers and other naval air assets and B-52H Stratofortress heavy, long-range bombers.
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