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Bombers Deploy, Carrier Extends to Cover US Troops' Withdrawal from Afghanistan
 
23 Apr 2021
Military.com | By Stephen Losey

As the U.S. military begins its final withdrawal from Afghanistan, it's bringing in some heavy firepower to cover the troops' exit.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday approved an extension of the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower's stay in the Middle East, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters. Kirby did not specify how much longer the Ike will remain.

Austin also approved the deployment of more long-range bombers to the region, Kirby said.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/04/23/bombers-deploy-carrier-extends-cover-us-troops-withdrawal-afghanistan.html