USS Florida Deployment to Middle East

The USS Florida (SSGN-728) has deployed to the Middle East after spending months in the Mediterranean Sea. [{ "selector": ".daszj-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 432px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The submarine entered the Suez Canal on Friday and is now headed to U.S. 5th Fleet. [{ "selector": ".mluak-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 418px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Florida is a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles. [{ "selector": ".zxpux-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 422px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The submarine is deployed to ensure regional maritime security and stability. [{ "selector": ".pwcan-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 434px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The deployment follows the extension of the USS George H.W. Bush's deployment and the sending of Air Force A-10 Warthogs to the Middle East. [{ "selector": ".gbeem-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 405px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps is planning drone attacks against Israeli merchant ships in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea. [{ "selector": ".qbdxm-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 396px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The USS Florida's presence in the region is a deterrent measure. [{ "selector": ".wnrsp-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 434px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The Navy reduced its role in the Middle East after the Afghanistan war, USS Ronald Reagan was the last carrier to operate there before leaving in 2021. [{ "selector": ".dbsxk-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 401px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]