Middle East

Air Deployments Middle East 

Royal Air Force Typhoons Embark on Four-Month Tour of Middle East and Far-East

September 14, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Eurofighter Typhoon, Fighter aircraft, Middle East, Oman, RAF Coningsby, Royal Air Force (RAF), UK

Royal Air Force Typhoon combat jets have left Royal Air Force Coningsby to embark on a four-month tour of the

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Deployments Middle East Naval 

Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Defender to Join Efforts to Support Safe Passage of Shipping in Middle East

August 24, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Destroyer, HMS Defender (D36), International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC), Middle East, Persian Gulf, Royal Navy, Type 45 Daring-class, UK

The UK Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender (D36) will join the efforts to support the safe passage of

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Deployments Middle East Naval 

Royal Navy Warship HMS Kent Departs Portsmouth for Gulf to Relieve HMS Duncan

August 12, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments HMNB Portsmouth, HMS Kent (F78), Middle East, Persian Gulf, Royal Navy, Type 23 frigate, UK

The UK Royal Navy warship HMS Kent left its homeport of HMNB Portsmouth on August 12 to embark on operations

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Deployments Middle East Naval 

Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Duncan Arrives in Gulf to Escort British-Flagged Tankers

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Destroyer, HMS Duncan (D37), Iran, Middle East, Royal Navy, Strait of Hormuz, Type 45 Daring-class, UK

The UK Royal Navy’s Type 45 air-defence destroyer, HMS Duncan (D37) has arrived in the Gulf to support the safe

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

Royal Australian Navy Frigate HMAS Ballarat Returns Home from Middle East Deployment

July 21, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Anzac-class frigate, Australia, Frigate, HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155), Middle East, Operation Manitou, Royal Australian Navy (RAN)

The Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) returned to Australia, following a highly successful nine-month deployment as

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Deployments GeoPolitics/ Policy Middle East 

Royal Navy to Deploy Destroyer HMS Duncan to Middle East Amid Rising Tensions with Iran

July 12, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments HMS Duncan (D37), Iran, Middle East, Persian Gulf, Royal Navy, UK

The UK Royal Navy is planning to deploy one of its most formidable warships to the Middle East region amid

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Deployments Middle East Naval 

U.S. Navy’s Boxer Amphibious Ready Group Arrives in U.S. 5th Fleet

June 25, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, Middle East, U.S. 5th Fleet, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Boxer (LHD-4)

The U.S. Navy’s Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in the U.S. 5th Fleet

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Deployments Middle East 

USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, B-52H Stratofortress Conduct Joint Operations in CENTCOM AOR

June 3, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, Aircraft Carrier, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Middle East, Strategic bomber, U.S. Navy (USN), US Central Command (USCENTCOM), USA, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)

Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, attached to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), and A U.S. Air Force B-52H

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Air Deployments Middle East 

U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress Strategic Bombers Arrive in Middle East in Response to ‘Iranian Threats’

May 11, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Al Udeid Air Base, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Bomber Task Force (BTF), Iran, Middle East, Qatar, Strategic bomber, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Central Command (USCENTCOM), USA

The U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers have arrived at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar as part of

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GeoPolitics/ Policy Middle East 

U.S. Deploying Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and Bomber Task Force to Middle East in Response to ‘Troubling’ Iran Actions

May 6, 2019May 13, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, Aircraft Carrier, Bomber Task Force (BTF), Iran, Middle East, US Central Command (USCENTCOM), USA, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)

The United States is deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force to the U.S.

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