RPA GM Artak Zakaryan writes on his Facebook page:
Due to the re-escalating conflict with Iran, the USA is deploying significant forces in the Middle East. CENTCOM (Central Command) reports that they have arrived (or will arrive tomorrow): Tomahawk cruise missile carriers (Destroyers) Mitcher, McFaul, Oscar Austin, Roosevelt, Bulkley, Paul Ignatius, South Dakota, and Georgia (strike). 358 Tomahawk missiles and the aircraft carrier Lincoln are en route. strike group with a total of 454 missiles.Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group with its destroyers Mitcher, McFaul, Oscar Austin, Roosevelt, Bulkley, Paul Ignatius, South Dakota and Georgia.
The support group of the aircraft carrier fleet in its "Frank I. Petersen", "Spruance", "Michael Murphy" protective ships, as well as 9 fighter aviation squadrons. US Navy minesweepers Mount Whitney, Lewis B. Puller, Canberra, Santa Barbara in the region are rushing to the waters adjacent to Iran and are released.
They were joined by supply and support ships Carl Brashear, Henry J. Kaiser, Bruce S. Heezen and Marie Tharp. The Middle East expedition includes 2 F-35 squadrons, 3 F-15E squadrons, 1 F-16 squadron and 1 A-10 squadron based in the region of the US Air Force. Reconnaissance, support and Among the logistics aircraft, the US forces include P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft, C-17A Globemaster and KC-130J military-transport aircraft, KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-46A Pegasus strategic tankers, as well as MQ-4C Triton long-range ATS.
US Coast Guard patrol boats Charles Malthrop (WPC-1141), Robert Goldman (WPC-1142), Glenn Harris (WPC-1143), Emlene Tannell (WPC-1144), John Scheuerman (WPC-1146) and Clarence Sutphin Jr. (WPC-1147) ships. Although President Trump has stated that he hopes to avoid the use of force against Iran, we still need to be prepared by everything (including especially the refugee issue) for military action brewing around us. It could start at any time.
P.S.
US Central Command Commander Brad Cooper is arriving in Tel Aviv today to discuss security and cooperation issues with the TSAHAL command. And the French Air France and the Dutch KLM are canceling their flights to Tel Aviv for the coming days.
