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USS Arlington joining USS TR, Patriot missiles to be deployed
[Yahoo] The Pentagon announced Friday that it is deploying an amphibious assault ship and a Patriot missile battery to the Middle East to bolster an aircraft carrier force sent to counter alleged threats from Iran.The USS Arlington, which transports marines, amphibious vehicles, conventional landing craft and rotary aircraft, and the Patriot air defense system will join the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a B-52 bomber task force headed toward the Gulf after intelligence reports suggested Iran was planning some sort of attack in the region. US approves deployment of Patriot Missiles to Middle East amid Iranian threat [MOBILE.ALMASDARNEWS] The U.S. Defense Department has approved the deployment of their Patriot Missile System to the Middle East as they deal with the "Iranian threat" national security adviser John Bolton warned of earlier this week. Citing Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, Sky News reported that the U.S. is indeed deploying this missile system in response to the alleged threats posed by the Iranian Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf. Earlier this week, Bolton and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that Iran was preparing to strike the U.S. forces in the Middle East region. The U.S. then sent their aircraft carrier strike group, led by the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, to the Persian Gulf after a brief deployment in the Mediterranean Sea. Iran has denied any such plans, but Washington is adamant that Tehran was preparing to strike their forces in the region. Posted by: 3dc 2019-05-11 |
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