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2025-03-18 Arabia

5th Fleet has entered a phase of sustained combat operations

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Posted by 3dc 2025-03-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ] Top
File under: Houthis

#1 I don't think that's the Red Sea.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-03-18 00:02|| 2025-03-18 00:02|| Front Page Top

#2 The Fifth Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy. Its area of responsibility encompasses approximately 2.5 million square miles, and includes the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and parts of the Indian Ocean. It shares a commander and headquarters with U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) in Bahrain. Fifth Fleet/NAVCENT is a component command of, and reports to, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).

Posted by 3dc 2025-03-18 01:35|| 2025-03-18 01:35|| Front Page Top

#3 I assumed the 5th fleet is taking part in the attacks on the Houthis in Yemen, which is why I put this article under Arabia. Are they going toward Iran instead, or somewhere else altogether? Guidance urgently needed, please —assuming it’s not a secret.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-03-18 02:25|| 2025-03-18 02:25|| Front Page Top

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