In #AircraftCarrier “ready rooms,”where flight squadrons spend their time when not in the air, crews burn instructions to destroy them.
“It’s important to understand the degree that #OPSEC is involved in every aspect of your life on an aircraft carrier. Red Sea ops are conducted in complete silence—no one is talking on the radio. Because everything can be heard by somebody,”said fmr #Navy Capt Joseph Capalbo, who commanded a carrier air wing & 2 F/A18 squadrons, referencing operational security.

The #intelligence breach was bad enough, current & former #FighterPilots said. But #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth’s refusal to acknowledge that he should not have disclosed sensitive info about when American fighter pilots would attack sites in #Yemen, they said, was even worse.

On #AirBases, in #AircraftCarrier “ready rooms” & in communities near #military bases this week, there was consternation.

The first time since World War Two.
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The #JMSDF said that the testing would occur on the #JSKaga, #Japan's new light #AircraftCarrier, with support from US forces off the coast of #SanDiego.

The #Kaga just recently finished its conversion from a helicopter carrier vessel to a flattop capable of launching and recovering F-35s.

US forces are going to help Japan get its destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier ready to fly #F35 stealth fighters
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/us-forces-are-going-to-help-japan-get-its-destroyer-turned-aircraft-carrier-ready-to-fly-f-35-stealth-fighters/ar-AA1qpyZZ?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01

#Austin also said the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower #AircraftCarrier strike group will be transferred to the #CentCom area in an effort to boost “force posture” & the #UnitedStates’ “ability to respond to a range of contingencies.”

He said he has placed “an additional number of forces on prepare to deploy orders” to ensure they are ready for a quick response.

US DefSec Lloyd #Austin said Saturday that he will deploy a 2nd #AircraftCarrier group to the eastern Mediterranean Sea, a rare concentration of #American firepower in one location as the #Biden admin projects strength in the region while #Israel prepares a ground offensive on the #Gaza Strip.

Austin, in a stmnt, said the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower & its escort ships would begin moving to the region, after deploying recently from the #UnitedStates.

#Israel & #Hezbollah traded fire near #Lebanon’s border on Wed, as flare-ups near Lebanon & #Syria fuel fears of a spillover

The #UnitedStates sent an #AircraftCarrier to the east MediterraneanSea as a “message of deterrence” against widening the #war.

Israeli strikes on the #Rafah land #crossing between #Gaza & #Egypt have forced its closure, leaving residents of Gaza trapped. The #WorldHealthOrganization said that #Cairo will allow it to use the crossing to get #humanitarian supplies to Gaza

The #USSFord #AircraftCarrier arrived Tues in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, US #CentCom announced.
“The arrival of these highly capable forces to the region is a strong signal of #deterrence should any actor hostile to #Israel consider trying to take advantage of this situation,” said Gen Michael Kurilla.

#Hamas #war #Gaza #geopolitics
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3552801/uss-gerald-r-ford-carrier-strike-group-arrives-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-sea/

#UnitedStates will send #AircraftCarrier #StrikeGroup to Eastern Mediterranean in support of #Israel

#DefSec Lloyd Austin said Sunday he has ordered the Ford carrier strike group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to be ready to assist Israel after the surprise attack by #Hamas that has left >1k dead & thousands wounded on both sides.

#Palestine #Gaza #MiddleEast #geopolitics #war
https://apnews.com/live/israel-hamas-war-live-updates#0000018b-103e-d394-a9af-38ff22220000