US Navy to double presence in Persian Gulf
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US Navy to double presence in Persian Gulf

Tehrān : Iran | Mar 15, 2012 at 3:03 PM PDT
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
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Breaking News The US Navy will double the number of counter-mine ships in the Persian Gulf to eight, Admiral Jonathan Greenert, the chief of naval operations, said today.   The Navy will also send four more MH-60 mine-sweeping helicopters to the Gulf, Greenert told the Senate Armed Services Committee.... FULL ARTICLE AT Yedioth Ahronoth
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U.S. Navy sailor raises hands as an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Persian Gulf
U.S. Navy sailor raises hands as an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Persian Gulf
 
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