U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that for the first time in decades, three aircraft carriers are operating in the Middle East at the same time. The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), and USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), along with their carrier air wings, include more than 200 aircraft and about 15,000 sailors and Marines.

2026-04-24

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that for the first time in decades, three aircraft carriers are operating in the Middle East at the same time. The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), and USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), along with their carrier air wings, include more than 200 aircraft and about 15,000 sailors and Marines.