The U.S. aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is operating off the coast of Namibia as it sails around Africa to join a growing U.S. naval presence in the Arabian Sea, according to defence officials.
U.S. officials told USNI News that a strike group opted to bypass the usual route through the Strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea, instead taking a longer
The carrier, which deployed in late March, is accompanied by guided-missile destroyers USS Donald Cook (DDG-75), USS Mason (DDG-87) and USS Ross (DDG-71), as well as the replenishment ship USNS Arctic (TAOE-8).
The redeployment comes as Washington increases its military presence in the region following the announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump of a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on April 12.
By Sabina Mammadli
