US Warships heading towards Gulf
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DUBAI: April 9, 2012: The US Navy says it has deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf amid rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear program.
Cmdr. Amy Derrick-Frost of the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet said on Monday that the deployment of the nuclear-powered USS Enterprise along the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group marks only the fourth time in the past decade that the Navy has had two aircraft carriers operating at the same time in the region.
Derrick-Frost says the two carriers will support the American military operations in Afghanistan and anti-piracy efforts off Somalia’s coast and in the Gulf of Aden.
The battleships will also patrol the Gulf’s strategic oil routes that Iran has threatened to shut down in retaliation for economic sanctions.
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Micheal Mathias, Bahrain | Thu, October-14-2010, 7:41 |
Your gold is a very special saina, because you earned it at a time when our country needed it most-to push back England to 3rd position. May God bless you with more achievements. | |
Winifred Lobo, Manipal | Thu, October-14-2010, 6:51 |
Golden girl Saina, great job! You have kept the Indian flag flying high. You did not let down the expectations of the whole country. We all of us (all Indians) salute you. This medal is equivalent to all Englands 37 medals. | |
Joe Dsouza, Mangalore | Thu, October-14-2010, 6:17 |
Thanks Sania, We will never forget this Day in our life, You are the brand Ambassador of Our country and you did what we expect from you. |