Military “fist” in the Arabian Sea

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The U.S. military has assembled a grouping of approximately 20 U.S. Navy warships and support vessels in the Arabian Sea.

According to sea-news.az that Fox News broadcasted this information, citing its sources.

According to the report, the group includes two carrier strike groups led by the aircraft carriers “USS Abraham Lincoln” and “USS George H.W. Bush,” as well as an amphibious ready group led by the amphibious assault ship “USS Boxer,” which carries the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

The TV channel notes that approximately 20,000 sailors and marines are stationed on the vessels.

In total, the U.S. has 24 warships in the region, including four guided-missile destroyers stationed in the Eastern Mediterranean and at the U.S. Naval base in Souda Bay on the Greek island of Crete.