{"id":68347,"date":"2019-05-19T17:07:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T17:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/19\/us-conducts-navy-exercises-in-arabian-sea\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:17:58","slug":"us-conducts-navy-exercises-in-arabian-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/05\/19\/us-conducts-navy-exercises-in-arabian-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"US conducts Navy exercises in Arabian Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates \u2014 The U.S. Navy says it has conducted exercises in the Arabian Sea with an aircraft carrier strike group ordered to the Persian Gulf<\/a> to counter an alleged, unspecified threat from Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy said Sunday the exercises and training were conducted with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group<\/a> in coordination with the U.S. Marine Corps, highlighting American “lethality and agility to respond to threat,\u201d as well as to deter conflict and preserve U.S. strategic interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge sail in formation May 17, 2019, as part of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group in the Arabian Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian M. Wilbur\/U.S. Navy via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Also taking part in exercises were the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group<\/a> and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, both deployed to the U.S. Fifth Fleet area of operations in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy says the exercises, conducted Friday and Saturday, included air-to-air training and steaming in formation and maneuvering.<\/p>\n\n\n\t