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Eisenhower and its carrier strike group are headed to the Eastern Mediterranean, joining the Ford Carrier Strike Group to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/israel-palestine\/2023\/10\/15\/blinken-and-austin-bolster-us-support-for-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\">provide support to Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Saturday announced the Eisenhower will arrive in the region as part of an \u201ceffort to deter hostile actions against Israel or any efforts toward widening this war,\u201d following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel\u2019s retaliatory strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sending the Eisenhower to the eastern Mediterranean is the latest step the Pentagon has taken to bolster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/10\/09\/israel-hamas-war-reveals-challenges-to-us-pullback-in-middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. presence in the region amid the conflict<\/a>, which has killed at least 27 Americans, and to prevent a broader regional war from breaking out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The carrier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/10\/10\/eisenhower-carrier-strike-group-to-deploy-to-europe-this-week\/\" target=\"_blank\">departed Naval Station Norfolk Saturday<\/a> for a scheduled deployment to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility to engage with allies and partners in the region, the Navy said in a statement earlier Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ike is joined by Carrier Air Wing 3, the cruiser Philippine Sea and the destroyers Gravely and Mason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/10\/08\/us-military-to-move-a-carrier-strike-group-in-support-of-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Ford CSG arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean<\/a>, according to U.S. Central Command. The strike group includes eight squadrons of attack and support aircraft, the destroyers Thomas Hudner, Ramage, Carney and Roosevelt, as well as the cruiser Normandy.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/israel-palestine\/2023\/10\/15\/blinken-and-austin-bolster-us-support-for-israel\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23286554757791.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Blinken and Austin bolster US support for Israel<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is assuring Israel that \u201cwe have your back\u201d as he and America\u2019s top diplomat met with Israeli and Arab leaders.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additional assets sent to the region include U.S. Air Force F-15s, F-16s and A-10 fighter aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe increases to U.S. force Posture signal the United States\u2019 ironclad commitment to Israel\u2019s security and our resolve to deter any state or non-state actor seeking to escalate this war,\u201d Austin said in a news release Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Ike\u2019s strike group deployed to replace Ford\u2019s, it remains unclear how long both strike groups will operate off Israel, or when Ford will begin returning home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ford\u2019s strike group deployed in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Eisenhower wrapped up its Composite Training Unit Exercise, a certification required for deployment, in July following a maintenance period. 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