Secretary Of Defense: 2 US Aircraft Carriers Will Remain In The Middle East

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin recently decided to have two aircraft carrier strike groups stay in the Middle East. For the United States, that means placing no less than eight squadrons of strike-fighters including one of F-35Cs, two squadrons of seven airborne electronic attack jets in the Boeing EA-18G Growler , four squadrons of H-60 maritime helicopters plus AEGIS radar and air defense warships in the Middle East.