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US Deploys Third Carrier Group to Enforce Hormuz Blockade

4/24/2026

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U.S. Navy sent the USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group toward the Middle East, adding a third carrier.
The group, spotted off Namibia in mid-April, includes three missile-armed destroyers, about 5,000 troops and requires several weeks to arrive.
U.S. officials say the deployment backs President Donald Trump’s threats to hit Iranian sites and enforces the Strait of Hormuz blockade, after troops boarded two Iranian-linked vessels.

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U.S. Navy sent the USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group toward the Middle East, adding a third carrier.
The group, spotted off Namibia in mid-April, includes three missile-armed destroyers, about 5,000 troops and requires several weeks to arrive.
U.S. officials say the deployment backs President Donald Trump’s threats to hit Iranian sites and enforces the Strait of Hormuz blockade, after troops boarded two Iranian-linked vessels.