Conflict eventStrategic developments2026-04-18馃嚜馃嚞
USS Gerald R. Ford returns to Middle East amid Hormuz standoff
actor1: United States Navy
On 2026-04-18, the USS Gerald R. Ford re-entered the Red Sea after transiting the Suez Canal with destroyers USS Mahan and USS Winston S. Churchill. According to defense officials cited by AP, the move returned the U.S. carrier strike group to the Middle East amid heightened maritime tensions. No violence or casualties were reported.
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Suez CanalSuez GovernorateNorthern AfricaEgyptAfrica30.000, 32.500
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