US Announces Submarine and Carrier, Deployed to Middle East , Amid Gaza Conflict.<br />On November 5, United States Central Command <br />(CENTCOM) announced that an Ohio-class submarine <br />has been deployed near Israel and Palestine.<br />'Newsweek' reports that the news comes just days after <br />CENTCOM announced that the Dwight D. Eisenhower <br />Carrier Strike Group had been deployed to the Middle East. .<br />At the time, CENTCOM said the deployment was , "part of the increase in regional posture.".<br />According to Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General <br />Pat Ryder, the United States' intentions are to prevent <br />the conflict from escalating into a wider regional affair.<br />According to Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General <br />Pat Ryder, the United States' intentions are to prevent <br />the conflict from escalating into a wider regional affair.<br />Since that Hamas terrorist attack we've <br />also been crystal clear that we do not <br />want to see the situation in Israel <br />widen into a broader regional conflict. , Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesperson, via 'Newsweek'.<br />Since that Hamas terrorist attack we've <br />also been crystal clear that we do not <br />want to see the situation in Israel <br />widen into a broader regional conflict. , Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesperson, via 'Newsweek'.<br />And as you've heard President <br />[Joe] Biden, Secretary [Lloyd] Austin <br />and other senior U.S. leaders say, <br />our message to any country or <br />group thinking about trying to <br />take advantage of this situation <br />to widen the conflict is 'don't.', Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesperson, via 'Newsweek'.<br />And as you've heard President <br />[Joe] Biden, Secretary [Lloyd] Austin <br />and other senior U.S. leaders say, <br />our message to any country or <br />group thinking about trying to <br />take advantage of this situation <br />to widen the conflict is 'don't.', Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesperson, via 'Newsweek'.<br />According to 'Newsweek', Ryder said the U.S. was , "strengthening our force posture across the <br />region to deter any state or non-state actors <br />from escalating this crisis beyond Gaza.".<br />Mark Cancian, a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel and senior <br />adviser for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, <br />says the submarine's presence is likely meant as a deterrent.<br />Mark Cancian, a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel and senior <br />adviser for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, <br />says the submarine's presence is likely meant as a deterrent.<br />I think the carrier is doing a couple <br />of things: one, it's sort of a powerful <br />symbol of U.S. might and a message <br />to Hezbollah, Syria and Iran, Mark Cancian, Senior adviser for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, via 'Newsweek'.<br />But it's almost certainly doing <br />some air surveillance and <br />watching for missiles coming in, Mark Cancian, Senior adviser for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, via 'Newsweek'
