Summary US F/A-18E Super Hornets now operate from Jordan in preparation for possible Iranian strikes on Israel. USS Theodore Roosevelt replaces USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the region, with USS Abraham Lincoln soon to follow.
US also building up forces in Japan with F-35A and F-35C jets to replace Super Hornets on USS George Washington. In another sign of high tensions in the Middle East, US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets from the Nimitz class carrier , the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), now operate from US air bases in Jordan. The move comes as fears abound that an anticipated retaliatory Iranian strike on Israel could occur any day.
Such an attack would be in reprisal for a suspected Israeli assassination of the leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran. US stationing F/A-18A Super Hornets in Japan The F/A-18s are from the Strike Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25). They first arrived at Jordan's Muwafffaq Salti Air Base on August 3, but pictures of them have only just been released.
According to the War Zone , these Super Hornets are configured for counter-air operations. Each has at least four AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and four AIM-9X Sidewinders. The USS Theodore Roosevelt is currently on patrol somewhere in the region and has taken over from the USS Dwight D.
Eisenhower (CVN-69) (which has recently returned home after an exceptionally long deployment). As part of the repositioning of forces in the Middle Eastern region, the USS Abraham Lincoln wi.