USS Ronald Reagan conducts a fueling-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos on May 27, 2021, in the Philippine Sea. The Reagan and its strike group arrived in the Middle East on Friday, June 25, 2021, to help protect troops withdrawing from Afghanistan. (Jackie Hart/U.S. Navy)
Military.com: With Reagan's Arrival, 2 US Carriers Are Now Supporting Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
The Ronald Reagan carrier strike group is now in the Middle East to help support the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, the Navy announced Friday.
The Japan-based carrier Ronald Reagan, along with the cruiser Shiloh and destroyer Halsey, entered the Fifth Fleet area of operations Friday, a statement from the strike group said.
"While in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, the Ronald Reagan CSG will operate and train alongside regional and coalition partners, and provide air-power to protect U.S. and coalition forces as they conduct drawdown operations from Afghanistan," the statement explained.
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