The US military claims that for the first time in decades, three aircraft carriers have been deployed simultaneously to the Middle East.

CoinFeed reported on April 24 that the U.S. Central Command posted on social media on April 24 that, for the first time in decades, three aircraft carriers are simultaneously deployed in the Middle East. The post stated that the USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Gerald R. Ford, and USS George H.W. Bush, deployed alongside their air wings, carry more than 200 aircraft of various types and 15,000 Navy and Marine Corps personnel.