US military build-up in the Middle East
The US military has repositioned aircraft and naval assets to sites near Iran, between January 22 and January 29.
Aircraft moved into position
Naval assets (exact locations not known)
US military sites
TURKMEN.
GREECE
TURKEY
SYRIA
Med. Sea
AFG.
IRAN
ISR.
IRAQ
JOR.
KUWAIT
C
D
4
EGYPT
3
2
Red Sea
1
UAE
SAUDI
ARABIA
OMAN
A
B
SUDAN
YEMEN
ERITREA
Arabian
Sea
DJIBOUTI
ETHIOPIA
SOMALIA
Aircraft moved into position since
January 22
Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia
1
EA-11A BACN (Battlefield communications
aircraft)
Al Dhafrah, UAE
2
MQ-4C Triton (High-altitude, long-endurance
unmanned aerial vehicle)
Al Udeid, Qatar
3
RC-135V (Reconnaissance aircraft)
Awali, Bahrain
4
P-8A Poseidon (Reconnaissance aircraft)
Naval assets
A
Northern Arabian Sea
Lincoln Carrier Strike Group:
USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier
USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (Destroyer)
USS Michael Murphy (Destroyer)
USS Spruance (Destroyer)
F/A-18E Super Hornet (Multirole fighter)
EA-18G Growler (Electronic warfare aircraft)
E-2 Hawkeye (Early warning and control)
MH-60S Sea Hawk (Navy helicopter)
MH-60R Sea Hawk (Navy helicopter)
F-35C Lightning II (Fighter jet)
Red Sea
B
USS Delbert D. Black (Destroyer)
C
Persian Gulf
USS Santa Barbara (Littoral combat ship)
USS Tulsa (Littoral combat ship)
USS Canberra (Littoral combat ship)
Strait of Hormuz
D
USS McFaul (Destroyer)
USS Mitscher (Destroyer)
Aircraft moved into position
US military sites
Naval assets (exact locations not known)
TURKMEN.
GREECE
TURKEY
SYRIA
Med. Sea
AFG.
IRAN
ISR.
IRAQ
JOR.
KUWAIT
C
D
EGYPT
4
3
2
1
Red Sea
UAE
SAUDI
ARABIA
OMAN
B
A
SUDAN
YEMEN
ERITREA
Gulf of Aden
DJIBOUTI
ETHIOPIA
SOMALIA
S. SUDAN
Aircraft moved into position since January 22
Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia
1
EA-11A BACN (Battlefield communications aircraft)
Al Dhafrah, UAE
2
MQ-4C Triton (High-altitude, long-endurance
unmanned aerial vehicle)
Al Udeid, Qatar
3
RC-135V (Reconnaissance aircraft)
Awali, Bahrain
4
P-8A Poseidon (Reconnaissance aircraft)
Naval assets
Northern Arabian Sea
A
Lincoln Carrier Strike Group:
USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier
USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.
(Destroyer)
USS Michael Murphy
(Destroyer)
USS Spruance
(Destroyer)
F/A-18E Super Hornet
(Multirole fighter)
EA-18G Growler
(Electronic warfare aircraft)
E-2 Hawkeye
(Early warning and control)
MH-60S Sea Hawk
(Navy helicopter)
MH-60R Sea Hawk
(Navy helicopter)
F-35C Lightning II
(Fighter jet)
Red Sea
B
USS Delbert D. Black (Destroyer)
C
Persian Gulf
USS Santa Barbara (Littoral combat ship)
USS Tulsa (Littoral combat ship)
USS Canberra (Littoral combat ship)
D
Strait of Hormuz
USS McFaul (Destroyer)
USS Mitscher (Destroyer)
Aircraft moved into position
Naval assets (exact locations not known)
US military sites
GEOR.
ARM.
AZER.
TURKMENISTAN
TURKEY
GREECE
SYRIA
CYPRUS
LEB.
AFG.
Med. Sea
IRAN
IRAQ
ISR.
JOR.
KUWAIT
C
D
EGYPT
4
3
2
1
UAE
A
B
OMAN
SAUDI ARABIA
Red Sea
Arabian
Sea
SUDAN
YEMEN
ERITREA
Gulf of Aden
DJIBOUTI
ETHIOPIA
SOMALIA
S. SUDAN
Aircraft moved into position since January 22
1
2
Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia
Al Dhafrah, UAE
EA-11A BACN
Battlefield communications aircraft
MQ-4C Triton
High-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft
4
Awali, Bahrain
3
Al Udeid, Qatar
P-8A Poseidon
Reconnaissance aircraft
RC-135V
Reconnaissance aircraft
Naval assets
A
B
Northern Arabian Sea
Red Sea
Lincoln Carrier Strike Group:
USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier
USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (Destroyer)
USS Michael Murphy (Destroyer)
USS Spruance (Destroyer)
F/A-18E Super Hornet (Multirole fighter)
EA-18G Growler (Electronic warfare aircraft)
E-2 Hawkeye (Early warning and control)
MH-60S Sea Hawk (Navy helicopter)
MH-60R Sea Hawk (Navy helicopter)
F-35C Lightning II (Fighter jet)
USS Delbert D. Black (Destroyer)
C
Persian Gulf
USS Santa Barbara (Littoral combat ship)
USS Tulsa (Littoral combat ship)
USS Canberra (Littoral combat ship)
D
Strait of Hormuz
USS McFaul (Destroyer)
USS Mitscher (Destroyer)
Arabian
Sea