An American flag waves in the wind as the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) deploys from Naval Station Norfolk on Oct. 14, 2023.

Source: https://www.pressenterprise.com/2023/10/16/5000-sailors-head-to-mediterranean-aboard-uss-eisenhower-its-real-now/

Furthermore, the Biden administration that it’s deploying the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group to aid Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean, per anonymous defense officials.

Source: https://www.denver7.com/us-state-department-29-americans-dead-15-missing-in-israel-hamas-war

Now the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower strike group, which deployed from Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday, is headed to the eastern Mediterranean.

Source: https://pragativadi.com/israel-hamas-war-us-to-move-second-aircraft-carrier-to-mediterranean/

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and USS Gerald R. Ford are in the region to deter Iran from intervening in Israel’s retaliatory campaign against Hamas.

Source: https://www.samfordcrimson.com/more-than-20-us-service-members-injured-in-drone-and-rocket-attacks-in-the-middle-east-in-just-one-week-2023-10-25.html