Earlier this week, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group (CSG) to the eastern Mediterranean to “strengthen Department of Defense posture in the region to bolster regional deterrence efforts…” in response to the terror attacks on Israel. It wasn’t an uncommon move.
Bryan McGrath served in the Navy from 1987-2008 and commanded a destroyer. He is a defense consultant and is the managing director of the FerryBridge Group LLC. He writes weekly at The Conservative Wahoo.
