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Pictured: A military plane lands onboard aircraft carrier USS Harry S. The Pentagon has said that the exercises, which began this Monday, had been planned since 2020 and were not in response to tensions between Russia and Ukraine. military might and NATO capabilities in a region increasingly on edge. The Pentagon said the change of plan reflected the need for a permanent presence in Europe with the hope of providing reassurance of the collective defense commitment to the Allies that NATO provides.īut the NATO exercises come at a time of rising tensions with Moscow and fears Russia will invade Ukraine.Īnd as the Pentagon looks for ways to reassure jittery NATO allies following Russia's deployment of over 100,000 forces near Ukraine, the Truman is a powerful symbol of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has now ordered the fleet to stay in the European operational area. Truman carrier and five other accompanying ships to move to the Central Command area, which includes northeast Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.īut U.S. The plan had initially been for the USS Harry S. while Rishi FINALLY acts to cut council tax and offers firms loans

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He said 'It's designed to demonstrate NATO's ability to integrate the high-end maritime strike capabilities of an aircraft carrier strike group to support the deterrence and defense of the alliance. Kirby also explained that the exercises were designed to show 'the continual and steady progression of alliance cohesion in a high end and dynamic environment'. He said the exercises were not planned in anticipation of Russian making a move on Ukraine and were 'not designed against any of the kinds of scenarios that might happen with respect to Ukraine'.

Kirby said officials considered whether to carry on with the exercise because of the ongoing tensions, and had decided to move ahead. Last week Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the exercises, which began this Monday, had been planned since 2020 and were not in response to rising tensions with Russia. Truman in the Mediterranean Sea last month Rear Admiral Curt Renshaw (pictured), commander of the aircraft carrier, said while he would not speculate about what would come next the strike group would operate 'wherever we are needed most'

Pictured: The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely alongside the USS Harry S. Truman (GV of the aircraft carrier in the Adriatic Sea) is currently carrying out exercises, dubbed Neptune Strike 2022, in the Adriatic Sea The aircraft carrier has been placed under NATO command for the first time since the end of the Cold War amid rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine The strike group is carrying out coordinated maritime manoeuvres, anti-submarine warfare training and long-range strike training. 'But we are ready to operate anywhere and we planned to be on an extended deployment when we left Norfolk (Virginia) and we plan to be able to operate wherever we are needed most.' The USS Harry S. Yesterday Rear Admiral Curt Renshaw said: 'The decisions that are made about where a strike group from the United States deploys is really at the Secretary of Defense level. The move comes as President Joe Biden said yesterday his decision to deploy 3,000 American troops to Eastern Europe amid rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine was 'totally consistent' with what he had communicated to Russian President Vladimir Putin.