US deploying 3rd carrier strike group to Middle East : Operation EPIC FURY has become Operation EPIC FAILURE!!

[glockman]

I thought trump and his goons said operations are going well, Iranian navy is destroyed and they have air superiority? So why the need to send more firepower? Looks like Operation EPIC FURY has become Operation EPIC FAILURE!!

USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group to deploy to Middle East​

7 March 2026

Aircraft flying in formation over the aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush during a joint training exercise involving US and French naval forces, May 15, 2018 [Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images]


By News Desk
The United States is preparing to deploy a third aircraft carrier strike group (CSG) to the Middle East, according to reports.

The USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) has completed its final pre-deployment certifications and is expected to reach the eastern Mediterranean within 10 to 12 days.

The deployment of the Bush CSG will join two other supercarriers already operating as part of Operation EPIC FURY against Iran.

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is currently operating in the Arabian Sea and Sea of Oman, while USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) recently transited the Suez Canal on 5 March and is now operating in the Red Sea.

The three-carrier presence is intended to sustain prolonged military operations and secure global oil routes through the Strait of Hormuz.

This concentration of naval power is the largest in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Once the Bush arrives, it may remain in the eastern Mediterranean or relieve the Ford, which is nearing a record-setting 11-month deployment.

Operation EPIC FURY was launched on 28 February in coordination with Israel’s Operation ROARING LION. The campaign aims to prevent nuclear proliferation, destroy Iran’s navy and missile stockpiles, and degrade Iran’s regional proxy networks.

https://www.defencetoday.com/global...arrier-strike-group-to-deploy-to-middle-east/

 

[Flibbertigibbet]

I thought trump and his goons said operations are going well, Iranian navy is destroyed and they have air superiority? So why the need to send more firepower? Looks like Operation EPIC FURY has become Operation EPIC FAILURE!!

USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group to deploy to Middle East​

7 March 2026

Aircraft flying in formation over the aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush during a joint training exercise involving US and French naval forces, May 15, 2018 [Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images]


By News Desk
The United States is preparing to deploy a third aircraft carrier strike group (CSG) to the Middle East, according to reports.

The USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) has completed its final pre-deployment certifications and is expected to reach the eastern Mediterranean within 10 to 12 days.

The deployment of the Bush CSG will join two other supercarriers already operating as part of Operation EPIC FURY against Iran.

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is currently operating in the Arabian Sea and Sea of Oman, while USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) recently transited the Suez Canal on 5 March and is now operating in the Red Sea.

The three-carrier presence is intended to sustain prolonged military operations and secure global oil routes through the Strait of Hormuz.

This concentration of naval power is the largest in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Once the Bush arrives, it may remain in the eastern Mediterranean or relieve the Ford, which is nearing a record-setting 11-month deployment.

Operation EPIC FURY was launched on 28 February in coordination with Israel’s Operation ROARING LION. The campaign aims to prevent nuclear proliferation, destroy Iran’s navy and missile stockpiles, and degrade Iran’s regional proxy networks.

https://www.defencetoday.com/global...arrier-strike-group-to-deploy-to-middle-east/

Time to nuke Iran to ashes!

 

[bigozt]

Underestimate the US at own peril. Look at the Nips after Pearl Harbor. Six months later entire carrier fleet at bottom of Midway. After Philippines Sea and Leyte Gulf, only the super battleship Yamato left to sacrifice. Sunk by torpedoes and bombs off Okinawa

 

[winners]

So, together with the British and French aircraft carriers to be there as well, I don't think Iran can survive for much longer against the 5 aircraft carriers in the vicinity.

Actually, Iran's current President is quite a reformist. Unfortunately, he has no say nor power as all decisions are mandated by the evil IRGC.

Iran is taking a gamble by attacking the GCC nations, hoping that they will then pressure Trump to stop the war. However, it may backfire when the final curtain will come when the GCC nations will say: enough is enough and they will join in the attack of Iran. After all, the Sunnis never liked the Shiats.

 

[syed putra]

China is watching this with glee as US bogged down in senseless issues in Caribbean, Ukraine and middle east. Ukraine itself was started 12 years ago. Nowi heard new escalation in Ecuador or Columbia.

 

[Truthspeak]

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[Truthspeak]

$630M before the first bomb.
$13M per missile.
$95B if this continues.


YOU - Americans - are paying for this war, for Israel.

 

[Truthspeak]

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[Truthspeak]

The extent of destruction in Tel Aviv following Iran's retaliatory strikes

 

[Truthspeak]

While waving Iranian flags, Mexicans set an effigy of Baal, an ancient Canaanite deity often used to symbolize Satanism and elite corruption, on fire, condemning US-Israeli aggression against Iran.

 

[laksaboy]

Another carrier deployed = failure? The Trump Derangement Syndrome is truly amazing.

One day the world will admit that Trump has saved the entire world, Iran is just a side quest along the way.

 

[404]

what happened to the first carrier Lincoln, after few days of deployment in operation, rapid retreat of 1,000 kilometers after being attacked by the drone swarm.

The Aegis shipborne air defense system, an average of at least few drones can evade interception and hit the carrier. Iran is using far more drones for the attack, demonstrating the effectiveness of its swarm tactics.

The attack on the USS Lincoln reflects the weakening of the US military's naval superiority. The most powerful aircraft carrier could not protect itself in the Persian Gulf, and its monopoly on naval power may be challenged.

The attack on the Lincoln aircraft carrier is merely the beginning of the war in the Middle East.

 

[cocobobo]

Strange, haven't seen any pics of the USS Lincoln so far.

I suspect there are many many yanks dead, much more than just 10

 

[glockman]

what happened to the first carrier Lincoln, after few days of deployment in operation, rapid retreat of 1,000 kilometers after being attacked by the drone swarm.

The Aegis shipborne air defense system, an average of at least few drones can evade interception and hit the carrier. Iran is using far more drones for the attack, demonstrating the effectiveness of its swarm tactics.

The attack on the USS Lincoln reflects the weakening of the US military's naval superiority. The most powerful aircraft carrier could not protect itself in the Persian Gulf, and its monopoly on naval power may be challenged.

The attack on the Lincoln aircraft carrier is merely the beginning of the war in the Middle East.

Strange, haven't seen any pics of the USS Lincoln so far.

I suspect there are many many yanks dead, much more than just 10

US claimed Lincoln was not hit but withdrew to a safe distance. Yeah right!

IRGC spokesman General Sardar Nainini confirms missile engagement 250–300km off Chabahar as USD4.5 billion (RM17.1 billion) US supercarrier withdraws, raising urgent questions over carrier strike group survivability inside Iran’s A2/AD envelope.​

EnglishInternationalNews
By admin On Mar 3, 2026

(DEFENCE SECURITY ASIA) — The withdrawal of the USS Abraham Lincoln to the southeast Indian Ocean following a four-cruise-missile engagement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy represents a consequential inflection point in maritime power projection, directly challenging long-standing assumptions regarding carrier strike group survivability inside contested anti-access and area-denial envelopes.

IRGC spokesman General Sardar Nainini explicitly confirmed that the carrier, positioned approximately 250 to 300 kilometres off Iran’s strategic Chabahar coast, was targeted by four cruise missiles before altering course and retreating, declaring that “the USS Abraham Lincoln fled to the southeast of the Indian Ocean,” thereby framing the incident as both operational success and strategic deterrent signalling.

The episode introduces immediate global ramifications for naval force posture doctrine, carrier strike group logistics footprint management, and Indo-Pacific maritime security calculations, as the repositioning of a U.S. nuclear-powered supercarrier away from Iranian littoral waters reshapes the balance of deterrence credibility across the Gulf of Oman and western Indian Ocean.

The USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier valued at approximately USD 4.5 billion (RM17.1 billion) excluding embarked air wing and escort vessels, had maintained a standoff posture near Chabahar that placed it squarely within the effective range of Iran’s coastal cruise missile architecture.

General Sardar Nainini’s public confirmation of the carrier’s retreat introduced information warfare dynamics into the operational theatre, transforming what might have remained a contested tactical engagement into a strategic narrative battle with implications for global naval doctrine and allied reassurance credibility.

Four Cruise Missiles and the 250–300 Kilometre Engagement Envelope​

The engagement occurred while the USS Abraham Lincoln operated within a 250–300 kilometre corridor off Chabahar, a distance that placed the carrier inside an actionable anti-ship cruise missile threat envelope consistent with Iran’s layered coastal defence posture.

The firing of four cruise missiles from IRGC naval elements demonstrated a coordinated targeting and launch sequence that required integrated coastal surveillance, fire-control alignment, and real-time maritime domain awareness sufficient to track and prosecute a moving high-value naval target.

Cruise missiles, optimised for sea-skimming terminal profiles and radar cross-section minimisation, are specifically engineered to exploit vulnerabilities in layered naval air defence screens, forcing carrier strike groups to activate electronic warfare suites, interceptor assets, and evasive manoeuvre protocols simultaneously.

General Sardar Nainini’s statement did not detail impact confirmation, damage assessment, or interception outcomes, creating an operational ambiguity that defence planners must interpret cautiously while recognising the strategic signalling embedded in the missile launch itself.

The decision of the USS Abraham Lincoln to alter course following the missile firing indicates that the carrier command team assessed the threat envelope as sufficiently credible to justify immediate geographic displacement rather than sustained station-keeping.

Operating within 250–300 kilometres of Chabahar inherently compresses reaction timelines for carrier-based air operations, as coastal missile batteries positioned along Iran’s Gulf of Oman frontage can exploit interior lines of communication and shorter sensor-to-shooter cycles.

The four-missile volley suggests saturation intent rather than symbolic warning, as multi-vector launches increase the probability of penetrating defensive layers including escort destroyer interceptors and carrier-based combat air patrol assets.

By publicly confirming both the missile count and the precise engagement distance, General Sardar Nainini reinforced Iran’s anti-access narrative while implicitly defining a de facto exclusion zone extending several hundred kilometres from its coastline.

The engagement envelope established by this incident redefines operational calculus for any future U.S. naval deployments in proximity to Chabahar, introducing a measurable risk threshold validated by demonstrated missile employment rather than theoretical capability alone.

https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/...gc-cruise-missiles-chabahar-a2ad-power-shift/

 

[zhihau]

I thought trump and his goons said operations are going well, Iranian navy is destroyed and they have air superiority? So why the need to send more firepower? Looks like Operation EPIC FURY has become Operation EPIC FAILURE!!

USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group to deploy to Middle East​

7 March 2026

Aircraft flying in formation over the aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush during a joint training exercise involving US and French naval forces, May 15, 2018 [Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images]


By News Desk
The United States is preparing to deploy a third aircraft carrier strike group (CSG) to the Middle East, according to reports.

The USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) has completed its final pre-deployment certifications and is expected to reach the eastern Mediterranean within 10 to 12 days.

The deployment of the Bush CSG will join two other supercarriers already operating as part of Operation EPIC FURY against Iran.

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is currently operating in the Arabian Sea and Sea of Oman, while USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) recently transited the Suez Canal on 5 March and is now operating in the Red Sea.

The three-carrier presence is intended to sustain prolonged military operations and secure global oil routes through the Strait of Hormuz.

This concentration of naval power is the largest in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Once the Bush arrives, it may remain in the eastern Mediterranean or relieve the Ford, which is nearing a record-setting 11-month deployment.

Operation EPIC FURY was launched on 28 February in coordination with Israel’s Operation ROARING LION. The campaign aims to prevent nuclear proliferation, destroy Iran’s navy and missile stockpiles, and degrade Iran’s regional proxy networks.

https://www.defencetoday.com/global...arrier-strike-group-to-deploy-to-middle-east/

This cannot be! Ang Mohs are the bestest!

 

[glockman]

This cannot be! Ang Mohs are the bestest!

It's a fallacy

 

[Flibbertigibbet]

It's a fallacy

Time to nuke Iran.

 

[zhihau]

It's a fallacy

it’s a travesty

 

[k1976]

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As Monday dawned, the mood in financial markets was grim. Oil had suddenly skyrocketed to just shy of $120 a barrel and stock futures were plunging as the war raged in the Middle East. By the end of the day, President Donald Trump had signaled the conflict was nearing an end, oil had retreated to below $90 and the S&P 500 had posted its biggest one-day rally in a month.

“You can’t predict how this stuff is going to go,” said Gregory Faranello, head of US rates at Amerivet Securities. And yet even for those relieved by the sudden turnaround, a sobering reality remained: Trump's decision to attack Iran, no matter what he may now declare, has injected a new and potentially long-lasting shock into the global economy at a time when investors were already grappling with an array of forces threatening to upend investor confidence that, until recently, had seemed bulletproof.