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Tuesday, August 20, 2013
US carrier passes through Suez Canal, despite tensions
A US aircraft carrier and accompanying warships have passed through the Suez Canal en route to the Arabian Sea despite strains in US-Egypt relations, the Navy said Monday.
The USS Harry Truman, along with two guided-missile destroyers and two cruisers, transited the strategic canal on Sunday without incident for a mission designed to promote “stability” in the region and provide air support for NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, the Navy said in a statement.
“We’ve trained hard and we’re ready to operate alongside our coalition partners to conduct maritime security operations to ensure stability and build trust and confidence throughout the region,” Rear Admiral Kevin Sweeney, commander of the Truman strike group, said in the statement.
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