The Pentagonʼs got a new game-plan for the Middle-East: Lloyd Austin just okʼd sending some serious back-up (including missile-defense ships and bombers) to keep things steady in the region
The defense-package includes top-notch equipment: missile-defense destroyers B-52 long-range bombers plus fighter jets and fuel-planes. Its all part of a bigger plan to watch Americas back and help out their friends in the area
The military brass - specifically Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder - says these new additions will start showing up in the coming months; this lines up with the USS Abraham Lincoln getting ready to head home. The whole setup means theres gonna be some real fire-power in place: keeping both US folks and allies safe out there
Each piece of gear has its own job in this mix-up — from the destroyers keeping an eye on incoming threats to those B-52s that can reach pretty much anywhere they need to. The timing works out pretty good too since its gonna take a few months to get everything where it needs to be