Ammon News - The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Sunday that the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier navigated through the Strait of Hormuz and entered the Persian Gulf.

“On Nov. 26, the Carrier Strike Group Eisenhower (IKECSG) completed a transit of the Strait of Hormuz to enter the waters of the Arabian Gulf as the Strike Group continues to support USCENTCOM missions,” CENTCOM said on X.

The IKECSG will patrol the strategic waterway, located on the southeastern Arabian Peninsula, to ensure freedom of navigation, it added.