The AOMSW train included a stay Floor Fight Air Patrol and the employment of joint fires towards floor threats enhancing the tactical proficiency. Taking part platforms included Air Drive A-10 Thunderbolt II’s from AFCENT’s seventy fifth Fighter Squadron and U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Stethem (DDG 63).
This train marks the sixth iteration of the joint and mixed AOMSW between U.S. Navy and Air Drive this 12 months. Earlier workout routines included the Air Drive Two U.S. Air Drive F-35A Lightning II plane function alongside USS Bataan (LHD 5) & USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) within the Gulf of Oman, in August; An A-10 firing a 30mm follow rounds on a follow goal on the floor of the water in July 10; A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon patrol plane, two United States Air Drive A-10 Thunderbolt II assault plane, & three U.S. Coast Guard cutters with embarked U.S. Marine Corps joint terminal assault controllers, skilled collectively within the Arabian Gulf, April 28; Guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) and an HH-60W Jolly Inexperienced II helicopter performed joint operations within the Gulf of Aden, April 2.
USS Stethem is are deployed to the U.S. fifth Fleet space of operations to assist guarantee maritime safety and stability within the Center East area. The U.S. fifth Fleet space of operations encompasses almost 2.5 million sq. miles of water space and consists of the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Crimson Sea, elements of the Indian Ocean and three essential choke factors on the Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal and Bab al-Mandeb.
