USS Georgia (SSGN-729) is officially in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.
The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine joined other U.S. assets, including two carrier strike groups, in the Middle East as part of the U.S. response to a possible Iranian attack on Israel, as well as continued efforts for Operation Prosperity Guardian.
It’s unclear when exactly the submarine crossed into CENTCOM’s area of response. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters Thursday that Georgia was in the Eastern Mediterranean, with Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder announcing the sub’s arrival in CENTCOM during a Tuesday press briefing.
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