واشنطن تعزز حماية أصولها العسكرية في الشرق الأوسط

A handout picture released by the US Navy dated 07 October 2006 shows the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz as it enters San Francisco Bay during the Parade of Ships event. The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and strike group have arrived in the Gulf 08 May 2007 to provide air support to ground troops operating in Afghanistan and Iraq, the US Navy said in a statement. The Nimitz will replace the USS D. Eisenhower as part of the US Navy's Fifth fleet based in Gulf Arab state of Bahrain, the statement said. (Photo by Shannon E. Renfroe / US NAVY / AFP)