WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – According to the Navy, the strike group has joined coalition partners to conduct air strikes in Iraq and Syria in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
"Since June 28, IKE, with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, completed 1,685 combat sorties and expended 1,581 ordnance from both the…Gulf and Eastern Mediterranean Sea," Monday’s release stated.
The IKE carrier strike group is now headed to the Atlantic Ocean, in the Navy 6th Fleet's area of operations, to support European allies and regional and coalition partners as part of a routine deployment, the release added.
