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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
US Helicopter Carrier in Eilat for maintenance

US Helicopter Carrier in Eilat
US Fifth Fleet vessel en route to assignment in Persian Gulf stops for
routine maintenance
Or Heller 14/5/2013
http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=483&ArticleID=2128

US Helicopter Carrier in Eilat The USS Kearsarge, a helicopter carrier from
the United States Fifth Fleet, docked today (Tuesday) in the port of Eilat.
The carrier is on its way to an assignment in the Persian Gulf, and soldiers
will visit the country while the vessel is docked in Eilat.

The Kearsarge has approximately 1,800 marines, 20 V-22 helicopters and
Harrier fighters. The vessel stopped for several days of routine maintenance
in the framework of the cooperation between the Israeli and US navies.

US Navy vessels and submarines visit Israeli ports as part of their ongoing
activities, and the IDF has emphasized that the carrier's

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