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u.s. officials said on the 24th local time that the u.s. navy supply ship "big horn" on a mission in the middle east was damaged in an accident. it is reported that this ship is providing refueling and supplies for the u.s. aircraft carrier strike group "lincoln" and it is also the only refueling ship of the u.s. military in the region.

the only refueling ship of the us military in the middle east was seriously damaged. how much impact does this have on the situation? in the past year, the us military has been deploying aircraft carriers in the waters of the middle east. does the damage to the refueling ship mean that the us military is "fatigued"? let's take a look at the analysis of special commentator du wenlong.

damage to supply ship is tip of the u.s. navy fatigue iceberg

special commentator du wenlong: the damage to the refueling ship has no absolute impact on the combat operations of the aircraft carrier formation. the us can send a new refueling ship. the grounding of the refueling ship is just the tip of the iceberg. if a serious grounding accident occurs in the ocean, it means that the officers and soldiers of the entire ship are not focused, and the fatigue of long-term overseas deployment is further increasing. if the military force continues to be shown in the middle east, it is very likely that more serious incidents will occur.

the us "dual aircraft carrier" battle group has both deterrent and practical significance

special commentator du wenlong: the dual-carrier battle group is a "nail household" of the united states in the middle east. if a new deployment is formed now, the deterrence and strike capabilities will be very strong. because in the middle east, there are not only dual-carrier battle groups, but also the "huangfeng" amphibious alert group, the "georgia" nuclear submarine, and fighter jets deployed at different bases. this also shows that the us intention is the same as before, first supporting israel, and then conducting various surveillance operations and strike operations around the "arc of resistance". once various large-scale weapons and equipment launch an attack on israel, they can also provide some support through the intelligence system's air defense and anti-missile. but the overall feeling is that the accident of the refueling ship shows that the entire fleet is not in an ideal state in the middle east. once a major incident occurs, the combat capability will shrink rapidly.