USS Florida to Deploy to Middle East, Says Navy.
The US Navy has announced that the USS Florida (SSGN-728) has been deployed to the Middle East after spending months in the Mediterranean Sea. The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine is capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles and is deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet to help ensure regional maritime security and stability. The deployment comes as Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps is planning drone attacks against Israeli merchant ships in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea.