Aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis Entered the Persian Gulf Tuesday

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis entered the Persian Gulf Tuesday to join another U.S. carrier already there in a show of force seldom seen since World War II.

Stennis was escorted by the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietamas it entered the Persian Gulf, CNN reported Tuesday. In addition,the U.S. military has deployed about a dozen warships in the area.

An F/A-18C Hornet launches from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Arabian Sea, March 16, 2007.

An F/A-18C Hornet launches from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Arabian Sea, March 16, 2007.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

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Stennis will take part in a carrier exercise featuring simulated aerial attacks with the carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, a U.S. Navy news release said.

The exercise will demonstrate "the importance of both strike groups' ability to plan and conduct dual task force operations as part of the U.S. long-standing commitment to maintaining maritime security and stability in this region," the U.S. Navy said.