JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 A temporary ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran is offering a pause in escalating conflict, but Jacksonville\u2019s military installations remain on high alert.<\/p>\n
Jacksonville is home to several major naval installations, with ships deployed or preparing to deploy. <\/p>\n
With the ceasefire now in effect, local families can expect a halt in active fighting \u2014 but not in military readiness.<\/p>\n
From ships at Naval Station Mayport to aircraft at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, local service members are actively supporting operations around the world. <\/p>\n
Several naval destroyers, including the USS Mason and the USS Donald Cook, recently deployed out of Naval Station Mayport.<\/p>\n
Ryan King, a senior defense adviser with GLG and Third Bridge, says that status hasn\u2019t changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cForce protection does not change,\u201d King said. \u201cThose units, whether it\u2019s ships or whether it\u2019s aircraft or soldiers or Marines, they\u2019re locked and loaded. They\u2019re ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
That sentiment was echoed by military leaders. Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addressed the ceasefire directly.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet us be clear, a ceasefire is a pause and the joint force remains ready if ordered or called upon to resume combat operations with the same speed and precision as we\u2019ve demonstrated over the last 38 days, and we hope that that is not the case,\u201d Caine said.<\/p>\n
That readiness means ships not on a regularly scheduled deployment could return home, but must maintain the adaptability to return to duty if necessary. <\/p>\n
King says Iran\u2019s communication breakdowns have resulted in continued attacks, which would trigger permissible defensive operations.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he says we\u2019re in a ceasefire, the military is going to execute immediately, and we have,\u201d King said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s due to the communications that we have and the talent that we have and the training. Iran, on the other hand, they\u2019re in complete disarray right now, and you can see it because they\u2019re still launching cluster munitions at Israel as I speak right now. And that has not stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jacksonville\u2019s military capabilities extend well beyond Middle East operations, King noted.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re a deployed asset here in Jacksonville, that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean you\u2019re going to the Middle East,\u201d King said. \u201cThat could mean you\u2019re doing the Baltics, or that could mean you\u2019re going down to South America. Look at what we did in Venezuela. And that was absolutely Mayport and NAS Jacksonville were key to that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Naval Station Mayport and Camp Blanding have not provided information on the ceasefire\u2019s direct impact on troops at this time. <\/p>\n
Even so, military officials are reassuring the public \u2014 Jacksonville\u2019s forces remain on standby, ready to deploy wherever duty calls.<\/p>\n
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