"The arrival of the US Navy amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2) to the port of Doha," the Qatar Defense Ministry said on Twitter.

وصول حاملة الطائرات الأمريكية إيسكس "إل إتش دي -2 ″ التابة

@ USEmbassyQatar @ DeptofDefensepic.twitter.com / oXJiiSvt3W

- وزارة الدفاع - دولة ر (@MOD_Qatar) October 14, 2018

In late August, the American high-speed amphibious assault ship Carson City entered the Black Sea.