# Fifth Fleet
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US Destroyer Departs Eilat as Fifth Fleet Reaffirms Routine Presence in Red Sea Corridor
The US destroyer USS Delbert D. Black left the Israeli port of Eilat on 1 February after a routine visit, US Central Command and the Fifth Fleet said on social media. CENTCOM also released images of maintenance aboard another deployed destroyer, underscoring ongoing US naval presence and sustainment operations in the Middle East maritime corridor.
US Destroyer Concludes Port Call to Eilat, Reinforcing Red Sea Presence
The USS Delbert D. Black completed a port call to Eilat on 1 February before departing, a move framed by the US Fifth Fleet as routine but strategically significant. The visit reinforces Washington's maritime presence in the Red Sea corridor, signaling deterrence and reassurance to regional partners amid persistent security risks to shipping.