The US Sixth Fleet now began to move into the Eastern Med. The USS Coral Sea, a Midway class Fleet carrier led a show of Force which included the USS Iowa, Heavy cruiser USS Baltimore, Light Cruisers USS Springfield, USS Worcester and USS Atlanta and 6 Destroyers and attached was an amphibious Task Force capable of landing a reinforced Marine Expeditionary Force of 3,200 Marines. The Air Force deployed 25 P-61 fighters and 25 F-51 Fighters to Kurdistan along with the 187th Airborne RCT. President Taft had approved the action and was consulting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The President authorized the briefing of both Presidential candidates.