A look at US military assets heading to Middle East
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The redeployment of an aircraft carrier could come at the expense of U.S. naval strength in the Pacific to counter China.
A new report claims that the U.S. military is currently moving at least one U.S. aircraft carrier toward the Middle East region.
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Where are America’s aircraft carriers now?
Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given time—with the rest in port or undergoing maintenance.
USS Gerald R. Ford is one of a dozen Navy warships that was deployed to the Caribbean region last year.
US shifts at least one aircraft carrier and other assets toward the Middle East as tensions with Iran rise, with planners preparing “more offensive" options depending on Tehran’s next moves.