Tag: USNavy
U.S. Carrier Shift Opens Pacific Gap
The United States is sending the USS George Washington toward the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln, opening a temporary carrier gap in the western Pacific as China tests American attention elsewhere. The Wall Street Journal first reported the rotation, and the Associated Press confirmed that George Washington…
Iran War Leaves Pacific Without the U.S. Carrier
The United States has pulled its only forward-deployed aircraft carrier out of the western Pacific, leaving the region without a U.S. flattop for an undetermined period as the war against Iran strains the Navy's carrier fleet. The withdrawal of the USS George Washington illustrates how the conflict with Iran is…
