US Navy Expands Middle East Presence With Third Carrier
TL;DR
CENTCOM says the USS George H.W. Bush has arrived in the Indian Ocean, making it the third carrier deployed to the CENTCOM area of responsibility alongside USS Ford in the Red Sea and USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, as tensions with Iran and a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continue to shape U.S. military posture in the Middle East.
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