ReportedDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundNorfolk, Virginia, United States
Third U.S. carrier, the USS George H.W. Bush, is set to deploy to the Middle East
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 12:17 PM in New York
- Where
- Norfolk, Virginia, United States
The USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group is primed to deploy to the Middle East after finishing pre-deployment exercises off Norfolk, a U.S. official told CBS News. It is expected to overlap with the USS Gerald R. Ford, now in the Red Sea, and the USS Abraham Lincoln, already in the region.
Why it matters
It would be the third U.S. aircraft carrier committed to the war after the Abraham Lincoln and the Gerald R. Ford, though the Bush will take time to reach the region.
Source
- CBS Newscbsnews.comPublished
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