US Deploys Third Aircraft Carrier, Thousands of Troops to Middle East: Official
With the latest deployments, the U.S. military could have three carrier strike groups and two amphibious ready groups in the Middle East by late November.
TL;DR
- A carrier strike group and an amphibious ready group carrying Marines have deployed from the West Coast to the Middle East.
- The USS Theodore Roosevelt departed San Diego on Sept. 27.
- The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit departed San Diego on Sept. 28.
- These deployments occur amid an armed standoff with Iran.
- By late November, the U.S. could have three carrier strike groups and two amphibious ready groups in the Middle East.