US adding second aircraft carrier in Middle East: Pentagon

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The US Navy USS Kidd (front R) following the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (back L) as they take part in three-day trilateral military maritime exercises with the navies of Japan and South Korea, at an undisclosed location in the Pacific Ocean. (AFP)
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  • The Harry S. Truman will be joined by the Carl Vinson “to continue promoting regional stability

WASHINGTON: The United States is increasing the number of aircraft carriers deployed in the Middle East to two, keeping one that is already there and sending another from the Indo-Pacific, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
The Harry S. Truman will be joined by the Carl Vinson “to continue promoting regional stability, deter aggression, and protect the free flow of commerce in the region,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement.
 

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