Tuesday, July 17, 2012

It's Official: Another US Aircraft Carrier Group Is Going To The Middle East

The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis transits the Straits of Hormuz in this U.S. Navy photo from Nov. 12, 2011. Reuters

Aircraft Carrier USS Stennis Going To Persian Gulf Early, Staying Longer -- MSNBC

The Pentagon is sending the aircraft carrier USS John Stennis to the Persian Gulf region four months ahead of schedule as tensions rise over Iran’s nuclear program.

An eight-month deployment will be twice as long as originally planned, defense officials told NBC News on Monday.

The major shift in the Stennis deployment comes as Iran renewed its threat to shut down the Strait of Hormuz over tighter international sanctions and the possibility that Israel may launch pre-emptive airstrikes against Iran's nuclear facility.

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More News On The US Beefing Up Naval Forces In The Persian Gulf

U.S. Sending Aircraft Carrier to Mideast Early -- Wall Street Journal
Pentagon sending aircraft carrier to Mideast early to ensure 2 are present -- Washington Post/AP
U.S. to Speed Deployment of Aircraft Carrer to Mideast -- Bloomberg
US moves to keep two carriers in troubled Mideast -- AFP
Carrier Stennis to deploy to Middle East -- UPI
US sends aircraft carrier to Gulf as tensions are raised -- The Telegraph
Pentagon Sends Carrier to the Middle East Early -- ABC News
Panetta Accelerates Stennis Carrier Strike Group Deployment -- US Department of Defense
U.S. decides to keep beefed-up presence in Middle East waters -- CNN

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