Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt leading a formation of ships from Carrier Strike Group. Photo: AFP
FOX News: 3 aircraft carrier strike groups in western Pacific ahead of Trump visit
A third U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group entered the western Pacific, the Navy announced Wednesday, just days ahead of President Donald Trump’s first trip to Asia next month.
The USS Nimitz joined the Roosevelt and Reagan in the region. The Nimitz announcement came a day after the Roosevelt entered the western Pacific.
The deployments came as U.S., Japanese and South Korean maritime forces were conducting a trilateral exercise aimed at improving ballistic missile defenses.
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2 comments:
There's the 3 you predicted wnu, then it's well and truly in Kims court.
Yes I did Fazman, which is why I posted this story.
But I think this deployment has more to do about Trump being there in a few weeks and the optics that they want to portray .... at least that is what I am hoping this is the reason why there are 3 strike groups in the region.
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