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US Aircraft Carrier Leaves Middle East for Indo-Pacific

The carrier is returning following a weeks-long extension of its deployment to the Middle East.
US Aircraft Carrier Leaves Middle East for Indo-Pacific
An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the western north Pacific Ocean on March 18, 2020. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas V. Huynh/U.S. Navy via AP))
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is returning to the Indo-Pacific following a weeks-long extension of its Middle East deployment, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder announced on Sep. 12.

“The Theodore Roosevelt has departed and has begun its transit into the Indo-Pacific command area of operations,” Ryder said.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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