The USS Theodore Roosevelt is preparing to deploy to the Middle East with roughly 5,000 sailors, amid ongoing conflict with Iran and heightened tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. Navy leadership is reportedly telling sailors to prepare for an eight-month deployment, longer than the traditional seven-month mission. The carrier is expected to relieve the USS George Washington and join the USS George H.W. Bush in maintaining a continuous U.S. carrier presence. The extended deployment highlights the Navy’s sustained operational demands as regional tensions remain high and American naval forces maintain pressure across the Middle East.
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