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Navy/USMC

Naval Experts Skeptical That Potential Carrier Gap in Persian Gulf Will Occur

Valerie Insinna

Tuesday, July 7th, 2015

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Naval Experts Skeptical That Potential Carrier Gap in Persian Gulf Will Occur

USS George Washington (CVN 73) Carrier Strike Group and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships steam in formation for a photo exercise during the final day of Exercise Keen Sword 2011. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy

A third of the airstrikes pummeling the Islamic State originate from the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) aircraft carrier slated to leave the Persian Gulf this fall. Reports indicate that it may be several months until another carrier arrives in the region, but a group a group of naval experts said today that this potential “carrier gap” may not be such a big deal—in fact, it might not even happen.Navy Times first reported in June that the USS Harry S. Truman…

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