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

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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