Navy admits the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier - about to deploy - will have a longer then normal deployment in the Middle East. That war continues to suck up Navy assets, pulling from Pacific and Europe.

https://news.usni.org/2026/08/26/navy-planning-for-extended-carrier-deployments-as-iran-conflict-continues-cno-mcpon-say

Navy admits the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier - about to deploy - will have a longer then normal deployment in the Middle East. That war continues to suck up Navy assets, pulling from Pacific and Europe.

https://news.usni.org/2026/08/26/navy-planning-for-extended-carrier-deployments-as-iran-conflict-continues-cno-mcpon-say

Source:https://twitter.com/paulmcleary/status/2092972222528856224