US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere
The move leaves the Pacific without a U.S. carrier as the Lincoln’s deployment stretches past 240 days, officials said.
- The USS George Washington is departing the Pacific to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East, leaving the region without a U.S. aircraft carrier as President Donald Trump focuses on Iran.
- Trump's administration is "doing the exact opposite" of its stated withdrawal goal, while the Lincoln has spent more than 240 days at sea, stretching the Navy's 11 aircraft carriers to their limits.
- Beijing is leveraging the carrier's absence to demonstrate regional dominance, conducting recent naval exercises near Scarborough Shoal and Japan; analyst Bryan Clark noted China uses this to show the U.S. is "not the big dog" anymore.
- American allies in the Pacific are unsettled by the administration's unpredictability, with Greg Poling, director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, saying Beijing "is quite happy with US distraction, with the frustration of US allies and partners."
- Top Navy officials, including Admiral Daryl Caudle, are exploring smaller ships to reduce carrier reliance, as Michael Swaine of the Quincy Institute's East Asia Programme argues drones and missiles make large carriers increasingly vulnerable targets.
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US pulls last aircraft carrier in western Pacific
US President Donald Trump’s war against Iran is stretching the limits of US aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one of the key US warships as China shows more signs of aggression. The USS George Washington is departing the Pacific and expected to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln
The US is moving its last aircraft carrier from the Pacific. Experts warn of a dangerous gap – and a potential power vacuum.
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The absence of carriers in the region “adds to the general sense that the U.S. is distracted by events in the Middle East.” The post US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran appeared first on Boston.com.
Santa Maria Times
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s war against Iran is bringing the U.S. aircraft carriers to the limit and leaving the Western Pacific without one of the key U.S. warships, while China shows more signs...
US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran, Western Hemisphere
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's war against Iran is stretching the limits of U.S. aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one of the key American warships as China shows more signs of aggression.
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