​US “carrier gap” could see naval air power dip in Gulf region

By 2015-07-08T21:49:10

USS Theodore Roosevelt

A looming gap in the United States’ aircraft carrier presence in the Middle East is symptomatic of an overworked naval force in need of more cash and resources and a sign of things to come without change in Pentagon priorities, says a Navy League panel.

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