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The military has almost always had an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf as part of its sprawling military presence in the strategic region, but had begun to scale back its presence as the air campaign against the
Sunday night's statement from national security adviser
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It's unclear what specific threat American officials perceive coming from
The USS Abraham Lincoln had been in the
However, American military officials have stopped the near-continuous presence of aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf, a pattern set following the 1991 Gulf War. American air bases spanning the region can scramble fighter jets and drones, lessening the necessity of an aircraft carrier as
Already in the Persian Gulf is a group of
Across the wider 5th Fleet, there were 17 warships deployed, according to the most-recent count by the
The
It also remains unclear what bomber wing would be deployed to the region. Typically, the al-
In late March, the
Officials at al-Udeid, which also hosts the F-35 fighter jet, declined to answer questions from the AP.
The Trump administration, which abruptly announced in December that it was pulling out of
Trump has also said he has no plans to withdraw the 5,200 troops stationed in
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