New Actor: USS George Washington deploys to Middle East
USS George Washington left Da Nang, Vietnam, and is heading west toward the Middle East. The carrier crossed the Singapore Strait on August 13 and transited the Strait of Malacca with a cruiser and a destroyer, putting the strike group on course for the Indian Ocean. It is expected to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln after an extended deployment.
The move leaves the western Pacific without a U.S. aircraft carrier. After Malacca, the group entered the Andaman Sea and continued west. Arrival timing in the Middle East is unclear.
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