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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 31, 2015) Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean. Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, are in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations returning to homeport after a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleets. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eric Coffer/Released)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an extension of the USS Harry S. Truman’s (CVN-75) deployment in the Middle East, while USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is also set to join U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), USNI News reports.
A U.S. official confirmed that Truman will remain in the region for another month. Meanwhile, Carl Vinson, currently operating in the East China Sea, has been reassigned to the Middle East, ensuring an overlapping presence of two aircraft carriers. The move comes as the Trump administration intensifies its military response against Yemen-based Houthi forces, following recent airstrikes.
Carl Vinson is expected to take two to three weeks to arrive in CENTCOM, which will briefly overlap with Truman’s deployment. The dual-carrier presence underscores the administration’s strategic focus on countering regional threats.
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The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. It was named after Carl Vinson, a U.S. Representative from Georgia who served for over 50 years and was known as “The Father of the Two-Ocean Navy.” A notable historical moment was in May 2011 when Osama bin Laden’s body was buried at sea on the USS Carl Vinson after he was killed in the U.S. raid in Pakistan.
The carrier is named as part of Carrier Strike Group One and is homeported in San Diego, California.
The news comes just a few weeks after CENTCOM forces launched attacks against Houthi terrorists in Yemen. Since then, the Houthis launched several missile attacks on Israel; however, the Israel Air Force intercepted the missiles in the air before they reached Israeli air space.
The Iran-backed Houthi militants have conducted ongoing assaults on commercial and military vessels in the Red Sea region. From November 2023 through January 2025, Houthi forces have targeted over 100 merchant ships using missiles and drone strikes, resulting in two vessels sunk and four sailors killed. Houthi leadership has claimed these attacks are intended to pressure an end to Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in Gaza, which began following Hamas’s devastating October 7, 2023 attack. Beyond maritime targets, the Houthis have also launched direct missile and drone strikes against Israeli territory.
