U.S. Navy’s Aircraft Carrier ‘USS Theodore Roosevelt’ Departs Middle East After 8-Month Deployment – marineinsight.com
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The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) has departed the Middle East and is returning to the Pacific after an eight-month deployment, according to US defense authorities.
The aircraft carrier, based in San Diego, has been operating in the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) region since July as part of the Navy’s mission to protect merchant vessels from the Houthi rebel group’s threats.
A US official confirmed that the carrier began its return to the Indo-Pacific Command area of operations late Wednesday. The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) has maintained the United States naval presence in the Middle East since its arrival in late August.
Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said during a press briefing on September 19, 2024, that Theodore Roosevelt has departed and begun its transit into the Indo-Pacific command area of operations after a period of dual carrier coverage by the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and the Abraham Lincoln CSG in the CENTCOM region.
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