Japan-Based U.S. Aircraft Carrier Deployed to Middle East

Washington, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)--The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington, which is based in the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, has arrived in the Middle East, the U.S. Central Command revealed Thursday. The flattop will replace another U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been at sea for over 270 day...

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