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Amid rising tensions in the Pacific Indian Ocean, military analysts believe the US may send nearly half of its aircraft carriers to the western Pacific this year to counter aggression by China and North Korea. There are currently three US aircraft carriers in the western Pacific Ocean, and two more coming soon.
On February 5, the US Navy Institute Fleet & Marine Tracker reported that the US Navy's Pacific Fleet frigate, USS Abraham Lincoln, was seen leaving its home port and headed to the western Pacific. The arrival of these aircraft carriers will see 5 of the 11 US carriers deployed to the Western Pacific for the first time. In addition to the USS Ronald Reagan, the USS Carl Vinson and USS Theodore Roosevelt deployed to Guam and Hawaii on February 12 and are now expected to remain in the western Pacific through April and July.
Three US aircraft carriers are already deployed
According to a report, the deployment of five aircraft carriers in the Western Pacific region is being seen as a show of power by America in the region. When the three aircraft carriers were deployed in early 2024, experts said the US wanted to strengthen its strategic position in the western Pacific.
In January, North Korea test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile, prompting the USS Carl Vinson to conduct naval exercises with South Korea and Japan in the East China Sea in January. Subsequently, USS Theodore Roosevelt, Japanese helicopter carrier JS, and USS Carl Vinson participated in training exercises in the Philippine Sea. In this display of naval power, nine more ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force joined the exercise.
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According to a report, Rear Admiral Christopher Alexander, commander of Carrier Strike Group Nine of the USS Theodore Roosevelt during these exercises, said, “When we work together to address maritime security challenges, we achieve better results.”