Fox News, citing two US officials, reports the US is deploying USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit with the USS Makin Island amphibious ready group to the Middle East, expected to arrive before end‑Novem

2026-10-21

Fox News, citing two US officials, reports the US is deploying USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit with the USS Makin Island amphibious ready group to the Middle East, expected to arrive before end‑November, adding roughly 10,000 Navy and Marine personnel. Roosevelt carries about 6,000 sailors; the 13th MEU and Makin Island ARG typically total ~4,200 personnel. Roosevelt will be the third US carrier in the region, joining USS George H.W. Bush (arrived April) and USS George Washington (which replaced USS Abraham Lincoln in mid-August). Roosevelt departed Japan on Sunday; the 13th MEU sailed with Makin Island on Monday.