The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reports the Pentagon is dispatching a third carrier strike group plus additional amphibious ships and up to 9,000–10,000 service members to the Middle East, with ships, aircraft and personnel expected to arrive by end-November. USS George H. W. Bush and USS George Washington are already in theater; USS Theodore Roosevelt departed San Diego and the USS Makin Island amphibious ready group has sailed. If George Washington remains, the US would have thre

The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reports the Pentagon is dispatching a third carrier strike group plus additional amphibious ships and up to 9,000–10,000 service members to the Middle East, with ships, aircraft and personnel expected to arrive by end-November. USS George H. W. Bush and USS George Washington are already in theater; USS Theodore Roosevelt departed San Diego and the USS Makin Island amphibious ready group has sailed. If George Washington remains, the US would have three carrier strike groups operating in the region simultaneously for the first time since April. The Pentagon has also extended deployments for air‑defense units and the 82nd Airborne. More than 50,000 US personnel and roughly 20 US Navy vessels are currently in the region. The report adds President Trump is considering resuming strikes on Iran after the midterms if no agreement is reached; an additional carrier would increase US operational options and firepower.