The Navy does not comment on future operations, so it’s unknown when and if the Bush will officially deploy, and if so, where it will go.
But Hunter Stires, a senior fellow at the Center for Maritime Strategy who served as a maritime strategist to former Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, believed the carrier’s COMPTUEX completion meant it was gearing up for a deployment to the Middle East, potentially to relieve the USS Gerald R. Ford.
Center for Maritime Strategy
Hunter Stires | Quoted by Riley Ceder
External Source: Navy Times
The Navy does not comment on future operations, so it’s unknown when and if the Bush will officially deploy, and if so, where it will go.
But Hunter Stires, a senior fellow at the Center for Maritime Strategy who served as a maritime strategist to former Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, believed the carrier’s COMPTUEX completion meant it was gearing up for a deployment to the Middle East, potentially to relieve the USS Gerald R. Ford.
The full article is available at Navy Times
Hunter Stires, Non-Resident Senior Fellow