US diverts Nimitz carrier group for possible assistance with Syria
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="USS">USS</span> <span word="Nimitz">Nimitz</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="westward">westward</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="ABC">ABC</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Nimitz">Nimitz</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guided">guided</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="cruiser">cruiser</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="destroyers">destroyers</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="prudent">prudent</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>", <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="channel">channel</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="location">location</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Overlap">Overlap</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="navy">navy</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="vary">vary</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="However">However</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="preserving">preserving</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USS">USS</span> <span word="Nimitz">Nimitz</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span>-<span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Everett">Everett</span>, <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="months">months</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arabian">Arabian</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="assigned">assigned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="prudent">prudent</span> <span word="positioning">positioning</span>", <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ABC">ABC</span>.</p><p><span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="destroyers">destroyers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="positioned">positioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</span> <span word="waters">waters</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="countering">countering</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="ballistic">ballistic</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="destroyers">destroyers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USS">USS</span> <span word="Stout">Stout</span>, <span word="Mahan">Mahan</span>, <span word="Ramage">Ramage</span>, <span word="Barry">Barry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Graveley">Graveley</span> - <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="cruise">cruise</span> <span word="missiles">missiles</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span>.</p>
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