All Six Of The US Navy’s Aircraft Carriers Assigned To The East Coast Are In Port For Repairs

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Sputnik: Every Single US East Coast Aircraft Carrier is Docked for Repairs

Amid a heap of repairs, refuelings and overhauls, all six of the US Navy’s aircraft carriers assigned to the East Coast are in port at the same time. The Navy is pulling itself increasingly thin in an effort to accomodate the Pentagon’s program for “great power competition” with Russia and China.

As of this article’s publishing, not one of the US Navy’s carriers on the Atlantic coast is ready for deployment - all six are tied up dockside in Norfolk, Virginia. Earlier this year, several of the huge, 100,000-ton warships returned to Norfolk for a series of overhauls, but others have encountered unexpected problems.

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Update: All 6 East Coast Carriers In Dock, Not Deployed: Hill Asks Why (Breaking Defense)

WNU Editor: This means extended deployments for everyone else .... Navy Carrier That Has Been in Middle East Since May Gets Deployment Extended Again (Military.com).

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