The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) has departed the Middle East and is returning to the Pacific after an eight-month deployment, according to US defense authorities.
The aircraft carrier, based in San Diego, has been operating in the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) region since July as part of the Navy’s mission to protect merchant vessels from the Houthi rebel group’s threats.
A US official confirmed that the carrier began its return to the Indo-Pacific Command...