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US Navy redirects warships to Pacific amid Middle East drawdown

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The US military is shifting its focus back to the Indo-Pacific region following a reduced presence in the Middle East. This strategic redeployment includes renaming the Indo-Pacific Command back to the Pacific Command and redirecting naval assets, such as the USS Boxer and USS Portland, from potential Middle East deployment to the South China Sea. AI

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US Navy redirects warships to Pacific amid Middle East drawdown

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Albee Zhang ·

    As the Iran war comes to a close, is the US pulling warships back to the west Pacific?

    The US Navy has redeployed an amphibious strike group originally bound for the Middle East to the South China Sea, a move experts say may signal Washington shifting its focus back to the Pacific region after months of distractions from the Iran war. The United States began turnin…

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