US orders 2nd aircraft carrier to Middle East
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The USS Gerald R. Ford and its escort ships are being sent from the Caribbean to the Middle East to join the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group, amid tensions with Iran.
F-35A stealth fighters from the Vermont Air National Guard (VANG) are edging nearer to potential deployments to the Middle East. The movement of these aircraft comes as the U.S. is building up a large force in the U.S. Central Command region ahead of a possible conflict with Iran.