War clouds are looming around Iran! Three U.S. aircraft carriers may briefly assemble, USS Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Singapore and continues its journey to the Middle East

The USS Theodore Roosevelt sailed alongside the Australian Navy supply ship HMAS Stalwart on November 4 and is expected to continue its voyage to the Middle East.

The U.S. Navy may briefly deploy three nuclear-powered aircraft carriers around Iran at the same time! The USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft strike group arrived in Singapore on the 6th. After the port call, it is expected to pass through the Malacca Strait and enter the Indian Ocean, heading to the Middle East to support the naval blockade of Iran. If the USS George Washington and the USS George H.W. Bush are still in the area, the three US warships may be temporarily deployed at the same time.

The military website "Army Recognition" reported on the 8th that the USS Roosevelt strike group consists of the aircraft carrier, cruiser USS Chosin and two Burke-class missile destroyers, and is equipped with Carrier Air Wing 11. After docking in Singapore, this strike group is expected to continue to the Middle East to replace the USS Washington, which has been deployed there since August 19.

The other two aircraft carriers currently operating in the Middle East are the USS Washington and the USS Bush. The USS Bush strike group arrived in the Middle East in April this year to support the US military in implementing a naval blockade against Iran. If the Roosevelt arrives before the Washington departs, there may briefly be a situation where three aircraft carriers are deployed at the same time.

The time for the defense change has not been determined, and there are still variables in the simultaneous deployment of three aircraft carriers.

However, it has not yet been determined whether the three aircraft carriers will be deployed at the same time. The Roosevelt's trip was originally to take over the USS Washington. It is still unclear whether the handover time of the two aircraft carriers overlaps, and whether the US military will still maintain the deployment of three aircraft carriers after the USS Washington leaves. USNI News pointed out that the US military has in the past allowed the originally deployed aircraft to remain in the Middle East for a period of time after the arrival of the new aircraft, so the possibility of the Roosevelt and Washington being temporarily deployed simultaneously still exists.

If three aircraft strike groups are active in the area at the same time, the number of carrier-based aviation forces and escort ships available to the US military will increase. The carrier-based F/A-18E/F "Super Hornet" fighter jets can perform air patrol, escort and strike missions; the EA-18G "Growler" electronic combat aircraft can support electronic attacks; and the E-2D "Advanced Hawkeye" early warning aircraft is responsible for air surveillance and command and control.

The aircraft ships themselves do not directly execute the naval blockade. Intercepting, controlling and intercepting ships must still be the responsibility of the surface ships and related personnel performing the mission; the air wing carried by the aircraft can provide aerial surveillance, escort and support. The simultaneous deployment of three aircraft strike groups does not mean that all carrier-based aircraft can continue to be engaged in missions.

The US military's long-term deployment in the Middle East is also limited by factors such as maintenance, supplies, fuel and ammunition. The USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego in October this year after a 322-day deployment. During this deployment, the USS Abraham Lincoln did not make a port call for 265 days.