Chaotic Middle East to be without U.S. aircraft carrier for months

By World Tribune on January 1, 2017   Americas, BB Middle East, Exclusives, Iraq, Mideast, Rest of The Best, Stateside, Syria, Terrorism, Top Stories, U.S. Military, World Links, World Tribune  

by WorldTribune Staff, January 1, 2017 The United States will be without an aircraft carrier presence in the Middle East for up to two months. The return of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower to its Norfolk homeport comes “amid a heated fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria and a slew of burgeoning […]