And then there was one: ‘Budget uncertainty’ cuts U.S. carrier presence in Gulf

By World Tribune on February 10, 2013   Exclusives, Iraq, Mideast, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Military, Washington  

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, citing budget constraints, has reduced its military presence in the Gulf. The Defense Department said the U.S. Navy would reduce the number of aircraft carriers in the Gulf to one. The Pentagon decision ends the presence of at least two carriers in the Gulf as part of […]