They were originally supposed to be back in San Diego in August. They were very delayed from original deployment schedule - the ship was in bad shape when they got it out of the shipyard. Had to get civilian escort from WA to ÇA because they only had 1/4 engines working.
But with China/Taiwan supposedly heating up, it is definitely very odd.
That’s very odd. Of course, my knowledge is from the mid 90s when TR was a Norfolk carrier, so your mileage may vary 🫡
They were originally supposed to be back in San Diego in August. They were very delayed from original deployment schedule - the ship was in bad shape when they got it out of the shipyard. Had to get civilian escort from WA to ÇA because they only had 1/4 engines working.
But with China/Taiwan supposedly heating up, it is definitely very odd.