I was just wandering around on the Ronald Reagan at Yokosuka on Tuesday (OMFG, it is SO FREAKING AWESOME!! Thank you Commander and Ensign, y’all rock!). It’s in for a touch up job and various repairs, but should be out on deployment in a few months. That’s crazy that we don’t have one carrier deployed now. Way to go, Barry’O, you freakin’ pansy putz. FUBO!
If the crew is properly trained it can be underway in less than an hour. Personnel ashore can be ferried out by chopper to join the ship.
Of course, if the missiles are already flying when the word comes down all bets are off.