This is Stars and Stripes. Every word in this article has been approved by the Navy for public release.
I really don't care who approved it. I still don't think it's anyone's business where ships, troops, or aircraft are deployed.
Aircraft carriers aren't stealthy. They're certainly not invisible. A carrier transiting Gibraltar is witnessed by thousands. A carrier transiting Suez or Hormuz, again, witnessed by thousands from the shore and countless passing ships. The location of our carriers is a secret to no one.