[maquiladora]

From what I heard the Reagan was being deployed to cover for the Stennis which was due to deploy to the West Pacific but is being sent to the Gulf instead.

This is the first time I've heard that the Reagan's deployment is directly related to the military build up in the region but it could be just poor journalism.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

I didn't know we sent an aircraft carrier to cover an aircraft carrier.