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The Navy is seriously considering stationing the USS George H.W. Bush (under construction) at Mayport. If this carrier were assigned to the new Fourth Fleet...

Carriers won't be permanently assigned to the 4th Fleet, just like they aren't permanently assigned to the 6th or 5th Fleets. They'll be detached from the 2nd Fleet and deployed to the 4th as necessary.

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Carriers won't be permanently assigned to the 4th Fleet, just like they aren't permanently assigned to the 6th or 5th Fleets. They'll be detached from the 2nd Fleet and deployed to the 4th as necessary.

I agree. Carriers do post yard work ups down there anyway plus pre-deployment training. There usually one underway in the area I'd guess most of the time. Typical time down off GITMO alone used to be 30-45 days straight. They could and should open Rosie Roads NAS back up though for support and a staging area.