Considering all of the issues that ship has had maybe there is a visit to the shipyard required. Either that or its the bitme crew’s miscalculations again...
I think they were due a stint in port when the ship got redeployed 10/7. I understand the Ford must leave. I guess by placing their only remaining carrier in the Gulf of Aden they’re hedging their bet, wanting to be able to quickly respond to the Persian Gulf or up the Red Sea.
That was my first thought.