{"id":27132,"date":"2021-05-26T18:15:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T18:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/26\/navy-to-send-ronald-reagan-to-5th-fleet-amid-afghanistan-troop-withdrawal-report\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:02:53","slug":"navy-to-send-ronald-reagan-to-5th-fleet-amid-afghanistan-troop-withdrawal-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/05\/26\/navy-to-send-ronald-reagan-to-5th-fleet-amid-afghanistan-troop-withdrawal-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy to send Ronald Reagan to 5th Fleet amid Afghanistan troop withdrawal: report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy is poised to send aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan to the Middle East this summer to support the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-s-aircraft-carrier-leaving-asia-to-help-with-afghanistan-troop-withdrawal-11622034089\" target=\"_blank\">according to a new report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Reagan will move from the Asia-Pacific region to U.S. 5th Fleet, and is expected to remain in U.S. Central Command\u2019s region for up to four months, The Wall Street Journal reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move was made per the request of Marine Gen. 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Citing unnamed defense officials, the report said that the carrier is unable to operate safely if it exceeds the July timeframe, given that the carrier was deployed in 2020 and subsequently deployed again in February 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March, the Navy announced Ike and its carrier strike group had started <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/04\/01\/ike-carrier-strike-group-launches-flight-operations-against-isis\/\" target=\"_blank\">conducting flight operations<\/a> against the Islamic State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Navy Times regarding the nature of the support the Reagan would provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, the Navy said that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/05\/07\/aircraft-carrier-reagan-departs-for-sea-trials-following-quarantine-period-for-sailors\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reagan was departing its home port<\/a> of Yokosuka, Japan, to \u201csupport security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region\u201d as part of a \u201croutine at-sea period.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRonald Reagan\u2019s flexible presence is a key element in helping assure our regional allies and partners that the United States remains committed to ensuring freedom of the seas,\u201d Capt. 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