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The combat markings emblazoned on the F\/A-18 fighter jet tell the story: 15 missiles and six drones, painted in black just below the cockpit windshield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the jet sits on the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier<\/a> in the Red Sea, its markings illuminate the enemy targets that it\u2019s destroyed in recent months and underscore the intensity of the fight to protect commercial shipping from persistent missile and drone attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But they also hint at the fatigue setting in, as the carrier, its strike group and about 7,000 sailors close in on their ninth month waging the most intense running sea battle since World War II<\/a>. That raises difficult questions about what comes next as U.S. military and defense leaders wrangle over how they will replicate the carrier\u2019s combat power if the ship returns home to Norfolk, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Already, the carrier\u2019s deployment has been extended twice<\/a>, and sailors post dark memes around the ship about only getting one short break during their steadily growing tour. Some worry they could be ordered to stay out even longer as the campaign drags on to protect global trade in the vital Red Sea corridor<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drawings of drones and missiles that have been shot down are painted on the fuselage of a fighter jet aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. (Bernat Armangue\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At the Pentagon, leaders are wrestling with what has become a thorny but familiar debate. Do they bow to Navy pressure to bring the Eisenhower and the other three warships in its strike group home or heed U.S. Central Command\u2019s plea to keep them there longer? And if they bring them home \u2014 what can replace them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. officials say that they\u2019re weighing all options and that a decision is expected in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. commanders in the Middle East have long argued that they need an aircraft carrier in the volatile region. They say that it\u2019s an effective deterrent to keep Iran in check and that the ship gives them critical and unique war-fighting capabilities against the Houthis, who say their attacks are aimed at bringing an end to the Israel-Hamas war<\/a> in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The massive ship is a flexible, floating flight line that can launch fighter jets on a moment\u2019s notice, without any of the limits that host nations in the Middle East can place on Air Force aircraft taking off from bases on their soil. And those carrier-based jets can get within striking distance of Houthi weapon systems quickly without crossing borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat the carrier brings is an offensive platform that\u2019s mobile, agile and doesn\u2019t have any access, basing or overflight restrictions,\u201d said retired Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, who headed U.S. Central Command for three years, ending in 2022. \u201cIt\u2019s sovereign U.S. territory. You can do as you want with those airplanes on that carrier. So that gives you enormous flexibility when you consider response options across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rear Adm. Marc Miguez \u2014 who commands Carrier Strike Group Two, which includes the Eisenhower and supporting ships \u2014 agrees that the aircraft carrier is crucial to America\u2019s military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEvery time that there\u2019s a crisis on the globe, what\u2019s the first thing the president asks? \u2018Where are the U.S. aircraft carriers?\u2019\u201d Miguez told The Associated Press during a visit to the Eisenhower and the USS Laboon, one of the guided-missile destroyers accompanying it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On any given day, Navy F\/A-18s roar off the Eisenhower and take out Houthi missiles or drones preparing to launch. The U.S. warships have fired volleys of Tomahawk missiles into Yemen to destroy warehouses of weapons, communications facilities and other targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pentagon leaders worry that without the Eisenhower, they will need to tap more Air Force fighter jets based in surrounding countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But many Arab nations place flight or other restrictions on the types of offensive strikes the U.S. can do from their land because of regional sensitivities. Others worry about triggering another war between Saudi Arabia and Yemen<\/a> or inflaming tensions with Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A fighter jet lands on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (Bernat Armangue\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

U.S. military leaders say the U.S. can adapt and get forces where they need to be. But that can require longer fighter jet flights from distant bases, requiring refueling capabilities and presenting other hurdles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extending the Eisenhower\u2019s deployment again is an option \u2014 but for many, it\u2019s the least desirable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navy leaders worry about the sailors, who actually have been able to see incoming Houthi-launched missiles seconds before they are destroyed by the ship\u2019s defensive strikes. And officials in the Pentagon are talking about how to care for the sailors when they return home, including counseling and treatment for possible post-traumatic stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miguez also notes the strain on the ships themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are constantly reminding the Department of Defense that we\u2019re going to need to take a respite and a break, to try and get back to maintenance,\u201d he said. \u201cThese ships are floating around in seawater. They\u2019re steel, and they require a lot of maintenance. And when you run them past red lines, when you run them past scheduled maintenance activities, you have to pay those off somewhere down the line.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A third option would be sending other ships \u2014 perhaps another carrier \u2014 to take the Eisenhower\u2019s place. But the massive ships are relatively rare. The U.S. operates 11, which is about 40% of the total number worldwide. Other countries have only one or two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. could turn to France or the United Kingdom, which each have one, for at least a temporary stint in the Red Sea. U.S. officials have insisted that protecting the sea lanes is a multinational effort<\/a> and having an ally take a turn could reinforce that message. It could give the U.S. enough breathing room to get another American carrier there, perhaps late this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the 11 U.S. carriers<\/a>, four are deployed, three are in training and preparing to deploy, and four are in routine maintenance and repair, which usually lasts about a year or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The USS John C. Stennis<\/a>, however, is undergoing its major, mid-life overhaul, which can last about four years and calls for the replacement and upgrading of the ship\u2019s nuclear propulsion system and other critical radar, communications, electronics and combat components. A carrier\u2019s lifespan is about 50 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One carrier is always based in Japan and does regional patrols and exercises, and another is generally deployed to the Asia-Pacific. That focus on Asia reflects the long-stated belief that China is America\u2019s top strategic challenge, and 60% of U.S. naval forces are based in the Pacific. The rest are Atlantic-based.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A third carrier is off South America\u2019s west coast, heading toward Japan, leaving the Eisenhower as the only one in the Middle East or Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lacking a carrier, another option would be to deploy the USS Wasp, a large amphibious assault ship now in Europe that carries F-35 fighter jets. Those jets do short takeoffs and vertical landings, so they can do strike missions off smaller ships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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