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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Aircraft carrier strike group deploys for 9 months

USS EisenhowerAn aircraft carrier strike group departed on a nine-month deployment Wednesday that the Navy says will be the longest of its type in a decade.

Routine deployments typically last six to seven months, but the Navy says the extended period is necessary to give other ships maintenance and down time.

"I think that anybody can do the math and if you continue to downsize your forces and you have the same or increasing presence requirements around the world you're going to find that the deployments will get longer," said Rear Adm. Michael Manazir, commander of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group.

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