Navy plan would deploy carriers more frequently

Tens of thousands of sailors in Hampton Roads would deploy more often - but also, defense officials say, on a more predictable schedule - under a plan the Navy hopes to launch by the end of next year.

The plan would overhaul deployment cycles of aircraft carrier strike groups, which have been stretched thin during more than a decade of war in the Middle East.

Under current operations, aircraft carrier crews spend months training for a single deployment that's billed to last six to seven months.

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