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Saturday, August 24, 2013

Two destroyers ordered to stay in Mediterranean

Arleigh Burke class destroyerOn Friday, after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the Pentagon is moving naval forces closer to Syria to provide the President with military options, two U.S. Navy destroyers have been ordered to stay in the Eastern Mediterranean.

A senior defense official told NBC News that a U.S. Navy Fleet Commander ordered the USS Mahan and USS Rampage to stay in the Eastern Mediterranean for a few extra days in case they are needed. Both destroyers were scheduled to leave the area soon.

The defense official said the Fleet Commander's decision was "prudent thinking" because he was not ordered by anyone in Washington to make the order.

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