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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Navy to move Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier to Japan next year

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)The Navy said Tuesday it would move the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan from San Diego to Japan next year so another carrier could come home for maintenance.

The shuffle will allow the Navy to keep one carrier deployed in the western Pacific, where tensions have flared in recent months over a tiny Japanese-controlled island chain also claimed by China.

"The security environment in [Asia] requires that the U.S. Navy station the most capable ships forward," the Navy's Pacific Fleet said in a statement. "This posture allows the most rapid response times possible."

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