Pentagon orders carrier strike group to stay in Mediterranean as Russia tensions rise
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin this week ordered the carrier USS Harry S. Truman and five warships to stay in the Mediterranean longer than scheduled, a decision that reflects ongoing U.S. worries about Russia’s troop buildup at the Ukraine border. The carrier USS Harry S. Truman was scheduled to set sail for the Middle East, but Pentagon officials said it would remain put in order to “reassure U.S. allies and partners in the region,” one official told the Associated Press. O