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In the article linked by Beiruty, the AP, quoting Cmdr. Amy Derrick-Frost of the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet, wrote: The deployment of a second aircraft carrier is "routine and not specific to any threat"

I am not familiar with the policies and procedures of the US Navy with regard to what qualifies as "routine" (or anything else, for that matter), but the timing of this makes me wonder exactly how much of the truth Commander Derrick-Frost is telling us.