The Pentagon redeployed the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group from the Caribbean to the Middle East to join the USS Abraham Lincoln group, re-establishing a dual-carrier presence near Iran described as one of the largest US force buildups in the region in years; the crew was informed February 12 and Reuters reported the move publicly on Friday February 13, as pressure on Iran over the nuclear talks mounted. The Ford transited Gibraltar into the Mediterranean on February 20.
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