Originally Posted by
Bing
What's going to be interesting is what happens in 6 months or so time when all those carriers will be at the end of their deployment cycle with only 3 to replace them.
Who knows how long they'll be deployed together off Korea? Even if it's for an extended period, the carriers can be relieved one at time within the normal rotation cycle of the carriers. And if things get hot, the deployment periods for one or more carriers can be extended as needed. That's what happened in both Gulf War 1 and 2.