War Drums: Carrier Strike Group Diverted as Chinese Naval Task Force Prowls Off Middle East

In a small change that could have major meaning amid the military chess moves taking place in the Middle East, the U.S. is changing its plans for the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group.
The change could place the strike group in waters where Chinese warships have been active in recent months.
Last week, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that the Eisenhower strike group would head to the eastern Mediterranean instead of Europe as had been planned. Sailing in the eastern Mediterr