The carrier strike group now centered on the Ronald Reagan was previously led by the George Washington from 2008 to 2015. The carrier’s scheduled four-year refit began in 2017 but was significantly delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and other setbacks.
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah criticized Japan Wednesday evening on the Senate floor for failing to comply with his demands to release an imprisoned U.S. Navy lieutenant.
Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, took to the Senate floor on behalf of a Navy officer imprisoned in Japan to accuse its government of backtracking on a deal to release the officer.
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah criticized Japan Wednesday evening on the Senate floor for failing to comply with his demands to release an imprisoned U.S. Navy soldier.