According to a May 2 local time report by the Associated Press, US officials revealed that US Defense Secretary Harker Sisi has ordered the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier to stay in the Middle East for another week. Together with the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier, the United States can maintain two aircraft carrier strike groups in this region to fight against the Houthis.

In late March, as part of an intensified effort to strike at the Houthis, Harker Sisi ordered the extension of the deployment of the USS Harry Truman strike group in the Middle East by one month. On May 1 local time, Harker Sisi signed the latest order, and it is expected that the USS Harry Truman strike group will return to Virginia, USA, after a week.

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The USS Carl Vinson strike group arrived in the Middle East region a few weeks ago and is currently on duty in the Gulf of Aden. The USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier and its two destroyers and one cruiser are currently deployed in the Red Sea area. The Houthi armed forces have repeatedly claimed to attack the Truman strike group using missiles and drones.

On April 28 local time, an F/A-18E "Super Hornet" fighter jet and its tow truck from the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier crashed into the sea. The US Navy said that the accident occurred when the aircraft carrier was turning to avoid the Houthi fire.

The report pointed out that in recent years, the United States rarely deploys two aircraft carrier strike groups simultaneously in the Middle East. US naval leaders generally oppose this idea because it disrupts the maintenance schedule of warships and delays the return time of tired naval personnel due to the rapid pace of combat.

According to the news from the Masiela TV station controlled by the Yemeni Houthi armed forces, early on May 3 local time, the US military launched eight attacks on Al-Jouf province, three attacks on Amran province, and one attack on Sanaa province.

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