据美国官员透露，西奥多·罗斯福号航母打击群周日离开圣地亚哥，驶向中东，加入已在该地区针对伊朗行动的两艘美国航母，这是自2003年伊拉克战争以来该地区最大规模的军力集结。
The USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group left San Diego on Sunday and is heading for the Middle East, adding to the two US aircraft carriers already operating against Iran in the biggest buildup in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, according to US officials.
据观舰爱好者拍摄的照片显示，这艘尼米兹级核动力超级航母、第九航母打击群旗舰西奥多·罗斯福号悄无声息地启航，甲板上没有水手列队送行。
The Theodore Roosevelt, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier and flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, departed without ceremony — no sailors manning the rails, according to ship-spotter photographs.
该航母由提康德罗加级导弹巡洋舰楚信号及驱逐舰中队护航，搭载第11航母航空联队，包括F-35C和F/A-18E/F“超级大黄蜂”战机、电子战飞机和预警机。
次日，由马金岛号率领的两栖作战群也从圣地亚哥出发，搭载第13海军陆战队远征队的2000多名陆战队员，分乘包括约翰·P·默思号和安克雷奇号在内的三艘舰船。
It is accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin and destroyer squadrons, with Carrier Air Wing 11 embarked, including F-35C and F/A-18 Super Hornet jets, electronic warfare and early-warning aircraft.A day later, the amphibious ready group led by the USS Makin Island also sailed from San Diego, carrying the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit of more than 2,000 Marines aboard three ships including the USS John P Murtha and USS Anchorage.
据美联社引述美国官员估计，此次联合部署将增加9000至10000名兵力，预计11月底前到位。美国已在中东部署超过5万名军事人员。
一名美国官员告诉半岛电视台，到11月底，三个航母打击群和两个两栖作战群将部署在伊朗周边，并表示“领导层将拥有许多应对伊朗的选项”。
Citing US officials, AP estimated the combined deployment at 9,000 to 10,000 additional troops, with arrivals expected by the end of November. The US already has more than 50,000 military personnel in the Middle East.A US official told Al Jazeera that by the end of November, three carrier strike groups and two amphibious ready groups would be in place around Iran, adding that "leaders will have many options for dealing with Iran."
根据美国海军协会周二的报告，乔治·H·W·布什号和乔治·华盛顿号目前正在阿拉伯海针对伊朗开展行动。
The USS George HW Bush and USS George Washington are currently in the Arabian Sea conducting operations against Iran, according to the US Naval Institute's report from Tuesday.
自2月28日美以发动对伊朗战争以来，海军一直在该地区维持双航母存在。埃塞克斯级两栖攻击舰拳击手号两栖作战群也已在战区。
The Navy has maintained a two-carrier presence in the region since the US and Israel launched the war on Iran on 28 February. The USS Boxer amphibious-ready group is also already in theatre.
据美国海军协会新闻报道，西奥多·罗斯福号计划接替乔治·华盛顿号。
Theodore Roosevelt is scheduled to relieve USS George Washington, according to USNI News.
乔治·华盛顿号航母是在西奥多·罗斯福号抵达前离开，还是之后离开，将决定美国能否在该地区短暂地同时部署三支航母打击群。如果三支航母打击群确实同时出现在该地区，这将是自4月份以来的第二次此类部署；而4月份的部署也是自2003年以来美国首次在同一地区同时部署三艘航母。《华尔街日报》报道称，如果乔治·华盛顿号在西奥多·罗斯福号抵达前仍留在原位置，那么三支航母打击群就将齐聚该地区。
Whether George Washington departs before or after USS Theodore Roosevelt arrives will determine whether the US briefly operates three carrier strike groups in the region simultaneously. If all three overlap, it would be only the second such deployment since April, which was itself the first time since 2003 the US had three carriers in the region at once. The Wall Street Journal reported that if USS George Washington remains on station until Theodore Roosevelt arrives, all three carrier groups would be in theatre together.
不过，这种部署态势是长期加强军事存在，还是仅仅是轮换期间的暂时现象，目前尚不清楚。随着11月中期选举临近，特朗普并未排除对伊朗发动新一轮打击的可能性。
Whether that represents a sustained increase in posture or a temporary overlap during rotation remains unclear. Trump has not ruled out a new round of strikes against Iran as the November midterm elections approach.