Greenknight121,
Stennis has deployed to the Gulf
4 months early. She arrives in time to the Enterprise and Eisenhower for a
2 week multinational exercise. The exercise happens to coincide with possible dates for an
Israeli strike on Iran.
Now it might be a coincidence; it might be that they are getting ready to try to keep the Straits of Hormuz open if israel does strike and Iran responds; it might be that they are exerting pressure on Israel by telling them they will stop any strike.
But you can understand why the pundits are talking....
And that does give them 3 carriers in the Gulf from today....