Episode 437 • • 1:06:25 - 1:10:32
437: Swasselnuff
USS John C. Stennis Deployment and Leon Panetta Speech
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta addressed sailors aboard the USS John C. Stennis, which is deploying to the Middle East four months ahead of schedule. Panetta cited threats from Iran and Syria as the primary reason for the accelerated deployment, despite a broader drawdown in the region. The move brings a second aircraft carrier strike group into the area to maintain a U.S. military presence.