Stardate 20011012.1057 (On Screen): There will be a lightening of the bombing in honor of a Muslim holy day, or so they're saying. Well, not exactly. I think it's more coincidence than anything.
USS Carl Vinson is standing down for a day so that
it can reprovision. This had to happen anyway, so why not do it on the holy day? As soon as it's done,
USS Enterprise will probably do the same thing. Neither carrier is out of jet fuel or ordance or food. It's standard policy to resupply when there's still significant stocks left, and in an emergency (i.e. a Taliban attack on Uzbekistan) they could start launching jets within an hour at most. Also, they will never have both carriers stand down at once.
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