Pentagon says it can ‘walk and chew gum at same time’ when asked about absence of carrier in the Pacific
The Pentagon claimed it can “walk and chew gum at the same time” when asked how long the U.S. will go without an aircraft carrier group in the Indo-Pacific region.Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder was asked by Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin Tuesday how long he expected there would not be an aircraft carrier strike group in the Indo-Pacific. She also asked if not having a carrier in the region was risky.