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France Sending Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier to Mediterranean: Macron

The Charles de Gaulle will join France’s defensive efforts that are already underway in the Middle East.
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France Sending Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier to Mediterranean: Macron
A Rafale jet fighter is towed on the flight deck of the French Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during its first-ever port call in Indonesia as part of the Clemenceau 25 mission, a four-month deployment covering the Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific regions to enhance cooperation with allied navies, at Lombok Island, east of Bali, on Jan. 28, 2025. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images
T.J. Muscaro
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France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has set sail for the Eastern Mediterranean under the orders of French President Emmanuel Macron.

Macron announced his decision in a pre-recorded speech aired on French TV on March 3.

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T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.