By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Pentagon is sending an aircraft carrier from the Caribbean to the Middle East, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, a move that would put two carriers in the region as tensions soar between the United States and Iran.

Air travelers in Texas were stranded and medical evacuation flights were disrupted late ‌on Tuesday, the FAA abruptly said it ‌was shutting down the airport for 10 days, an unprecedented action involving a single airport. After about eight hours, the agency reversed course and ⁠lifted the shutdown ⁠early on Wednesday.

Sen. Mark Kelly has stuck the boot into Pete Hegseth after a judge blocked the Pentagon chief’s attempts to censure and demote him. Hegseth and President Trump said the retired combat veteran and decorated war hero was guilty of “sedition” when he and five other lawmakers urged service members not to follow unlawful orders.

Major defense companies could face financial penalties and be blocked from paying dividends or buying back stock.

The Pentagon is looking to replace the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs that were used in the U.S. military’s operation targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities last year. The Boeing contract, which became public on Thursday in a partially redacted Air Force document,

A federal judge blocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempts to censure and demote Sen. Mark Kelly for appearing in a video urging service members not to follow unlawful orders. The top Trump official had been desperately trying to punish the retired combat veteran and celebrated war hero after President Donald Trump demanded action against the six lawmakers in the video who he accused of “seditious behavior.

The 200 troops will supplement a small team of American military officers already embedded with Nigerian forces.

The urgency of the threat” is prompting the Defense Innovation Unit to solicit products in time for a spring 2026 demonstration.