The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the Sunda Strait, betwen Java and Sumatra, on April 15, 2017. With Trump himself playing up the show of force, Pentagon officials said, rolling back the story became difficult. Now, the Carl Vinson is finally on a course for the Korean Peninsula, expected to arrive in the region next week, according to Defense Department officials. On April 11, Trump stoked the fears of military action with an early-morning Twitter post: “North Korea is looking for trouble. Then, on Monday, the Navy posted the photo of the Carl Vinson, bristling with fighter jets, as it passed Indonesia.

Source: Bangkok Post April 19, 2017 04:30 UTC