Stress doesnât technically cause shingles, but it can cause your immune system to weaken â and a weakened immune system can put you at risk for shingles.
There are two Carrier Fleet Logistic Support squadrons-one on each coast. VRC-30 is based at Naval Air Station North Island, VRC-40 is based at Naval Station Norfolk. These squadrons send two-plane detachments with each deploying aircraft carrier.
Longer deployments and the high pace of operations have taken their toll on the U.S. aircraft carrier fleet, reducing the number currently at sea to five and leaving the Mideast without a carrier on station for the first time since 2007, Navy officials said Tuesday.