But they're not participating in an active war zone. The war zone is in Palestinian territory, not Tel Aviv.
The warzone stretches all throughout the region.
It's in Iran, it's in Lebanon, it's in Israel.
"WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers -- and their supporting ships -- to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel.
The ships are meant as a deterrent to ensure the conflict does not expand, but bring a significant amount of power to a region that already hosts a number of U.S. military ships, planes and troops."
They are there in the air and the water.
You don't seem to understand how air and sea forces work.
They were helping take down what Iran was firing at Israel.