From what I understand, the US doesn’t realistically intend to defend or recover either of them, let alone with CSGs, let alone with their own CSGs. The umbrell

From what I understand, the US doesn’t realistically intend to defend or recover either of them, let alone with CSGs, let alone with their own CSGs. The umbrella was/is? organized around deterrence, allies, and ultimately retaliation. Carriers were/are? more for the vast supply lines going towards the areas where e.g. Swedish/Japanese stealth submarines would be bottling up Russian/Chinese assets near their coasts. China in particular has thousands and thousands of miles of neck extending into and out of the Indian Ocean.