San Diego-based carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Japan

The San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has arrived in Japan for Keen Sword, a massive joint military drill that will begin on Monday. The “Big Stick,” as the carrier is known to sailors, reached Yokosuka on Friday, where it’s also taking on supplies it will need later this fall when the ship goes on patrol in the Middle East. The Roosevelt is the flagship of a carrier strike group whose escort ships include two San Diego-based destroyers, USS Chosin and USS Paul Hamilton. Keen Sword is held every two years and is meant to deepen the long-standing military…