The Pentagon announced Friday that the aircraft carrier USS Truman will head to the eastern Mediterranean on Monday amid rising tensions between Lebanon and Israel. The deployment of the USS Truman adds to the US military presence already in the region, including the USS Roosevelt. The Truman is the eighth Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. The move comes in the wake of recent attacks allegedly perpetrated by Israel using communication devices and the increase in the number of missiles fired at Israel by Hezbollah.