The USS Robert Smalls will be replaced by the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin.
The fire occurred Thursday in the aircraft carrier's main laundry room and was not combat related, the Navy said.
Composite Training Unit Exercise, or COMPTUEX, readies naval task forces for sustained combat and results in recommendations for deployment.
CENTCOM officials also claimed that "damage to U.S. installations was minimal and has not impacted operations."
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