Navy officials said the carrier's port call was planned in advance and not a response to recent maritime collisions between Beijing and Manila.
Groundwater treatment systems will be installed near the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in northern Michigan.
The port will accommodate larger cruise ships, and military vessels to counter the presence of Russian and Chinese ships in the Arctic.
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, an Alaska Republican, said the expanded port will become the centerpiece of U.S. strategic infrastructure in the Arctic.
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