Abraham Lincoln CSG

Carrier USS Harry S. Truman Fixed, Set to Deploy Soon

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), front, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60) transit the Atlantic Ocean on July 18, 2019. US Navy Photo

Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is repaired and preparing to deploy, after extensive electrical issues sidelined the carrier from its scheduled September deployment date.

Truman and its carrier strike group had completed a final certification event, the composite training unit exercise, and were preparing to head out on...

https://news.usni.org/2019/11/12/carrier-uss-harry-s-truman-fixed-set-to-deploy-soon

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 4, 2019

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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Nov. 4, 2019, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:291Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
523183

Ships Deployed by Fleet

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https://news.usni.org/2019/11/04/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-nov-4-2019

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Oct. 28, 2019

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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Oct. 28, 2019, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:290Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
503585

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3rd...

https://news.usni.org/2019/10/28/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-oct-28-2019

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Oct. 21, 2019

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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Oct. 21, 2019, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:290Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
542377

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3r...

https://news.usni.org/2019/10/21/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-oct-21-2019

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Oct. 15, 2019

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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Oct. 15, 2019, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:290Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
502474

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3r...

https://news.usni.org/2019/10/15/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-oct-15-2019

Lincoln Strike Group and Kearsarge ARG Exercise Together Outside Persian Gulf

The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG) conduct joint operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations on May 17, 2019, in the Arabian Sea. The ABECSG and KSGARG, with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, are prepared to respond to contingencies and to defend U.S. forces and interests in the region. US Navy photo.

As tensions between the United States and Iran continue to rise and fall, a Navy carrier strike group and amphibious ready...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/20/lincoln-strike-group-and-kearsarge-arg-exercise-together-outside-persian-gulf

Report to Congress on Current U.S.-Iran Tensions

The following is the May 16, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, U.S.-Iran Tensions Escalate.

From the report

U.S.-Iran tensions have escalated in recent weeks as the Trump Administration has taken several significant steps in its campaign of applying “maximum pressure” on Iran, and Iranian leaders have announced responses. U.S. steps have included designating Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), reimposing sanctions on any country...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/17/report-to-congress-on-current-u-s-iran-tensions

Two U.S. Warships Enter Persian Gulf Without Incident

File photos of USS Gonzalez (DDG-66) (top) and USS McFaul (DDG-74)

Two U.S. guided-missile destroyers entered the Persian Gulf on Thursday without incident as the likelihood of an armed confrontation between Iran and the U.S. appears less likely, a U.S. defense official told USNI News on Thursday.

USS McFaul (DDG-74) and USS Gonzalez (DDG-66) transited the Strait of Hormuz in the late afternoon local time without challenge from Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy (IRGCN), the sectarian...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/16/two-u-s-warships-enter-persian-gulf-without-incident

Spanish Frigate Drops Out of Lincoln Strike Group Over U.S. Iran Stance

Àlvaro de Bazàn-class frigate ESPS Méndez Núñez (F 104) prepares to conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE-8) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) on May 8, 2019. US Navy Photo

A Spanish guided-missile frigate is temporarily dropping out to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group over the U.S. shift in operations toward Iran, according to statements from Spanish defense officials.

ESPS Méndez Núñez (F 104) started...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/14/spanish-frigate-drops-out-of-lincoln-strike-group-over-u-s-iran-stance

USS Arlington, Patriot Missiles to Join Lincoln Carrier Strike Group in Middle East

USS Arlington (LPD-24) transits the Mediterranean Sea on Feb. 1, 2019. US Navy Photo

The Pentagon is sending amphibious warship USS Arlington (LPD-24) and elements of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit to join the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group as a hedge against Iran, according to a Friday Pentagon statement.

“USS Arlington is a San Antonio-class ship that transports U.S. Marines, amphibious vehicles, conventional landing craft and rotary aircraft with the capability to support amphibious...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/10/uss-arlington-patriot-missiles-to-join-lincoln-carrier-strike-group-in-middle-east

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