ESPS Méndez Núñez (F 104)

Navy Ends Search for Sailor Missing from USS Abraham Lincoln

An MH-60S Knight Hawk helicopter assigned to the Nightdippers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). US Navy Photo

The search has ended for a sailor who is believed to have gone overboard from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) on Wednesday morning, U.S. 5th Fleet announced.

Guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55), Patrol Squadron (VP) 10, Patrol Squadron (VP) 40 and Spanish Álvaro de Bazán-class...

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Search Underway for Sailor Missing from USS Abraham Lincoln

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) steams with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) after a replenishment-at-sea on May 8, 2019. US Navy Photo

U.S. and international warships are searching for a sailor missing from the Lincoln Carrier Strike Group in the Arabian Sea, U.S. 5th Fleet announced on Thursday.

The sailor was reported missing after a Wednesday man overboard incident on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) while the carrier was operating in the region.

In addition to

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/18/search-underway-for-sailor-missing-from-uss-abraham-lincoln

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

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 13, 2019

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of May 13, 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:289Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
503282

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3rd Fleet4th Fleet

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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 6, 2019

USNI News

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of May 5, 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:289Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
582684

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3rd Fleet4t...

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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 29, 2019

USNI News Graphic

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of April 29, 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:289Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
482169

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3

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VIDEO: U.S. Navy Sails ‘200,000 Tons of Diplomacy’ in the Mediterranean Sea

TUSS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) steams alongside the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN72), background, in the Mediterranean Sea on April 24, 2019. US Navy Photo

The U.S. Navy sent a not-so-subtle message to adversaries in the form of a dual-carrier, multi-national operation this week in the Mediterranean Sea.

Carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and a collection their escorts, airwings and warships from Spain, the U.K. and France came together for several...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/24/video-u-s-navy-sails-200000-tons-of-diplomacy-in-the-mediterranean-sea

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 22, 2019

USNI News Graphic

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of April 22, 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:289Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
442165

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/22/2019-04-22-usni-news-fleet-marine-tracker-april-22-2019

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