FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91)

Eisenhower Strike Group Entering the Middle East After Suez Canal Transit

Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group transits the Strait of Gibraltar behind the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG-57) on March 8, 2021. US Navy Photo

The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is headed to the Middle East via a Suez Canal transit after operating in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, USNI News confirmed on Friday.

According to ship spotters, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) had approached the Port Said entrance to the canal on Friday morning local time. A...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/02/eisenhower-strike-group-entering-the-middle-east-after-suez-canal-transit

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Launching Anti-ISIS Missions from Mediterranean, French Carrier Takes Helm of CTF 50

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) sails behind the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), March 3, 2021. US Navy photo.

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is launching air missions as part of the international coalition’s anti-ISIS effort, the Navy announced on Wednesday.

The service in a news release said Carrier Air Wing 3, which is operating from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in the Mediterranean Sea, launched...

https://news.usni.org/2021/03/31/uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-launching-anti-isis-missions-from-mediterranean-french-carrier-takes-helm-of-ctf-50

French Carrier Strike Group Begins 2021 Deployment

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle sets on Feb. 21 2021. French Navy Photo

The French Navy’s (Marine Nationale) carrier strike group set sail on Sunday for a four-month operational deployment called Clemenceau 21.

Aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) and its escorts will operate in the Eastern Mediterranean for several months before sailing to the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf and then returning home to France in June. A focus of the Clemenceau 21 mission will be the fight...

https://news.usni.org/2021/02/23/french-carrier-strike-group-begins-2021-deployment

NATO Anti-Sub Exercise Dynamic Manta 2021 Will Include French Carrier Strike Group, U.S. Attack Boat

FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) deploying on Jan. 21, 2020 from Touloun, France. French Navy Photo

NATO kicked off its annual Dynamic Manta anti-submarine warfare exercise today in the Mediterranean, with this year’s iteration including an American nuclear-powered attack sub and the French carrier strike group as it passes by the exercise’s operating area off Sicily.

The exercise, which runs through March 5, includes submarines, surface ships and aircraft from eight nations: Belgium, France, Germany,...

https://news.usni.org/2021/02/22/nato-anti-sub-exercise-dynamic-manta-2021-will-include-french-carrier-strike-group-u-s-attack-boat

Top Stories 2020: COVID-19 Pandemic

Sailors prepare to man the rails as the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), returns to Yokosuka, Japan following a six-month underway period. US Navy Photo

This post is part of a series of stories looking back at the top naval news from 2020.

The coronavirus pandemic affected almost everything the Navy did in 2020, from the way the service deploys forces, to the way its contractors built ships and weapons, to the way sailors and officers were educated and...

https://news.usni.org/2020/12/28/top-stories-2020-covid-19-pandemic

Panel: France Could be ‘Bridge Partner’ Between U.S., Europe to Counter China, Russia

FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) deploying on Jan. 21, 2020 from Touloun, France. French Navy Photo

With a new American administration coming in January and the United Kingdom departing the European Union, France could be America’s new “bridge partner” to the continent in countering high-end military challenges from Moscow and Beijing and meeting reinvigorated terrorist threats, top security experts said Thursday.

Despite divergent views “on strategic autonomy,” retired Adm. James Foggo, the former...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/12/panel-france-could-be-bridge-partner-between-u-s-europe-to-counter-china-russia

Two U.S. Sailors on French Carrier Charles de Gaulle Test Positive for COVID-19

Aircraft disinfection is performed by technicians and French Navy firefighters.The disinfection process for surface vessels will carried out by joint military and industrial teams once the crews disembark. French Navy/Marine Nationale Twitter page.

Two U.S. sailors assigned to French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) have tested positive for COVID-19, after an outbreak of the virus forced the nuclear-powered carrier to return to France from its deployment to the North Atlantic and...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/15/two-u-s-sailors-on-french-carrier-charles-de-gaulle-test-positive-for-covid-19

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: June 10, 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 June 10, 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
652489

Ships Deployed by Fleet

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https://news.usni.org/2019/06/10/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-june-10-2019

Navy Busy in INDO-PACOM with Multinational Exercises, Freedom of Navigation Operations

The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) steams alongside the French FREMM-class frigate FS Provence during a photo opportunity while conducting a bilateral anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Indian Ocean on May 13, 2019. Photo courtesy of the French Navy.

Several multinational exercises focused on interoperability have taken place in the Indo-Pacific region recently, including two involving French Navy aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) on its first deployment...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/20/navy-busy-in-indo-pacom-with-multinational-exercises-freedom-of-navigation-operations

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