Top Stories 2021: COVID-19 Pandemic

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Omar Bowen, left, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit Bahrain, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Lt. j.g. Kory Hill, anti-terrorism officer aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD-22), in Manama, Bahrain on Feb. 26, 2021. US Navy Photo

The COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect the Navy’s functioning, even as vaccines were rolled out to the fleet. The past year brought ebbs and flows in terms of the number of cases with peaks...

https://news.usni.org/2021/12/28/top-stories-2021-covid-19-pandemic

USS Theodore Roosevelt Heading to Bremerton After Back-to-Back Deployments

Two F/A-18 Super Hornets, assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11, launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) on April 29, 2021. US Navy Photo

Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is changing homeports from San Diego, Calif., to Bremerton, Wash., for an overdue dry-dock maintenance period after back-to-back deployments to the Western Pacific, U.S. Pacific Fleet announced on Tuesday.

The approximately 3,000 sailors and their families will relocate...

https://news.usni.org/2021/06/30/uss-theodore-roosevelt-heading-to-bremerton-after-back-to-back-deployments

Destroyer Makes Sixth Taiwan Strait Transit During Biden Administration

USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit June 22, 2021. US Navy Photo

A U.S. guided-missile destroyer transited the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the sixth transit since the start of the Biden administration, U.S. 7th Fleet announced today.

Guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) sailed “through international waters in accordance with international law,” reads the statement.
“The ship’s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a...

https://news.usni.org/2021/06/22/destroyer-makes-sixth-taiwan-strait-transit-during-biden-administration

Arriving Home, USS Theodore Roosevelt Wraps Up 2nd Deployment in 16 Months

Sailors man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) as the ship passes by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-70) while returning to Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., on May 25, 2021. US Navy Photo

Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt(CVN-71) pulled into its berth at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., on Tuesday morning, completing its second overseas deployment in 16 months.

The carrier, flagship for the Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, had...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/25/arriving-home-uss-theodore-roosevelt-wraps-up-2nd-deployment-in-16-months

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 24, 2021

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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 May 24, 2021, 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:296Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
552782

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3rd...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/24/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-may-24-2021

Destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur Transits Taiwan Strait, China Protests

Intelligence Specialist Chief Michael Tolbert, from Moss Point, Miss., stands watch on the bridge while the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) on May 18, 2021. US Navy Photo

Guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) transited the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday drawing protests from Chinese military officials.

The transit occurred, “in accordance with international law,” according to a statement from U.S. 7th Fleet.

“The ship’s transit through the Taiwan...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/19/destroyer-uss-curtis-wilbur-transits-taiwan-strait-china-protests

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 17, 2021

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 May 17, 2021, 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:296Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
603696

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3rd...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/17/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-may-17-2021

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 10, 2021

USNI News Graphic

Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:296Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
571976

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3rd Fleet4th Fleet5th Fleet6th Fleet7th FleetTotal
08218205199

In Japan

Retail Services Specialist 3rd Class Fangfang Wen, originally from China, left, and Retail Services Specialist 3rd Class Chloe Nichole Luz Rodriguez, originally from the Philippines, right, recite the Oath of Allegiance...

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 3, 2021

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 3, 2021, 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:296Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
531871

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3rd Fleet4th Fleet5...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/03/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-may-3-2021

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 26, 2021

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 26, 2021, 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:296Ships Underway

Deployed Ships UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
542983

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/26/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-april-26-2021

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