USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Aug. 28, 2023

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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 Aug. 28, 2023, 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.

Ships Underway

Total Battle Force DeployedUnderway
297
(USS 238, USNS 59)
100
(USS 67, USNS 33)
67
(39 Deployed, 28 Local)

Ships Deployed by Fleet

2nd Fleet3rd Fleet

https://news.usni.org/2023/08/28/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-aug-28-2023

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Aug. 28, 2023

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 Aug. 28, 2023, 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.

Ships Underway

Total Battle Force DeployedUnderway
297
(USS 238, USNS 59)
100
(USS 67, USNS 33)
67
(39 Deployed, 28 Local)

Ships Deployed by Fleet

2nd Fleet3rd Fleet

https://news.usni.org/2023/08/28/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-aug-28-2023

DoD Officials Refute Claims Iranian Military Forced Marine, Navy Helicopters to Divert Course

USS Bataan (LHD-5) transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 17, 2023. Fars News Image

THE PENTAGON – U.S. officials pushed back against claims that the Iranian military forced a Navy and Marine helicopter to make an emergency landing during a recent transit of the Strait of Hormuz last week.

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters Monday she had not seen footage of Iranian assets allegedly forcing the helicopter to land, but she said all reports of a U.S. asset being...

https://news.usni.org/2023/08/21/dod-officials-refute-claims-iranian-military-forced-marine-navy-helicopters-to-divert-course

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Aug. 21, 2023

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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 Aug. 21, 2023, 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.

Ships Underway

Total Battle Force DeployedUnderway
297
(USS 238, USNS 59)
100
(USS 67, USNS 33)
77
(48 Deployed, 29 Local)

Ships Deployed by Fleet

2nd Fleet3rd Fleet

USS Bataan, USS Carter Hall and 26th MEU Now in the Persian Gulf

Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft operate alongside amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) and guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) in the Gulf of Oman, Aug. 17, 2023. US Navy Photo

Amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) and landing dock ship USS Carter Hall (LSD-50), sailing on orders to the Persian Gulf region, crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, USNI has learned.

Both ships, part of the three-ship, 4,000-member Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, left...

https://news.usni.org/2023/08/18/uss-bataan-uss-carter-hall-and-26th-meu-now-in-the-persian-gulf

USS Bataan, USS Carter Hall in Mediterranean on Way to Middle East

An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 162 (reinforced), departs the flight deck aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) on July 24, 2023. US Navy Photo

USS Bataan (LHD-5) and USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) are in the Mediterranean Sea, having crossed through the Strait of Gibraltar Wednesday.

Bataan, along with Carter Hall and elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is being dispatched to U.S. Central Command as part of the U.S. response to...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/27/uss-bataan-uss-carter-hall-in-mediterranean-on-way-to-middle-east

U.S. Sending Marines, More Warships to Middle East Over Iranian Threats

USS Bataan (LHD-5) and Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) form a strait transit formation behind the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (C2X), Atlantic Ocean, May 21, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo

The U.S. is sending two amphibious warships and thousands of Marines to the Middle East to bolster regional security after Iranian forces threatened commerce in and out of the Persian Gulf, the...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/20/u-s-sending-marines-more-warships-to-middle-east-over-iranian-threats

Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit Leave on Deployment

USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) pulls away from the pier as they set to depart Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek/Fort Story for a scheduled deployment, July 10, 2023. US Navy Photo

Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked aboard the three-ship Bataan Amphibious Ready Group Monday, according to U.S. 2nd Fleet.

USS Bataan (LHD-5) and USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) departed from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., while USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) left from Joint Expeditionary Base Little...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/10/bataan-amphibious-ready-group-26-marine-expeditionary-unit-leave-on-deployment

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 1, 2023

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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 1, 2023, 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.

Ships Underway

Total Battle Force DeployedUnderway
296
(USS 238, USNS 58)
99
(USS 67, USNS 32)
 60
(38 Deployed, 22 Local)

In Japan

A F/A-18F Super Hornet from the...

https://news.usni.org/2023/05/01/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-may-1-2023

USNI News VIDEO: Marine Exercise in N.C. Mirrors Parts of Sudan Embassy Evacuation

Marines and role players during a non-combatant evacuation exercise on April 24, 2023, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. USNI News Photo

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – For five days, a U.S. consulate in the tiny country of Obsidian had been surrounded by protestors who were upset with the American presence in their coastal nation. Fomented by an armed opposition group, the situation for the State Department staff, Marine guards and Americans in the region had become increasingly unstable.

First, additional Marines...

https://news.usni.org/2023/04/26/usni-news-video-marine-exercise-in-n-c-mirrors-parts-of-sudan-embassy-evacuation