USS Boxer (LHD-4)

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Aug. 5, 2024

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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. 5, 2024, 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 ForceDeployedUnderway
297
(USS 237, USNS 60)		101
(USS 70, USNS 31)		79
(47 Deployed, 35 Local)

In the Philippine Sea

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https://news.usni.org/2024/08/05/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-aug-5-2024

USS Boxer Repairs Complete, Marines Preparing to Return on Deployment

USS Boxer (LHD-4) departing Naval Station San Diego, Calif., on July 3, 2024. San Diego Web Cam Image

Rudder repairs to USS Boxer (LHD-4) are complete and the crew has left to test the fixes at sea, Navy officials have told USNI News. Meanwhile, the Marines are preparing to return to sea to continue a deployment that was interrupted by the damaged ship.
In a statement earlier this week provided to USNI News, Naval Surface Force said that the pier-side tests have been completed and Boxer was...

https://news.usni.org/2024/07/05/uss-boxer-repairs-complete-marines-preparing-to-return-on-deployment

GAO Tells Senate Panel U.S. Shipyards Are Major Readiness Concern

USS James E. Williams (DDG-95) during a maintenance availability at General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk on April 11, 2024. USNI News Photo

Even with space available in shipyards, fewer than 40 percent of Navy ships completed availability repairs on time, the Government Accountability Office’s director of defense capabilities and management told the Senate Armed Services readiness subcommittee last week.

Diana Maurer told the Senate panel Wednesday her office put shipyard conditions second only to...

https://news.usni.org/2024/05/07/gao-tells-senate-panel-u-s-shipyards-are-major-readiness-concern

Marines, Navy Crafting Long-Term Fixes for Amphibious Warship Shortages

The sun rises over the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, April 12, 2024. US Marine Corps

WASHINGTON, D.C. – While the long-term future for the amphibious fleet is secured with a Navy commitment to 31 amphibious warships in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget, the short-term problem of getting Marines to sea is less settled.
Maintenance issues with the Navy’s aging Wasp-class big-deck amphibious warships and Whidbey Island-class dock landing ships have abbreviated Marine...

Marines, Navy Crafting Long-Term Fixes for Amphibious Warship Shortages

The sun rises over the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, April 12, 2024. US Marine Corps

WASHINGTON, D.C. – While the long-term future for the amphibious fleet is secured with a Navy commitment to 31 amphibious warships in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget, the short-term problem of getting Marines to sea is less settled.
Maintenance issues with the Navy’s aging Wasp-class big-deck amphibious warships and Whidbey Island-class dock landing ships have abbreviated Marine...

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 26, 2022

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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 Sept. 26, 2022, 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
300*
(USS 242, USNS 58)
*as of Sept. 21, 2022 per NVR		105
(USS 69, USNS 36)		 82
(60 Deployed, 22 Local)

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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 19, 2022

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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 Sept. 19, 2022, 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
299*
(USS 241, USNS 58)
*as of Sept. 14, 2022		106
(USS 70, USNS 36)		 71
(49 Deployed, 22 Local)

Ships Deployed by...

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 12, 2022

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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 Sept. 12, 2022, 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
299
(USS 241, USNS 58)		107
(USS 71, USNS 36)		 66
(44 Deployed, 22 Local)

Ships Deployed by Fleet

2nd Fleet3rd...

https://news.usni.org/2022/09/12/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-sept-12-2022

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Sept. 8, 2022

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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 Sept. 8, 2022, 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
299
(USS 241, USNS 58)		111
(USS 75, USNS 36)		 68
(47 Deployed, 21 Local)

Ships Deployed by Fleet

2nd Fleet3rd...

https://news.usni.org/2022/09/08/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-sept-8-2022

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Aug. 29, 2022

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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. 29, 2022, 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
299
(USS 241, USNS 58)		115
(USS 78, USNS 37)		 72
(52 Deployed, 13Local)

Ships Deployed by Fleet

2nd Fleet3rd Fleet4...

https://news.usni.org/2022/08/29/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-aug-29-2022

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