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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 7, 2019

8 April 2019

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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 April 7, 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 Underway	Non-deployed Ships Underway	Total Ships Underway
53	24	77

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces

3^rd Fleet

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/08/usni-news-fleet-marine-tracker-april-7-2019

Carrier Eisenhower Returns to Norfolk After Completing Sea Trials

3 April 2019

Sailors scrub the flight deck after a countermeasure wash down aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) during an underway in the Atlantic Ocean on March 30, 2019. US Navy Photo

Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., after its first underway since 2017.

“The ship conducted the sea trials off the Virginia coast alongside engineers and shipyard employees from Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), running through a checklist of...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/03/carrier-eisenhower-returns-norfolk-completing-sea-trials

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 1, 2019

1 April 2019

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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 April 1, 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 Underway	Non-deployed Ships Underway	Total Ships Underway
45	23	68

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces

3^rd

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/01/usni-news-fleet-marine-tracker-april-1-2019

Carrier Eisenhower Back to Sea After Planned 6-Month Repair Period Tripled in Length

29 March 2019

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on March 28, 2019. US Navy Photo

Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) left Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Thursday for a brief shakedown cruise after completing a maintenance period that lasted a year longer than expected.

“Ike is currently conducting sea trials off the coast of Virginia alongside engineers and shipyard employees from Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), running through a checklist of evolutions,...

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/29/carrier-eisenhower-back-sea-planned-6-month-repair-period-tripled-length

Navy Eyes New Ship Repair Contracting to Boost On-Time Delivery; Public Yards’ Performance Improving

15 February 2019

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (IMF) personnel bring the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) into Drydock 6 at PSNS in Bremerton, Wash. PSNS and IMF personnel will work side by side with ship’s force teams to get the ship back in fighting condition and back to the Fleet. US Navy photo.

SAN DIEGO – Just 30 percent of the Navy’s destroyers come out of maintenance availabilities on time, the head of Naval Sea Systems Command said, and the service will be...

https://news.usni.org/2019/02/15/navy-eyes-new-ship-repair-contracting-boost-time-delivery-public-yards-performance-improving

Carrier Eisenhower Leaves Repair Yard to Finish Maintenance at Naval Station Norfolk

15 November 2018

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transits the Elizabeth River during the ship’s transit to Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va. Dwight D. Eisenhower is preparing for a planned incremental availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard during the maintenance phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. US Navy photo.

Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) has departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard and is returning to Naval Station Norfolk to complete the remaining months of...

https://news.usni.org/2018/11/15/carrier-uss-eisenhower-to-finish-remainder-of-maintenance-availability-at-naval-station-norfolk

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Deployments at 25 Year Low as Navy Struggles to Reset Force

26 September 2018

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) transits the Pacific Ocean while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations on Aug. 4, 2018. US Navy Photo

This post has been updated to include a statement from the Navy as well as an explanation of how USNI News tabulated its data.

THE PENTAGON – Aircraft carriers – the most visible tools of U.S. military power – are spending more time in maintenance and at home even as the Pentagon has declared it’s entered a new era of competition with China and Russia.

According...

https://news.usni.org/2018/09/26/aircraft-carrier-deployments-25-year-low

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Repair Period Triples in Length; Carrier Will be in Yard Until 2019

24 September 2018

Capt. Kyle P. Higgins, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), addresses the crew during an Aug. 18, 2018, all-hands call on the flight deck. Dwight D. Eisenhower is undergoing a planned incremental availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard during the maintenance phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. US Navy photo.

Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) will remain tied up in maintenance at Norfolk Naval Shipyard until early 2019, resulting in...

https://news.usni.org/2018/09/24/eisenhower-carrier-maintenance-will-last-2019-tripling-length-expected-6-month-availability

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