USS George Washington (CVN-73)
Navy Issues HII $78M Contract Mod That Includes Quality of Life Facility at Newport News
The Navy issued HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding a $ 78 million contract modification for quality-of-life improvements that includes building a facility for sailors who are working on aircraft carriers undergoing their mid-life refueling overhaul, according to Naval Sea Systems Command.
The funds are for a “Carrier Refueling Overhaul Workcenter” that...
Overhaul Delays for USS George Washington, USS John C. Stennis Partially Due to Unknown Steam Turbine Damage
Extensive delays to the mid-life refueling and complex overhauls of two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers were due to damage to the steam turbines that power the ship, USNI News has learned.
According to Naval Sea Systems Command, “significant damage” to the generators aboard both USS George Washington (CVN-73) and USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) added...
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: July 1, 2024
- 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 July 1, 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 Force | Deployed | Underway |
| 296 (USS 235, USNS 61) | 106 (USS 73, USNS 33) | 62 (45 Deployed, 17 Local) |
In JapanThe official party salute as the...
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: June 24, 2024
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 24, 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 Force | Deployed | Underway |
| 296 (USS 235, USNS 61) | 108 (USS 75, USNS 33) | 75 (53 Deployed, 22 Local) |
In JapanTask Force 76 Commander’s Conference...
https://news.usni.org/2024/06/24/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-june-24-2024
Carrier USS John C. Stennis Overhaul Delayed, Work Will Take More than 5 Years to Complete
This post has been updated with additional information from Naval Sea Systems Command.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The midlife overhaul and refueling for aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) will now take about five and a half years to complete – an extension of almost 14 months, according to Navy Fiscal Year 2025 budget documents.
Stennis began the...
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 20, 2024
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 20, 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 Force | Deployed | Underway |
| 296 (USS 235, USNS 61) | 99 (USS 67, USNS 32) | 72 (46 Deployed, 26 Local) |
In JapanAn F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to...
https://news.usni.org/2024/05/20/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-may-20-2024
Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Leaves Japan for the Last Time
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group left Yokosuka, Japan, on Thursday to carry out its last Indo-Pacific patrol as the Forward Deployed Naval Force–Japan (FDNF-J) aircraft carrier before returning to the United States...
https://news.usni.org/2024/05/16/carrier-uss-ronald-reagan-leaves-japan-for-the-last-time
USS George Washington to Depart for Japan via South America
Carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) is set to depart Naval Station Norfolk, Va., this week for its new homeport in Japan, the Navy announced on Wednesday.
George Washington is scheduled to leave Norfolk on Thursday to sail down the coast of the U.S., through the Caribbean Sea and enter the Pacific by rounding Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America.
The carrier will be part of U.S. 4th Fleet’s Southern...
https://news.usni.org/2024/04/24/uss-george-washington-to-depart-for-japan-via-south-america
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: July 24, 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 July 24, 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 | Deployed | Underway |
| 299 (USS 240, USNS 59) | 101 (USS 68, USNS 33) | 85 (52 Deployed, 33 Local) |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| 2nd Fleet | 3rd Fleet | 4... |
https://news.usni.org/2023/07/24/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-july-24-2023