Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is back in the Red Sea and has been deployed for more than 200 days, according to USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker data.
Ike transited the Suez Canal late last month, moving into the Mediterranean Sea after operating in the Red Sea for almost four months, USNI News previously reported
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
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 | Deployed | Underway |
| 297 (USS 238, USNS 59) | 100 (USS 67, USNS 33) | 67 (39 Deployed, 28 Local) |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| 2nd Fleet | 3rd 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 | Deployed | Underway |
| 297 (USS 238, USNS 59) | 100 (USS 67, USNS 33) | 67 (39 Deployed, 28 Local) |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| 2nd Fleet | 3rd 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...
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Aug. 21, 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. 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 | Deployed | Underway |
| 297 (USS 238, USNS 59) | 100 (USS 67, USNS 33) | 77 (48 Deployed, 29 Local) |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| 2nd Fleet | 3rd 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
No Pentagon Plans to Send Assets to Black Sea Over Collapsed Grain Deal
Ukrainian port facility on the Danube River after an attack on July 24, 2023. Ukrainian MoD Photo
The U.S. does not plan to send any assets to the Black Sea amidst tensions over the Russian withdrawal from the U.N.-Turkey brokered grain deal, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
The Biden administration announced the latest presidential drawdown authority for Ukraine military assistance, which included additional munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) and the Patriot air...
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: July 24, 2023
USNI News Photo
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
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: July 17, 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 17, 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) | 102 (USS 68, USNS 34) | 86 (50 Deployed, 36 Local) |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| 2nd Fleet | 3rd Fleet | 4... |
https://news.usni.org/2023/07/17/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-july-17-2023