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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 Feb. 28, 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.
Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:295Ships Underway
| Deployed Ships Underway | Non-deployed Ships Underway | Total Ships Underway |
| 68 | 27 | 95 |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| Fleet Forces | 3r... |
Slava-class guided-missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov departs Russian Northern Fleet base Severomorsk. Russian MoD Photo
Two Russian guided-missile cruisers from Russia’s North and Pacific fleets met off the coast of Syria as part of a 16-ship Russian Navy formation, according to satellite photos taken on Thursday.
Slava-class cruisers RTS Marshal Ustinov (055) and RFS Varyag (011) were part of a 16-ship formation in Syrian territorial waters near Russia’s sole foreign naval base in Tartus as...
https://news.usni.org/2022/02/24/russian-navy-masses-16-warships-near-syria
Slava-class guided-missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov departs Russian Northern Fleet base Severomorsk. Russian MoD Photo
Three Russian guided-missile cruisers have been arrayed across the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to counter three NATO carrier strike groups, causing concern in the Pentagon, a U.S. defense official told USNI News on Tuesday.
As of Monday, the three Slava-class cruisers were operating in and around the Aegean Sea – RTS Moskva (121) in the Black Sea, RFS Varyag (011) south of...
The four ships, the Navy deployed from the East Coast to US 6th Fleet. US Navy Photos
The Navy sortied four East Coast guided-missile destroyers as the U.S. and NATO have massed naval forces in the region, USNI News has learned.
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) USS Mitscher (DDG-57) USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) and USS Gonzalez (DDG-66) left the U.S. last month as independent deployers for U.S. 6th Fleet.
“Throughout their deployment, they will participate in a range of...
https://news.usni.org/2022/02/10/4-east-coast-destroyers-deploy-to-europe-joining-u-s-naval-build-up
File photos of USS Gonzalez (DDG-66) (top) and USS McFaul (DDG-74)
Two U.S. guided-missile destroyers entered the Persian Gulf on Thursday without incident as the likelihood of an armed confrontation between Iran and the U.S. appears less likely, a U.S. defense official told USNI News on Thursday.
USS McFaul (DDG-74) and USS Gonzalez (DDG-66) transited the Strait of Hormuz in the late afternoon local time without challenge from Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy (IRGCN), the sectarian...
https://news.usni.org/2019/05/16/two-u-s-warships-enter-persian-gulf-without-incident
The following is a May 9, 2019 video of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) transiting the Suez Canal before entering the Red Sea and U.S. 5th Fleet.
https://news.usni.org/2019/05/10/video-uss-abraham-lincoln-transits-suez-canal
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) conducts a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE-8) on April 12, 2019
Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is now in the Red Sea and moving toward the Persian Gulf, USNI News has learned.
The Lincoln Carrier Strike Group left the Mediterranean and transited the Suez Canal, officially entering U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. Central Command.
A message left with U.S. Central Command by USNI News was not immediately returned.
The move...
https://news.usni.org/2019/05/09/uss-abraham-lincoln-now-in-middle-east-heading-to-the-persian-gulf
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) illuminates its hull number on the ship’s island structure with holiday colors while moored pierside at Naval Station Norfolk. US Navy photo.
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is expected to leave Norfolk on April 1 for the start of a deployment that will end in a homeport shift to San Diego, Calif.
The carrier strike group deployment will be the second from the East Coast since the Navy implemented a dynamic force employment concept that...
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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 March 25, 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 |
| 55 | 26 | 81 |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| Fleet Forces | 3 |
https://news.usni.org/2019/03/25/usni-news-fleet-marine-tracker-march-25-2019
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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 March 18, 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 |
| 49 | 22 | 71 |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| Fleet Forces | 3 |
https://news.usni.org/2019/03/18/usni-news-fleet-marine-tracker-march-18-2019