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...
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)
Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Back in Red Sea, Passes 200-Day Deployment Mark
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
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...
Top Stories 2022: U.S. Navy Operations
Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG-111) salute the ensign during the National Anthem while two EA-18G Growlers, assigned to the ‘Wizards’ of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, conduct a fly-by during a ceremony held in reverence of the Battle of Midway on June 4, 2022. US Navy Photo
This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2022.
This year saw the U.S. Navy trying to balance its focus on presence in the Indo-Pacific...
https://news.usni.org/2022/12/21/top-stories-2022-u-s-navy-operations
Carrier USS Harry S. Truman Returns From 9-Month Mediterranean Deployment
A sailor assigned to the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) greets family after returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., U.S. 6th Fleet. US Navy Photo
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) pulled into port in Norfolk, Va., after more than nine months operating in the Mediterranean Sea – the longest a U.S. aircraft carrier has operated continuously in U.S. European Command in more than 20 years.
From December to mid-August, Truman, Carrier Air Wing 1 and its escorts were the most visible U.S. deterrent aimed at...
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 | Deployed | Underway |
| 299 (USS 241, USNS 58) | 107 (USS 71, USNS 36) | 66 (44 Deployed, 22 Local) |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| 2nd Fleet | 3rd... |
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 | Deployed | Underway |
| 299 (USS 241, USNS 58) | 111 (USS 75, USNS 36) | 68 (47 Deployed, 21 Local) |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| 2nd Fleet | 3rd... |
https://news.usni.org/2022/09/08/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-sept-8-2022
Truman Carrier Strike Group Air Wing, Escorts Return
Families welcome home Sailors attached to the “Red Rippers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 on Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., during the squadron’s homecoming, Sept.5. US Navy Photo
Members of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group are returning home after an extended deployment to the Mediterranean Sea, with Carrier Air Wing 1, which was embarked on USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) landing at their home fields on Monday.
USS San Jacinto (CG-56) is expected arrive in Norfolk, Va., tomorrow,...
https://news.usni.org/2022/09/07/truman-carrier-strike-group-air-wing-escorts-return
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 | Deployed | Underway |
| 299 (USS 241, USNS 58) | 115 (USS 78, USNS 37) | 72 (52 Deployed, 13Local) |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| 2nd Fleet | 3rd Fleet | 4... |
https://news.usni.org/2022/08/29/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-aug-29-2022
HII Argues for Aircraft Carrier Block Buy as New Enterprise Takes Shape
A keel section of the future aircraft carrier Enterprise CVN-80 on Aug 26, 2022. USNI News Photo
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Fatima Medina-Galeno might be one of the few naval shipbuilders in the United States who needs a solid Wi-Fi signal to get her job done. In addition to her steel-toed boots and her hardhat, Medina-Galeno lugs a rugged, dust-covered laptop on the job.
At the start of each shift, she downloads the work package for the day – a three-dimensional model of the pipe sections she’s...