USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)

Pence: No Early Retirement for USS Harry S. Truman

Vice President Mike Pence aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on April 30, 2019. White House Photo

The White House budget proposal to skip a scheduled refueling of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) appears to have lost support in the Trump Administration, according to Vice President Mike Pence.

While touring Truman Tuesday, Pence addressed the crew in the ship’s hangar bay and quickly stated the plan to retire the carrier two decades early was now quashed, according to several media...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/30/pence-no-early-retirement-for-uss-harry-s-truman

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 29, 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 29, 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 UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
482169

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/29/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-april-29-2019

VIDEO: U.S. Navy Sails ‘200,000 Tons of Diplomacy’ in the Mediterranean Sea

TUSS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) steams alongside the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN72), background, in the Mediterranean Sea on April 24, 2019. US Navy Photo

The U.S. Navy sent a not-so-subtle message to adversaries in the form of a dual-carrier, multi-national operation this week in the Mediterranean Sea.

Carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and a collection their escorts, airwings and warships from Spain, the U.K. and France came together for several...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/24/video-u-s-navy-sails-200000-tons-of-diplomacy-in-the-mediterranean-sea

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 22, 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 22, 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 UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
442165

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/22/2019-04-22-usni-news-fleet-marine-tracker-april-22-2019

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 15, 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 15, 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 UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
472168

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/15/usni-news-fleet-marine-tracker-april-15-2019

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 7, 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 UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
532477

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3rd Fleet

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

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 1, 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 UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
452368

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3rd

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

After Hearings, Lawmakers Call Truman Carrier Retirement Plan ‘Ridiculous’

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transits the Atlantic Ocean on Dec. 12, 2018. US Navy photo.

CAPITOL HILL – Lawmakers told industry representatives today that, if it wasn’t already clear from their hearings with Pentagon and Navy leadership this week, they had no intention of letting the Defense Department shed an aircraft carrier instead of refuel it.

“I think that’s’ a ridiculous idea,” Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), a retired Navy commander and current representative...

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/28/after-navy-hearings-lawmakers-still-call-truman-carrier-retirement-plan-ridiculous

HASC Leaders Unconvinced by Pentagon’s Plan to Cut Aircraft Carrier

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on Sept 22, 2018. US Navy Photo

The Defense Department’s first crack at convincing the House Armed Services Committee to retire an aircraft carrier early to support the development of future weapons systems and unmanned platforms was not well received.

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford reiterated their pitch for not refueling USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) today – it will fund the...

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/26/hasc-leaders-remain-unconvinced-of-pentagons-need-to-plan-for-carrier-retirement-in-2020-budget

USNI News Fleet and 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 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 UnderwayNon-deployed Ships UnderwayTotal Ships Underway
552681

Ships Deployed by Fleet

Fleet Forces3

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/25/usni-news-fleet-marine-tracker-march-25-2019

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