USS Bataan (LHD-5) underway of the coast of North Carolina. USNI News Photo
The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) is now deployed after picking up Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) on Thursday, a defense official confirmed to USNI News.
Made up of amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5), amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD-21) and dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD-51), the Bataan ARG took aboard the Marines from Camp Lejeune, N.C., ahead of the expected...
Marines embark on a landing craft, utility in the well deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) on Sept. 15, 2019. US Navy Photo
ABOARD AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP USS BATAAN – The ongoing graduation exercise for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) will not only get the 4,500 sailors and Marines ready to deploy later this year but also has started a conversation at the deck plate level about how the services will fight together in the...
https://news.usni.org/2019/10/21/sailors-marines-adjusting-to-brutal-reality-of-high-end-warfare
An F-35B Lightning II assigned to the “Avengers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 sits on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) on March 7, 2018. US Navy Photo
The Marine Corps spent 2018 preparing the force for a new era of warfare, modernizing how it conducts its business in ways large and small.
Arguably the biggest headline for the service this year was the first deployment of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter on a routine Amphibious Ready...
https://news.usni.org/2018/12/25/top-stories-2018-marine-corps-operations
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 Dec. 10, 2018, 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:287Ships Underway
| Deployed Ships Underway | Non-deployed Ships Underway | Total Ships Underway |
| 50 | 24 | 74 |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| Fleet Forces | 3r... |
https://news.usni.org/2018/12/17/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-dec-17-2018
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 Dec. 10, 2018, 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:287Ships Underway
| Deployed Ships Underway | Non-deployed Ships Underway | Total Ships Underway |
| 44 | 24 | 68 |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| Fleet Forces | 3r... |
https://news.usni.org/2018/12/10/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-dec-10-2018
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 Dec. 3, 2018, 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:287Ships Underway
| Deployed Ships Underway | Non-deployed Ships Underway | Total Ships Underway |
| 52 | 19 | 71 |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| Fleet Forces | 3rd |
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Nov. 26, 2018, 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:287Ships Underway
| Deployed Ships Underway | Non-deployed Ships Underway | Total Ships Underway |
| 48 | 11 | 59 |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| Fleet Forces | 3rd Fleet | 4th Fleet |
https://news.usni.org/2018/11/26/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-nov-26-2018
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Nov. 19, 2018, 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:287Ships Underway
| Deployed Ships Underway | Non-deployed Ships Underway | Total Ships Underway |
| 57 | 31 | 88 |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| Fleet Forces | 3rd Fleet | 4th Fleet |
https://news.usni.org/2018/11/19/fleet-marine-tracker-11-19-2018
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 Nov. 13, 2018, 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:286Ships Underway
| Deployed Ships Underway | Non-deployed Ships Underway | Total Ships Underway |
| 52 | 34 | 86 |
Ships Deployed by Fleet
| Fleet Forces | 3r... |
https://news.usni.org/2018/11/13/fleet-marine-tracker-11-13-2018
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys, assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fly during the Exercise Trident Juncture 18 joint-capability demonstration near Trondheim, Norway, Oct. 30, 2018. US Marine Corps photo.
The live exercise portion of Trident Juncture 2018 wraps up today, after an early hiccup but a successful amphibious landing and training ashore in the largest NATO exercise in years.
The massive exercise – which grew to include more than 50,000 personnel, 65 ships and 250 aircraft,...