USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: March 8, 2021
March 8, 2021 11:32 AM
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 8, 2021, 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:
297
In Japan
Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Armando Delmarluna, left, performs maintenance on a forklift aboard the U. S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). US Navy photo.
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Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is in port in Yokosuka, Japan.
IKE Strike Group operates with Morocco in Lightning Shake exercise IKE Strike Group operates with Morocco in Lightning Shake exercise Friday, 05 March 2021 13:54
According to information published by US Navy on March 3, 2021, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) is participating in Lightning Handshake, a bi-lateral maritime exercise between the U.S. and the Royal Moroccan Navy (RMN) and Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) during the first week of March.
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The exercise enhances interoperability between the U.S. and Moroccan Navies across multiple warfare areas, many of which include: surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, air and strike warfare, combined logistics support, maritime interdiction operations.
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The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) and the Royal Moroccan Navy frigate Tarik Ben Ziyad - US Africa Command, MC3 Cameron
The exercise enhances interoperability between the US and Moroccan Navies across multiple warfare areas, many of which include: surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, air and strike warfare, combined logistics support, maritime interdiction operations.
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) is participating in Lightning Handshake, a bi-lateral maritime exercise between the US and the Royal Moroccan Navy and Royal Moroccan Air Force during the first week of March.