USS Makin Island, Marine F-35s Now in Persian Gulf
February 10, 2021 4:11 PM
USS Makin Island (LHD-8) and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) transit the Strait of Hormuz, Feb. 8, 2021. US Navy Photo
Amphibious warship USS
Makin Island (LHD-8) , its Amphibious Ready Group and elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit transited the Strait of Hormuz and is now in the Persian Gulf, according to U.S. 5th Fleet.
Makin Island transited into the Persian Gulf on late Monday, following the Feb. 5 transit of USS
Somerset (LPD-25), Navy officials confirmed to USNI News on Tuesday. The third ship in the ARG, USS
China Warns Biden Not to Flex Muscles After Dual Aircraft Carrier Drill
On 2/9/21 at 12:46 PM EST
China has delivered a warning to the new U.S. administration not to meddle in the sensitive South China Sea region, where President Joe Biden has ordered some of his first naval moves since assuming the commander-in-chief title just weeks ago.
The U.S. Navy s Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group joined the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group on Tuesday for rare dual aircraft carrier exercises involving the massive Nimitz-class warships alongside accompanying vessels and aircraft.
It was the first time two aircraft carriers trained together in the South China Sea since July, and the first time the two groups involved joined forces since June, when they conducted joint operations in the Philippine Sea.
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Feb. 8, 2021 February 8, 2021 11:43 AM • Updated:
February 26, 2021 4:01 PM
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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. 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
Cmdr. Wilbur Hines , Naval Beach Unit 7 executive officer, from New York City, assigned to Naval Beach Unit 7, receives a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Keating Beach, from Frederick, Md., on Feb. 4, 2021. US Navy Photo
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Navy to Field Early ‘Project Overmatch’ Battle Network on Theodore Roosevelt CSG in 2023
February 10, 2021 9:24 AM
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) transits the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 18, 2020. US Navy Photo
This post has been updated to clarify remarks made by Rear Adm. Doug Small.
The Navy envisions a future fleet with manned and unmanned ships, submarines and aircraft operating in a dispersed manner and collecting a ton of data to fill in a common operating picture – which operational commanders could then use to, if ever needed, have the best sensor platform send targeting data to the best shooter to attack an enemy. That entire vision, though, would require a robust network that could withstand an enemy cyberattack; that could have enough bandwidth to manage video, voice, and targeting data coming and going; and could present a