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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Jan. 21, 2021 January 21, 2021 12:38 PM • Updated: February 26, 2021 4:04 PM These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Jan. 21, 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. This post was updated to include the status of USS Essex (LHD-1) Total U.S. Navy Battle Force: 297 In Japan Sailors, assigned to the ‘Black Ravens’ of Electronic At...

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Jan. 11, 2021 January 11, 2021 10:20 AM 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 Jan. 11, 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 EA-18G Growlers, assigned to the ‘Black Ravens’ of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135, and a P-8A Poseidon, assigned to the ‘Fighting Tigers’ ...

AFRICOM airstrike in Somalia claims 5 lives By AT editor - 8 January 2021 at 10:51 pm Five al-Shabaab members have died in an airstrike in Somalia, according to the United States Africa Command. The U.S. strike targeted al-Shabaab leaders near Saaxa Weyne, AFRICOM said. No civilians were injured or killed during the operation. “This strike targeted known al-Shabaab leaders who facilitated finance, weapons, fighters, and explosives. One is suspected of being involved in a previous attack against U.S. and Somali forces,” said U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, the Joint Task Force...

US Conducts 2 New Year's Day Airstrikes on Somalia as Troop Withdrawal Continues Islamic militant group al-Shabaab was a target of the New Year's Day strikes on Somalia. (AP Photo) 2 Jan 2021 The U.S. conducted the first airstrikes of the New Year in Somalia as a sign of continuing support for the Mogadishu government against al-Shabaab insurgents as U.S. troops continue to pull out of the country, officials with U.S. Africom Command said. The two New Year's Day airstrikes hit al-Shabaab compounds, destroying two according to the initial assessment. No civilians were killed or injured, offici...

12 F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets conduct maritime operations off the coast of Somalia under Joint Task Force – Quartz in support of Operation Octave Quartz. The mission of OOQ is to reposition U.S. DOD personnel from Somalia to other locations in East Africa. The F/A-18E and F/A-18F are designed to meet current Navy fighter escort and interdiction mission requirements, to maintain F/A-18 fleet air defense and close air support roles, as well as an increasing range of missions, including Forward Air Controller (Airborne) and Aerial Tanking, as they have proven capability to replac...