U.S. Naval Update Map June 7 2018

Unclassified U.S. Navy positions worldwide  

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06/07/2018

The Naval Update Map shows the approximate current locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups, based on available open-source information. 

USS Iwo Jima

No classified or operationally sensitive information is included in this weekly update. CSGs and ARGs are the keys to U.S. dominance over the world's oceans. 

A CSG is centered on an aircraft carrier, which projects U.S. naval and air power and supports a Carrier Air Wing, or CVW. 

The CSG includes significant offensive strike capability. 

An ARG is centered on three amphibious warfare ships, with a Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked. 

An MEU is built around a heavily reinforced and mobile battalion of Marines.

Carrier Strike Groups

• The USS Harry S. Truman CSG is underway for a deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet AOR supporting maritime security operations and conducting theater security cooperation efforts.

• The USS Ronald Reagan CSG is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet AOR for a Summer Patrol.

• The USS Abraham Lincoln is underway in the Atlantic Ocean for a Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) assessment.

• The USS George H.W. Bush is underway in the Atlantic Ocean for routine training.

• The USS Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean for test and evaluation operations.

Amphibious Ready Groups/Marine Expeditionary Units

• The USS Iwo Jima is underway for a deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet AOR supporting maritime security operations and conducting theater security cooperation efforts.

• The USS Kearsarge is underway in the Atlantic Ocean for routine training.

• The USS Essex is underway in the Pacific Ocean for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

• The USS Boxer is underway in the Pacific Ocean for routine training.

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