USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Jan. 4, 2021

  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. 4, 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.Continue reading “USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Jan. 4, 2021”

Pentagon: Carrier USS Nimitz Will Stay in Middle East After Threats from Iran By: Sam LaGrone January 3, 2021 8:57 PM

  USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) sail in formation during a scheduled transit of the Strait of Hormuz on Nov. 9, 2020. US Navy Photo Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and its strike group will remain in the Middle East in the wake of threats from officials in the Iranian governmentContinue reading “Pentagon: Carrier USS Nimitz Will Stay in Middle East After Threats from Iran By: Sam LaGrone January 3, 2021 8:57 PM”

US to move aircraft carrier Nimitz out of Mideast amid Iran tension

  The decision emerged one day after the U.S. flew B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf in a show of force that was intended to caution Iran against carrying out attacks against U.S. forces or interests. from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/2X1mKUh via IFTTT

USS Normandy (CG-60) is a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser in the service of the United States Navy.

   Armed with naval guns and anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine missiles, plus other weapons, she is equipped for surface-to-air, surface-to-surface, and anti-submarine warfare. The cruiser was the first US warship since 1945 to go to war on her maiden cruise, and in 1998 was awarded the title “Most Tomahawks shot by a U.S. Navy Cruiser”.Continue reading “USS Normandy (CG-60) is a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser in the service of the United States Navy.”