The Navy’s 11 aircraft carriers whereabout
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: January 5, 2026
In the Caribbean Sea
Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78) is operating in the Caribbean Sea.
The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group is operating in the Caribbean Sea.
The Amphibious Ready Group includes USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28), USS San Antonio (LPD-17) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit based in Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Base New River.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed Gerald R Ford and its escorts to US Southern Command in October to support the Trump administration’s ongoing counter-drug efforts, a Pentagon spokesperson said on social media, as reported by USNI News.
In Japan
Aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) is in Yokosuka, Japan. Amphibious warship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is in Sasebo.
In the South China Sea
Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is operating in the South China Sea.
Destroyer Squadron 21 is based in Naval Station San Diego, Calif, and embarked with Abraham Lincoln.
- USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112), homeported at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
- USS Spruance (DDG-111), homeported at Naval Station San Diego, Calif.
In the Persian Gulf
Littoral Combat Ships USS Canberra (LCS-30), USS Tulsa (LCS-16) and USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32) are operating in U.S. 5th Fleet with the Navy’s first operational mine countermeasure mission packages.
There are three independently deployed guided-missile destroyers in the Persian Gulf.
- USS Mitscher (DDG-57), homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Va.
- USS Roosevelt (DDG-80), homeported at Naval Station Rota, Spain.
- USS McFaul (DDG-74), homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Va.
In the South Pacific
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) Polar-class heavy icebreaker continues en route to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, for Operation Deep Freeze.
Where are the Navy’s 11 aircraft carriers as at December 2024
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