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Here’s TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG), using publicly available open-source information.

President Trump declared this morning on Truth Social that the U.S. Navy “will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz,” which follows U.S. Central Command’s announcement yesterday that U.S. forces executed a mine clearance mission and asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the Strait. “Additional U.S. forces, including underwater drones, will join the clearance effort in the coming days,” the release concluded. It isn’t clear exactly what the destroyers did near the Strait or the details of their attempted transit.

Additional warships have arrived in Europe and the Middle East over the last week, and more are en route, as the U.S. takes advantage of the ceasefire to rearm, resupply, and reposition key assets across theaters. The first elements of the George H.W. Bush CSG transited the Strait of Gibraltar in early April, and the flagship with at least three escorts is expected to follow in the near term. The Gerald R. Ford CSG is on station in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, most recently conducting operations southwest of Cyprus, satellite imagery shows. The Boxer ARG, embarked with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), departed Pearl Harbor and is transiting the Pacific Ocean westbound toward the Middle East, where the Tripoli ARG-31st MEU is currently operating.

For the latest on the status of the ceasefire and negotiations, follow our rolling coverage here and be sure to check TWZ.com daily for live updates.

Note: Positions are general approximations. Non-deployed LHA/LHD amphibious warships are not shown.

Contact the author: ian.ellis-jones@teamrecurrent.io

Introducing TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups, using publicly available open-source information.

Three U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) have deployed in support of Operation Epic Fury, as two Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG), with Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) embarked, converge on the Middle East. The George H.W. Bush CSG is the latest to join the fray, departing Naval Station Norfolk on March 31 for a regularly scheduled deployment, reportedly to U.S. Central Command. Bush is set to relieve the Gerald R. Ford CSG, which has been deployed for more than nine months and departed the Port of Split, Croatia, on April 2 following a five-day port call. The Abraham Lincoln CSG is operating from an undisclosed location in the Arabian Sea and conducting nonstop combat operations against Iran. The Tripoli ARG and 31st MEU arrived in CENTCOM last week, and the Boxer ARG and 11th MEU are transiting the Pacific en route to the Middle East.

Read our recent report about the perfect storm involving three U.S. Navy aircraft carriers that highlights the strain on the fleet amid an ongoing war in the Middle East and tensions in Asia.

Note: Positions are general approximations.

Contact the author: ian.ellis-jones@teamrecurrent.io