Major moves + moving pieces 🇺🇸
— Ian Ellis (@ianellisjones) April 30, 2024
– IKE left the Red Sea after a 6-month campaign vs the Houthi, beginning the voyage home
– Truman will relieve IKE following a visit to Miami 12 May
– Washington deployed & arrived in Mayport, FL, en route to Asia
– Amphibs assemble in Philippines pic.twitter.com/usye4iOChB
- USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is in the Gulf of Thailand after completing a port visit at Laem Chabang, Thailand
- USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) is in port Yokosuka. The carrier is set to depart for a repair availability in Washington state later this year. USS George Washington (CVN 73) will replace Reagan in Japan
- USS America (LHA 6) is in port in Sasebo, Japan. America will also change homeports later this year
- USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) & destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) entered the Eastern Mediterranean & at a port visit in Souda Bay, Crete
- Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) returned to San Diego, CA, delaying its deployment after suffering a casualty (Elements of the Boxer ARG, USS Somerset & Harpers Ferry, are in the Philippines)
- Aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) departed Norfolk, VA, on Thursday en route to its new homeport of Yokosuka, Japan
- Amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) is operating off the East Coast
- Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) is underway on the East Coast conducting basic training