U.S. Naval Update Map: Nov. 5, 2008

Carrier Strike Groups

• The USS Ronald Reagan CSG departed Port Kelang, Malaysia, on Oct. 31, and is currently under way in the 3rd Fleet area of responsibility (AOR).
• The USS George Washington is located in the western Pacific Ocean conducting training exercises.
• The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower returned to its home port of Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 31.
• The USS Theodore Roosevelt is located in the Northern Arabian Sea conducting maritime security operations in the 5th Fleet AOR, which includes Iraq and Afghanistan.
• The USS John C. Stennis is currently off the coast of Southern California conducting a composite training unit exercise.

Expeditionary Strike Groups

• The USS Peleliu ESG returned to its home port of San Diego.
• The USS Kearsarge is located in the Caribbean Sea conducting humanitarian aid missions as part of Operation Continuing Promise 2008.
• The USS Iwo Jima is currently under way in the Persian Gulf conducting maritime security operations in the 5th Fleet AOR.
• The USS Essex is currently under way in the western Pacific following its departure from Port Kelang, Malaysia, on Oct. 31 and the conclusion of annual bilateral exercise PHIBLEX 08.
• The USS Bonhomme Richard arrived at its home port of San Diego on Nov. 3.
• The USS Boxer is currently conducting predeployment exercises off the Pacific coast.
• The USS Bataan is participating in a group sail exercise off the coast of Virginia.
• The USS Tarawa is under way in the Pacific Ocean for a scheduled Tiger Cruise.