Carrier Strike Groups
* The USS Theodore Roosevelt CSG is currently located in the northern Arabian Sea conducting maritime security operations for the 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), which includes Iraq and Afghanistan.
* The USS John C. Stennis CSG is currently under way in the 7th Fleet AOR in the East China Sea with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21 conducting routine operations.
* The USS Abraham Lincoln returned to its home port of Naval Base San Diego on Feb. 6 after completing sustainment exercises in the Southern California Operating Area.
* The USS George H. W. Bush’s sea trials have been delayed one month until the end of February due to discrepancies revealed in operational testing before the carrier was to begin the trials.
Expeditionary Strike Groups
* The USS Iwo Jima ESG is currently conducting maritime security operations in the 5th Fleet AOR.
* The USS Boxer ESG is currently under way in the 7th Fleet AOR conducting training operations with the 13th MEU off the coast of Guam.
* The USS Essex is located in the Gulf of Thailand participating in the joint multinational force Cobra Gold 2009 exercises with participating countries Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and Australia.
* The USS Bataan is conducting Composite Unit Training Exercises (COMPUTEX) off the coast of North Carolina as part of a scheduled workup for a deployment later this year.
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