U.S. Naval Update Map: Feb. 25, 2009

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 is currently under way in the western Pacific Ocean after departing from Hong Kong on Feb. 21.
* The USS Ronald Reagan is located in the Southern California Operating Area following the conclusion of Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications on Feb. 24.
* The USS Nimitz is located in the Southern California Operating Area following the conclusion of Tailored Ship’s Training Availability (TSTA) on Feb. 24.
* The USS Harry S. Truman is currently under way in the western Atlantic Ocean following the conclusion of Carrier Qualifications on Feb. 24. The USS Truman will undergo various scheduled sea trials in the coming weeks.

Expeditionary Strike Groups

* The USS Iwo Jima ESG is conducting maritime security operations in the 5th Fleet AOR as of Feb. 14.
* USS Boxer ESG departed Maldives on Feb. 24 following the conclusion of Exercise Coconut Grove 2009, a bilateral, military-to-military and humanitarian civic assistance engagement with the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) designed to strengthen bilateral ties and interoperability between the services.
* The USS Essex is currently under way in the Gulf of Thailand after completing the joint multinational force Cobra Gold 2009 exercises Feb. 17.
* The USS Bataan is conducting routine training operations off the coast of the southeastern United States as part of a scheduled workup for a deployment later this year.