U.S. Naval Update Map: March 18, 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 under way on a six-month deployment to the western Pacific.
* The USS Nimitz is currently located in the western Pacific conducting routine training operations.
* The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is currently under way in the Gulf of Aden supporting ongoing security operations in the 5th Fleet AOR.
* The USS Ronald Reagan is conducting sustainment exercises in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
* The USS Harry S. Truman is conducting carrier qualifications in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Expeditionary Strike Groups

* The USS Wasp is under way in the Atlantic Ocean.
* USS Boxer ESG is currently supporting maritime security operations in the 5th Fleet AOR as the flagship for Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151).
* The USS Bataan is under way in the Atlantic Ocean conducting routine operations.
* The USS Bonhomme Richard is currently under way in the western Pacific Ocean.
* The USS Iwo Jima is under way in the Atlantic Ocean supporting maritime security operations in the 5th and 6th Fleet AORs.