U.S. Naval Update Map: June 24, 2009

Carrier Strike Groups

* The USS John C. Stennis CSG is currently located in the Gulf of Alaska participating in the Northern Edge 2009 joint exercises focusing on acquiring and tracking targets on land, at sea and in the air.
* The USS Harry S. Truman is currently under way in the western Atlantic Ocean, where it had been conducting Composite Unit Training Exercises that concluded June 23.
* The USS Ronald Reagan CSG arrived in Singapore on June 24 for a scheduled port visit, the first port visit of the ship’s 2009 Western Pacific deployment.
* The USS George Washington CSG is currently under way in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations as part of the ship’s regular summer deployment.

*The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CSG is under way in the North Arabian Sea conducting maritime security operations in the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR).

Amphibious Ready Groups/Marine Expeditionary Units

* The USS Essex ARG is currently under way in the Pacific Ocean serving as the flagship for CTF 76, the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious force commander. The USS Essex ARG is made up of three warships as well as the 31st MEU.
* The USS Bataan entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations after transiting the Suez Canal and relieving the USS Boxer on June 20. The USS Bataan will be conducting Marine Security Operations while deployed to the region along with embarked Marines from the 22nd MEU.
* The USS Nassau is currently under way in the Atlantic Ocean.
* The USS Iwo Jima is currently under way in the Atlantic Ocean following its return to Norfolk, Va., last week.