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Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: June 22, 2026
USS Nimitz completes its Southern Seas tour and the USS George Washington makes a show of force in the Pacific. The post Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: June 22, 2026 appeared first on TWZ.
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Here’s TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG), using publicly available open-source information. Check out last week’s report here.
The United States lifted its naval blockade of Iranian ports, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Friday, following the execution of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding in Versailles. While the blockade is over, the fate of the blockade forces – and future U.S. force posture in the region – remains unclear. The “plan is to keep the current force posture” during negotiations, a U.S. official said on background, but “the agreement contemplates the reduction in military forces in the region upon the agreement of a final deal.”
Major U.S. naval assets, including two aircraft carriers, continue operating “in the general area to support freedom of navigation,” according to a press release from CENTCOM. “U.S. forces remain present and vigilant to ensure all aspects of the agreement with Iran are adhered to, obeyed, and in full force and effect.” USS Abraham Lincoln, now deployed for more than seven months, was conducting flight ops in the CENTCOM area of responsibility (AOR) as of June 21, and USS George H.W. Bush was last spotted on June 20.
A U.S. Sailor oversees flight operations from the tower aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as the aircraft carrier continues to operate in the Arabian Sea. pic.twitter.com/upff7YF7Hh
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) June 21, 2026
