Ian Ellis-Jones
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Carrier Tracker As Of April 3, 2026
Third American carrier strike group deployed this week in support of Operation Epic Fury The post Carrier Tracker As Of April 3, 2026 appeared first on The War Zone.
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Introducing TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups, using publicly available open-source information.
Three U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) have deployed in support of Operation Epic Fury, as two Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG), with Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) embarked, converge on the Middle East. The George H.W. Bush CSG is the latest to join the fray, departing Naval Station Norfolk on March 31 for a regularly scheduled deployment, reportedly to U.S. Central Command. Bush is set to relieve the Gerald R. Ford CSG, which has been deployed for more than nine months and departed the Port of Split, Croatia, on April 2 following a five-day port call. The Abraham Lincoln CSG is operating from an undisclosed location in the Arabian Sea and conducting nonstop combat operations against Iran. The Tripoli ARG and 31st MEU arrived in CENTCOM last week, and the Boxer ARG and 11th MEU are transiting the Pacific en route to the Middle East.
Read our recent report about the perfect storm involving three U.S. Navy aircraft carriers that highlights the strain on the fleet amid an ongoing war in the Middle East and tensions in Asia.
Note: Positions are general approximations.
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