Global US Navy Deployments Span Oceanic Arenas on March 23, 2026

The March 23, 2026 USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker shows U.S. carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups spread across the globe, with notable activity including USS George Washington in Yokosuka; the Tripoli and Iwo Jima ARGs en route to the Middle East and the Caribbean respectively; USS Ford in Souda Bay for repairs after a laundry fire; USS Abraham Lincoln operating in the Arabian Sea; USS Nimitz in the Eastern Pacific on a path to decommission after a 10‑month life extension to 2027; USS Boxer’s ARG active in the 3rd Fleet; and multiple destroyers/cruisers deployed in the Mediterranean, Red Sea and adjacent waters. Polar Star has arrived in Wellington, NZ for Operation Deep Freeze, and Mount Whitney sits pierside in Gaeta, Italy, with other fleet elements continuing operations around the globe."