Global Carrier Pulse: U.S. Navy Deployments as of May 4, 2026
USNI News' May 4, 2026 Fleet and Marine Tracker maps a global posture of U.S. Navy carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups: Ford CSG in the Mediterranean; Abraham Lincoln and George H.W. Bush CSGs in the Arabian Sea/Indian Ocean region; Theodore Roosevelt in the Eastern Pacific; Boxer in the Indian Ocean; Iwo Jima ARG in the Caribbean; Tripoli ARG in CENTCOM; Nimitz circumnavigating South America toward a 2027 decommission after a 10‑month extension; plus various destroyers, air wings, and mine countermeasure ships operating across the Red Sea, Mediterranean, and other theaters.