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7 US aircraft carriers are at sea for the first time in years - here's what they're doing

Nov 9, 2017, 00:25 IST

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) transits the Pacific Ocean with ships assigned to Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 combined task force as part of a photo exercise north of Hawaii.US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord

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For the first time in years, seven of the US Navy's 11 nuclear aircraft carriers are at sea simultaneously, according to USNI News.

The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), USS Nimitz (CVN-68), and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) are in the Western Pacific on operational deployments. They have full air wings and carrier escorts.

The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) are in the Eastern Pacific, while the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and the brand-new USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) are in the Atlantic. Those four carriers are on training missions or doing workups before deployments.

All the carriers - including the ones converging on the Western Pacific - are on planned operations, but they all come during President Donald Trump's 12-day trip to Asia. Below, you can see what each carrier is up to.

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