7 US aircraft carriers are at sea for the first time in years - here's what they're doing
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the first of the US Navy's Gerald R. Ford class of aircraft carriers, is the largest and most advanced ship in the US fleet. It was commissioned in July and is undergoing trials and exercises before it fully joins the fleet.
The USS Abraham Lincoln finished its four-year mid-life Refueling and Complex Overhaul in May and is now going through qualifications.
Source: USNI News
The USS John C. Stennis had been at the Kitsap-Bremerton naval base in Washington state for repairs but left port last week for the Eastern Pacific.
Source: USNI News
USS Carl Vinson recently conducted training exercises off the coast of Southern California and is now doing a planned sustainment exercise and flight tests with the F-35C Lighting II fighter.
Source: Times of San Diego, USNI News
The USS Theodore Roosevelt visited the US territory of Guam on October 31, the first time the carrier has ever done so.
The visit comes just three months after threats by Kim Jong Un to launch missiles near the island. More recently, China reportedly practiced bombing runs on Guam with H-6K "Badger" bombers.
The USS Nimitz, the lead ship in the Nimitz class, visited Sri Lanka in October — the first time a US aircraft carrier had visited the country in over 30 years.
Source: USNI News
USS Ronald Reagan just finished a three-day long drill in the Sea of Japan. A Japanese destroyer and two Indian warships also took part.
Source: Reuters
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