From snowman on Mutter:
In view of all the problem spots, it's probably time to set up a new thread to watch the movements...
Nothing too unusual, but over the weekend we did go from 2 carriers back to 4 underway...
www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpa...tatus.html
May 9, 2005
Ships Underway (away from homeport):
122 (42% of total)
On deployment:
94 ships (33% of total)
Submarines underway (away from homeport):
20 submarines (39% of submarine force)
On deployment:
7 submarines (14% of submarine force)
Carriers:
USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Pacific Ocean
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - Persian Gulf
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) - Pacific Ocean
Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)
[15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (SOC)]
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) - Coral Sea
USS Duluth (LPD 6) - port visit, Cairnes, Australia
USS Rushmore (LSD 47) - port visit, Cairnes, Australia
Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)
[26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) (SOC)]
USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - Persian Gulf
USS Ponce (LPD 15) - Persian Gulf
USS Ashland (LSD 48) - Persian Gulf
Amphibious Ships: (7 in Atlantic, 3 in Pacific)
USS Nassau (LHA 4) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Essex (LSD 2) - Pacific Ocean
USS Bataan (LHD 5) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Boxer (LHD 4) - Pacific Ocean
USS Austin (LPD 4) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Ogden (LPD 5) - Pacific Ocean
USS Shreveport (LPD 12) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Nashville (LPD 13) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Trenton (LPD 14) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) - Atlantic Ocean
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Thanks for the excellent info.