Nimitz Carrier Battle Group
7,325 sailors
Ships:
• Nimitz
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (CVN 68)
3,200 sailors
Homeport: San Diego
Deployed: March 3
• Chosin
Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser (CG 65)
385 sailors
Homeport: Pearl Harbor
• Princeton
Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser (CG 59)
385 sailors
Homeport: San Diego
Deployed: March 3
• Fitzgerald
Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer (DDG 62)
346 sailors
Homeport: San Diego
Deployed: March 3
• Rodney M. Davis
Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate (FFG 60)
209 sailors
Homeport: Everett, Wash.
Deployed: March 3
• Bridge
Fast combat support ship (AOE 10)
667 sailors
Homeport: Bremerton, Wash.
Deployed: March 3
Carrier Air Wing 11
2,480 sailors
Based at: Naval Air Station Lemoore
Units:
• VFA-14 “Tophatters” (strike fighter squadron)
Flies: F/A-18E Super Hornet
Based at: Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif.
Deployed: March 3
• VFA-41 “Black Aces” (strike fighter squadron)
Flies: F/A-18F Super Hornet
Based at: Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif.
Deployed: March 3
• VFA-94 “Mighty Shrikes” (strike fighter squadron)
Flies: F/A-18C Hornet
Based at: Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif.
Deployed: March 3
• VFA-97 “Warhawks” (strike fighter squadron)
Flies: F/A-18A Hornet
Based at: Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif.
Deployed: March 3
• VAQ-135 Black Ravens (tactical electronic warfare squadron)
Flies: EA-6B Prowler
Based at: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.
Deployed: March 3
• VAW-117 Wallbangers (carrier airborne early warning squadron)
Flies: E-2C Hawkeye
Based at: Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif.
Deployed: March 3
• VS-29 Dragon Fires (sea control squadron)
Flies: S-3B Viking
Based at: Naval Air Station North Island, Calif.
Deployed: March 3
• HS-6 Indians (helicopter anti-submarine squadron)
Flies: HH-60H and SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopters
Based at: Naval Air Station North Island, Calif.
Deployed: March 3
• VRC-30 ProvidersDetachment 3 (fleet logistics support squadron)
Flies: C-2A Greyhound
Deployed: March 3
Amphibious Task Force West
Ships:
• Bonhomme Richard
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship (LHD 6)
1,292 sailors
Deployed: Jan. 17
Homeport: San Diego
• Boxer
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship (LHD 4)
1,292 sailors
Deployed: Jan. 17
Homeport: San Diego
• Dubuque (LPD 8)
Austin-class amphibious transport dock
420 sailors
Deployed: Jan. 17
• Pearl Harbor (LSD 52)
Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
340 sailors • Cleveland(LPD 7)
Austin-class amphibious transport dock
420 sailors
Deployed: Jan. 17
Homeport: San Diego Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)
Ships:
• Tarawa (LHA-1)
Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship
964 sailors
• Rushmore (LSD 47)
Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship
340 sailors
• Duluth (LPD 6)
Austin-class amphibious transport dock
420 sailors
Deployed: Jan. 6Four Coast Guard coastal patrol boats
340 Coast Guardsmen
• Adak
• Aquidneck
• Baranof
• Wrangell Chinook (PC 9)
28 sailors
Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship
Homeport: Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va. Firebolt (PC 10)
28 sailors
Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship
Homeport: Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va.
Marine Corps
15th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard ships of the Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group
2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade returns to ships of Amphibious Task Force East Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion (with Nassau Amphibious Ready Group)
