17 April 2026 Chile Welcomes Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Ships of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG), including Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), arrived in Valparaiso, Chile, for a scheduled port visit on April 17, 2026, as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern...
08 April 2026 Ecuador and U.S. Navies Conduct Bilateral Maritime Engagement in Pacific Ocean The Ecuadorian and U.S. Navies conducted a bilateral maritime engagement as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Southern Seas 2026 deployment in the Pacific Ocean, April 7-8...
28 March 2026 Panamanian Leaders visit USS Nimitz during Southern Seas 2026 Deployment The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) hosted a visit of Senior Government of Panama distinguished visitors, including Luis Felipe Icaza, vice minister of Public Security, and Carlos Hoyos Boyd, vice minister of Foreign Affairs, while deployed to the 4th Fleet area of operations,...
27 March 2026 El Salvador Leaders visit USS Nimitz during Southern Seas 2026 Deployment The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) hosted a visit by senior Armed Forces of El Salvador and civilian officials, including Adm. Rene Merino, minister of defense and Vice Adm. Exon Ascencio, chief of defense, while deployed to the 4th Fleet area of operations, March 26...
19 March 2026 Carrier Strike Group 11 Holds Change of Command In a time-honored naval tradition, Carrier Strike Group 11 held a change of command ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 19...
05 December 2025 VAQ-139 Returns to Whidbey Island After 8-Month Mission, Dec. 5, 2025 Sailors and aircraft assigned to the Cougars of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 returned to their homeport of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island following an eight-month mission to U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Dec. 5...
20 May 2025 U.S. and Malaysia Deepen Defense and Commercial Partnerships at LIMA 25 U.S. service members and military units arrived on the Malaysian island of Langkawi to participate in the biennial Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2025 (LIMA 25) from May 20-24...
11 February 2023 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group Conduct Combined Exercises Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (MKI ARG) with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) are conducting integrated expeditionary strike force (ESF) operations in the South China Sea Feb. 11...
11 February 2023 Makin Island conducts Medical Operations with CSG11 Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) of Carrier Strike Group 11 (CSG 11), conducted integrated medical operations Feb. 11, 2023, in the South China Sea...