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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 6, 2023

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 6, 2023

USNI News Graphic

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Nov. 6, 2023, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Read More

Gen. Eric Smith Making ‘Excellent Progress’ Following Cardiac Arrest, New ACMC Mahoney Now Leading Service

Gen. Eric Smith Making ‘Excellent Progress’ Following Cardiac Arrest, New ACMC Mahoney Now Leading Service

Gen. Eric Smith, the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, delivers remarks during the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command, change of command ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 1, 2023. US Navy Photo

The commandant of the Marine Corps remains hospitalized after having a cardiac arrest on Sunday but is making “excellent progress” in his recovery, the service announced late Friday afternoon. Read More

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Now Operating in the Red Sea

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Now Operating in the Red Sea

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) transits through the Suez Canal, Nov. 4, 2023. US Navy Photo

This post has been updated with a statement from U.S. 5th fleet.

Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) entered the Middle East through the Suez Canal over the weekend, U.S. 5th Fleet announced on Saturday. Read More

Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith Stable, Recovering After Heart Attack

Marine Commandant Gen. Eric Smith Stable, Recovering After Heart Attack

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, pay their respects during ceremonial colors at the 40th Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony at Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Oct. 23, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith is in stable condition and recovering after experiencing a medical emergency earlier this week, the service said in a Wednesday news release. Read More

Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Embarked with Team to Test Future of Navy Medicine

Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Embarked with Team to Test Future of Navy Medicine

From left, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Bradley Christian, a search and rescue medical technician assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training (NMRTC) Patuxent River, and Lt. Kyle Rowland, a critical care nurse assigned to NMRTC Camp Lejeune, test an integrated intensive care mobile unit during inventory in the medical department aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). US Navy Photo

When the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group enters U.S. Fifth Fleet – the first time an aircraft carrier has operated in the Middle East in two years – it will do so with a small medical team, dedicated to a new approach to Navy medicine. Read More

People’s Liberation Air Force Drill with Chinese Carrier Shandong

People’s Liberation Air Force Drill with Chinese Carrier Shandong

CNS Shandong.JMSDF Photo

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force and Navy drilled with the Shandong Carrier Strike Group near Taiwan on Tuesday, according to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense (MND). In other developments, the Carl Vinson CSG, along with Australian and Canadian forces, will participate in drills for 12 days with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) as part of the JMSDF Annual Exercise 2023. Read More