Overview
- The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima returned to Naval Station Norfolk on June 6 after a 296‑day deployment that logged about 6,200 sorties, 1,850 flight hours and more than 130,000 combined nautical miles.
- Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz departed Kingston, Jamaica on June 5 after its Southern Seas goodwill tour and is en route to the United States with escort ships that recently sailed from Ponce, Puerto Rico.
- U.S. Central Command says its dual‑carrier blockade in the Arabian Sea has redirected 134 commercial vessels and disabled seven ships attempting to run Iranian‑linked shipping routes.
- The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group is operating in the Indo‑Pacific and was observed refueling on June 8 while Carrier Air Wing 5, including a squadron of F‑35C fighters, is embarked.
- Nearly 10‑month deployments have strained personnel and sustainment, prompting staggered redeployments even as the Navy maintains forward airpower, counter‑narcotics and humanitarian missions and reported special‑operations support in the Caribbean.