Aircraft Carriers III

AIRCRAFT CARRIER,HMS Prince of Wales, DEPART FROM ROTTERDAM PORT - 4K SHIPSPOTTING MARCH 2024


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The aircraft carrier George Washington is slated to depart for South America in the coming months, marking the carrier’s first deployment in nearly a decade.

The Southern Seas 2024 deployment is the since it underwent its mid-life refueling and complex overhaul maintenance, or RCOH, starting in 2017 in Virginia.

Meanwhile, the carrier is also , as the Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier, later this year. Yokosuka previously hosted the George Washington from 2008 to 2015.

The Navy has held 10 such Southern Seas deployments since 2007, which aim to bolster maritime partnerships and counter threats in the region, the service said. The George Washington participated in several of these Southern Seas missions — including in 2008 and in 2015 to coincide with its homeport shifts to and from Japan.

““We look forward to building readiness and advancing training as we engage with our friends and partners in South America,” Rear Adm. Robert Westendorff, commander of Carrier Strike Group 10, said in a statement. “We also look forward to visiting several spectacular locations in South America, as U.S. Navy Sailors don’t often get to see this part of the world.”

While operating in U.S. Southern Command’s area of operations, the strike group plans to engage in passing exercises and allow distinguished visitors from partner nations to witness these operations as it sails around the South American continent.

And embarked international staff will also join U.S. sailors during the deployment to receive instruction from U.S. Naval War College professors, and operate alongside Destroyer Squadron 40 personnel – a first for Southern Seas.

These staffers hail from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, the Netherlands, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United Kingdom.

Additionally, port visits are scheduled for Brazil, Chile, and Peru.

This is the best video I've ever seen about modern Carrier life. Somewhat different than when I served from 1971 to 1991.


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US Navy flagship carrier USS Ronald Reagan leaves its Japan home port after nearly 9 years​

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — A U.S. Navy strike group’s flagship aircraft carrier left its Japanese home port on Thursday, wrapping up nearly nine years of deployment in the Indo-Pacific, where it served a and other partners in the region.

The departure of USS Ronald Reagan — one of America’s largest warships and a nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier — comes at a time of growing tension in the face of .

It will be replaced later this year by USS George Washington, another Nimitz-class carrier. Japan has been accelerating the buildup of its military capability and significantly increased joint naval operations with the United States.

Family members and friends of the crew were on hand to wave the carrier off from Yokosuka Naval Base after its final patrolling mission earlier in the day.

Hundreds of sailors stood along the rails while others on the flight deck stood forming the Japanese saying “dewa mata,” or “see you.” The carrier was accompanied by two guided-missile destroyers, USS Robert Smalls and USS Howard.

According to officials from the Italian Navy, the Cavour left Taranto on the morning of June 1st, bound for the Indo-Pacific. Following stops in Australia and other locations, the carrier is expected to reach Japan towards the end of August.

In recent years, European nations have increasingly focused on the Indo-Pacific region, particularly with the rise of Chinese maritime activities. The UK and France have dispatched aircraft carriers and frigates. Last year, Italy sent a patrol vessel to Japan.

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Italy is increasingly turning its strategic focus toward the Indo-Pacific region. A key component of Italy's strategy involves the deployment of the Cavour Carrier Strike Group to the Indo-Pacific. This marks the first time such a deployment will occur.

This move is part of Italy's broader effort to participate in major naval exercises, including RIMPAC 2024, the world's largest naval exercise that has historically involved Indo-Pacific nations but is increasingly seeing participation from European countries.

One of my brothers is in this field, so here are some pictures of it.

Without maintainers doing their jobs the aircraft could not do their assigned missions...



PACIFIC OCEAN (June 3, 2024) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Xiao Zhang, from Harbin, China, conducts maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14, in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting integrated exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael J. Cintron)



PACIFIC OCEAN (June 3, 2024) Sailors conduct landing gear operation checks on an EA-18G Growler, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael J. Cintron)



PACIFIC OCEAN (June 3, 2024) Sailors conduct maintenance on an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael J. Cintron)



PACIFIC OCEAN (June 1, 2024) Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Jake Romero, from Las Vegas, left, and Aviation Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Kirstyn Phillips, from Gresham, Ore., conduct maintenance on an air refueling store (ARS) pod aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joey Sitter)



PACIFIC OCEAN (June 1, 2024) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Kevin Evangelista Cruz, left, from Camden, N.J., and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Brandon Venne, from Seattle, conduct maintenance on an EA-18G Growler, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael J. Cintron)

PHILIPPINE SEA (JUNE 7, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force first-in-class helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183) are seen from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) while operating in the Philippine Sea in support of Valiant Shield 2024, June 7, 2024. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo- Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ange Olivier Clement)



PHILIPPINE SEA (June 7, 2024) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183), left, and the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), right, participate in exercise Valiant Shield 2024 in the Philippine Sea, June 7. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn)



PACIFIC OCEAN (May 29, 2024) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Devin Martinez, from Salinas, Calif., right, and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Eman Boutin, from Raleigh, N.C., inspect a Hellfire missile for scratches and dents aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting integrated exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joey Sitter)



RED SEA (June 7, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and the Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550) steam in formation in the Red Sea, June 7, 2024. The IKECSG is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime stability and security in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the Italian Navy)



SKAGEN, Denmark (June 12, 2024) Morten Weesgaard, a Danish harbor pilot, left, and Cmdr. Keith Brooks, a chaplain assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), stand on the flight deck as the ship moors to the pier in Skagen, Denmark, June 12, 2024. Wasp is conducting operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations as the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)-24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC). The WSP ARG-24th MEU (SOC) support high-end warfighting exercises while demonstrating speed and agility operating in a dynamic security environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric A. Moser)