The USS George Washington has arrived in Vietnam for a five-day port call, marking the first time a US carrier has visited the country since 2023. The carrier is part of a broader US military presence in the region, with two carriers holding the blockade line in the Arabian Sea.
The USS Theodore Roosevelt has returned to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after completing the at-sea phase of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026. The exercise brought together 30 nations and 30,000 personnel to execute 2,400 sorties and respond to 5,000 scenario-based operational problem sets.
In the Middle East, US forces led by USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George H.W. Bush continue to enforce the US blockade against Iran, with 44 commercial vessels redirected to date.
