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UPDATED: Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Sailing to Middle East, Says Official
« on: June 17, 2025, 12:10:33 pm »
UPDATED: Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Sailing to Middle East, Says Official
Mallory Shelbourne
June 16, 2025 10:04 AM - Updated: June 16, 2025 3:04 PM

Sailors heave the phone and distance line on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) during a replenishment-at-sea in the South China Sea, May 30, 2025. US Navy Photo
The U.S. Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier is transiting the Strait of Malacca, as Iran and Israel continue to exchange missile fire.

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) sailed west through the Singapore Strait Monday, bound for the Indian Ocean, according to ship spotters. The carrier is sailing to the Middle East, a defense official told USNI News.

The Washington-based carrier was already scheduled to sail to U.S. Central Command to eventually relieve USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), which deployed in mid-November and will need to head home soon.

Nimitz was operating in the South China Sea last week, according to the USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker. As of Monday morning, Vinson is operating in the Arabian Sea with the cruiser and three destroyers that make up the Vinson Carrier Strike Group.

https://news.usni.org/2025/06/16/aircraft-carrier-uss-nimitz-sailing-west-through-strait-of-malacca
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Re: UPDATED: Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Sailing to Middle East, Says Official
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2025, 12:17:10 pm »
This guy called it 3½ days ago:

Ian Ellis
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🚨 U.S. Navy repositioning assets to defend Israel

- Destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) moving to the eastern Med
- 8 additional destroyers available in 5th + 6th Fleets
- Vinson CSG still in CENTCOM (Nimitz CSG in INDOPACOM could be redirected)

Tracking at least 26 ships:



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https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1933698529781833836
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