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Ford. By (https://www.twz.com/authors/ian-ellis-jones) Ian Ellis-Jones      Published  Sep 23, 2026 3:14 PM EDT        0           (https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=twz.com) Add TWZ (opens in a new tab)      More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.        (TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG), using publicly available open-source information. Created by Ian Ellis-Jones and TWZ.)   TWZ/IAN ELLIS-JONES    The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy.   (handle_newsletter_email_submission) (4ea97f7993)  (/sea/where-are-the-aircraft-carriers-september-23-2026)  (TWZInline) (0) Email address  (Enter your email) (Please enter a valid email address)  Sign Up  Thank you!      (https://recurrent.io/terms-and-conditions/) Terms of Service and(https://recurrent.io/privacy-policy/) Privacy Policy        The crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln touched American soil for the first time in nine months, when the strike group pulled into Apra Harbor, Guam, for a (https://www.dvidshub.net/news/575170/uss-abraham-lincoln-cvn-72-uss-frank-e-petersen-jr-ddg-121-arrive-guam) brief logistics stop and on-base liberty. The supercarrier, alongside guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. , arrived on September 19 and left the next day. Lincoln is 307 days into her deployment, 19 short of the (https://www.twz.com/sea/where-are-the-carriers-as-of-may-17-2026-ford-is-finally-home) record set earlier this year by the USS Gerald R. Ford , and is now just weeks away from San Diego. Meanwhile, two flattops are on station in the Middle East supporting blockade operations, and the USS Ronald Reagan has rejoined the fleet after an extended maintenance availability. In This Article   Abraham Lincoln Departs Guam, Continuing Her Journey Home   George Washington and George H.W. Bush Project Power In The Middle East   Ronald Reagan Rejoins the Fleet   U.S. Navy Big Deck Fleet At A Glance       SHOW 1 MORE        Here’s TWZ’s weekly carrier tracker monitoring America’s flattop fleet, including deployed Carrier Strike Groups (CSG) and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG), using publicly available open-source information. Check out our last report  (https://www.twz.com/sea/where-are-the-american-aircraft-carriers-september-9-2026) here  .  (A detailed graphic created by TWZ and Ian Ellis-Jones showing the positions of America's fleet of 11 aircraft carriers and strike groups, as of September 23, 2026.)   Abraham Lincoln Departs Guam, Continuing Her Journey Home The USSAbraham Lincoln is currently conducting routine operations at an undisclosed location in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), presumably steaming east en route to her homeport at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego. After leaving Thailand on September 6 following a five-day (https://www.twz.com/sea/uss-abraham-lincoln-is-getting-a-badly-needed-scrubbing-while-in-thailand) liberty port call , Lincoln (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/9937046/abraham-lincoln-conducts-fueling-sea-with-frank-e-petersen-jr) topped off the Petersen Jr. in the Gulf of Thailand and (https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2026-09-15/adf-support-uss-abraham-lincoln) linked up with two Royal Australian Navy frigates for joint training in the South China Sea. Publicly available (https://globe.adsbexchange.com/) flight tracking data shows the carrier transited the Balabac Strait eastbound around September 13, and the Surigao Strait northbound two days later to enter the Philippine Sea. After going dark for a few days, she (https://www.cpf.navy.mil/Newsroom/News/Article/4607610/uss-abraham-lincoln-uss-frank-e-petersen-jr-arrive-in-guam/) resurfaced in Guam and moored at Kilo Wharf over the weekend. ()  Lincoln transits the Philippine Sea. U.S. Navy photo   ()  Lincoln transits the Philippine Sea. U.S. Navy photo    “Due to the brief nature of the logistics stop, the crew were afforded on-base liberty to access base services and attend a Navy Entertainment-sponsored concert,” CSG-3 spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Tyler Barker (https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-09-20/uss-abraham-lincoln-guam-arrival-22914876.html) wrote in an email to Stars and Stripes . The carrier took on stores, mail, and equipment, according to Barker, and 13 Fleet and Family counselors are now aboard to run return-and-reunion classes but “the crew and ship remain focused and ready.” (Abraham Lincoln is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Units assigned to 7th Fleet conduct continuous patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships and advance peace through strength.)  USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) arrives in Guam on Sept. 19, 2026. U.S. Navy photo   A homecoming date has not been announced publicly. Unless Lincoln makes another stop (in Hawaii, for example) or conducts additional training on the way, she should arrive in early October just shy of Ford’s record. The Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Daryl Caudle, (https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/regional/uss-lincoln-naval-base-kitsap-washington-drydock/article_b4a351df-e632-5211-8b1d-274af36b1d84.html) said in June that Lincoln would likely shift her homeport to Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton in Washington state, which aligns with TWZ’s (https://www.twz.com/sea/uss-george-washingtons-mideast-arrival-highlights-strain-on-carrier-force) reporting that she is expected to begin a Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) after returning stateside. The timeline for the DPIA is unclear. George Washington and George H.W. Bush Project Power In The Middle East The American public got a rare look at ongoing combat operations aboard the USS George Washington when two reporters embarked earlier this month. Fox News’ Trey Yingst and CBS News’ Tom Hanson reported live from the flight deck, as F-35C Lightning IIs and F/A-18E/F Super Hornets launched behind them, in hits that aired September 11 to 14. The only other publicized (https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/13/world/video/cnn-sitroom-brown-uss-destroyer-aircraft-carrier-arabian-sea) media embark since the war began on February 28 went to CNN’s Pamela Brown, who reported on the conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln while the flattop was still in theater. ()  An F-35C launches from Washington. U.S. Navy photo   ()  A pair of Super Hornets on Washington. U.S. Navy photo    “Last weekend, the aircraft carrier came under Iranian missile attack; the first of three attacks on US warships in the last week alone,” Yingst (https://www.foxnews.com/video/6405005086112) said , indicating it was the USS George Washington , and not the USS George H.W. Bush , that was targeted by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in early September. The Navy declined to comment when TWZ asked which carrier was targeted after Iranian state media claimed the strike had been successful. “We’re pretty much employing all our capabilities right now,” Washington’s commanding officer (CO), Capt. Nicholas DeLeo, told Yingst. ()   ()   ()   ()  Night flight ops aboard USS George Washington. U.S. Navy photos    “The GW is surrounded by four to five guided-missile destroyers at any moment,” Yingst also (https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404985800112) reported . He flew out to USS Shoup , positioned off the starboard side at the time, to make the point and speak with the warship’s CO. Shoup is the only destroyer officially confirmed to be part of CSG-5. “My ship is in charge of coordinating defense amongst the various other units, allocating defensive assets to it, be it potentially a missile to shoot something down or just aircraft to go identify and monitor the picture,” Capt. William Buford said. Based on that description, Shoup’s CO appears to be coordinating Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) for the strike group, a question we’ve been asking the Navy to (https://www.twz.com/sea/where-are-the-aircraft-carriers-uss-abraham-lincoln-escorted-to-thailand-as-the-middle-east-heats-up) confirm . TWZ understands additional destroyers operating in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) AOR are also escorting Washington , but a U.S. official declined to say which ones. Hanson (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uss-george-washington-exclusive-look-iran-war/) asked DeLeo about the recent IRGC ballistic missile (https://www.twz.com/sea/where-are-the-american-aircraft-carriers-september-9-2026) threat targeting Navy ships in the region. “We have a variety of ways to protect, both offensively and defensively, a Navy ship, and we employ all these methods,” he told the network. “It’s something that we train to.” Hanson also (https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/ALVE01M2G6YPRFEF5A52K06RHESD8E/) pressed the commander of CSG-5, Rear Adm. Jeff Heames, on whether he was concerned about the munitions stockpile, a dynamic TWZ detailed in a (https://www.twz.com/air/every-american-aircraft-lost-or-damaged-during-the-iran-war-visualized) special feature yesterday. “Of course we’re concerned about the expenditure to some degree, but I have no concerns locally at my level here,” Heames replied.  Gun shoot aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73), Sept. 15, 2026. U.S. Navy video  In addition to Washington , Bush is still working the blockade from the Arabian Sea, nearly six months into her deployment. As of CENTCOM’s latest social media update on September 21, U.S. forces in the region had redirected 110 commercial vessels to ensure “total compliance” with the blockade. More than 50 ships “supporting humanitarian efforts” have been allowed through, according to the command. CENTCOM recently stopped publishing the number of ships boarded, seized, or disabled kinetically. (USS George H.W. Bush and USS Mason conduct a replenishment-at-sea on Sept. 18, 2026 at an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility.)  An MH-60S Sea Hawk lifts cargo from the flight deck of USS George H.W. Bush, Sept. 18, 2026. U.S. Navy photo   Ronald Reagan Rejoins the Fleet The USS Ronald Reagan is officially back. The Navy, in a recent (https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-09-15/uss-ronald-reagan-rejoins-fleet-22863878.html) statement , confirmed the flattop “returned to the fleet capable and mission-ready.” The carrier had been out of action since March 2025 for a DPIA at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Washington state and completed four days of sea trials in early September. While the Navy does not comment on upcoming deployments due to operational security, current (https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/uss-reagan-return-service-spring-2027-ps-090426) speculation points to a spring 2027 deployment, but that is not confirmed. (U.S. Navy Damage Control Fireman walks on the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a counter measure wash down in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 6, 2026. Following an 18-month Docking Planned Incremental Availability, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is conducting routine training in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. U.S. Navy photo)  Counter measure wash down on USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 6, 2026. U.S. Navy photo   Reagan is the only carrier currently (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/9904537/ronald-reagan-sailors-participate-general-quarters-drill) homeported at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton in Washington. Previously, she was America’s only forward-deployed carrier based in Yokosuka, Japan, until (https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3850023/george-washington-ronald-reagan-conduct-hull-swap/) swapping hulls with the USS George Washington in 2024. USS Nimitz was (https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/4428513/uss-nimitz-conducts-milestone-departure-from-naval-base-kitsap/) stationed  at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton before circumnavigating South America to Naval Station Norfolk this summer, where she is being used primarily for training before deactivation in 2027. The yet-to-be-commissioned PCU John F. Kennedy , the second and newest Ford class supercarrier, is slated to homeport in Washington state (https://www.nepa.navy.mil/Portals/20/NAVBASE%20Kitsap%20Bremerton%20JFK%20CVN%2079%20Homeporting%20FONSI%20-%20July%202025%20-%20508%20Compliant.pdf) no earlier than 2029 . U.S. Navy Big Deck Fleet At A Glance Overall, three U.S. carriers are deployed (with one heading home), one is preparing to deploy in the near term, three are working up in various states of readiness, three are in current or upcoming maintenance, and one is being used primarily for training before deactivation next year. One amphibious ready group is deployed, one is forward-stationed and in port, four are working up or in port, and three are in maintenance. Note: Positions are general approximations. Non-deployed LHA/LHD amphibious warships are not shown.  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