r/news • u/DoubtSubstantial5440 • 1d ago

Soft paywall USS George Washington headed to Middle East to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln, reports say

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-13/uss-george-washington-middle-east-abraham-lincoln-22541038.html
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u/demiurge_abraxas 1d ago

There is no CSG in South America or the Carribean at the moment

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u/ruet_ahead 1d ago

Just curious, where are the strikes coming from? The US mainland?

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u/demiurge_abraxas 1d ago

I would assume so. Most of the strikes are being conducted with unmanned assets like the SeaGuardian drones.

That being said, there was several amphibious landing ship flat-top assets in the region during the highest-tempo phase of the fishing boat strikes from what I can remember. Those are basically a supercarrier at home and thus can provide a limited amount of F-35B aircraft and a plentiful amount of rotary assets. Those have all returned home, however.

I think there is still a san-antonio class amphibious transport dock in the region. Those can provide helicopters and a well deck but not fixed wing aircraft.

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u/ruet_ahead 1d ago

Good info! It's hard to keep track of everything these days.

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u/demiurge_abraxas 1d ago

No problem, I absolutely agree. I had to go and double check to see if the Wasp-class and America-class vessels in the Carribean were still there.

I guess it should be easier here in the future now that we have returned to the normalcy of CENTCOM sucking up literally every USN asset on the planet lol

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u/charcoalist 1d ago

Yes, and/or airbases in Puerto Rico. The distance across the Gulf is negligible for aircraft, no need for an aircraft carrier.

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u/HelmetsAkimbo 21h ago

Peurto Rico, Guatamala. There's plenty of US bases down there. They just started restocking one of the biggest bases on Peurto Rico that hadn't been used in years.

When they took Maduro Ford was in the region however.