This is how the Vinson deploys: In May the supercarrier was photographed from the air as it and the whole strike group got an escort from two South Korean destroyers, the Sejong the Great and the Yang Manchun. The Carl Vinson's U.S. Navy escorts were the USS Lake Champlain, a Ticonderoga-class cruiser, and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers the USS Michael Murphy and the USS Stethem
Reuters: U.S. to soon stage drill with three carriers as Trump visits Asia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups will exercise together in the Western Pacific in the coming days in a rare show of force as President Donald Trump visits Asia with warnings about the nuclear threat from North Korea, U.S. officials say.
U.S. officials have previously said the drill was under consideration and that planning was underway. The decision to soon go forward with the exercise in the Western Pacific has not been previously published.
The drill will include the aircraft carriers USS Nimitz, the Ronald Reagan, the Theodore Roosevelt and their accompanying warships. Three U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups have not exercised together in the region since 2007.
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Update #1: EXCLUSIVE: We are ready for anything - don't mess with our Hornets. Admiral in charge of supercarrier which will sail for North Korea sends message to Kim Jong-Un as Trump touches down in Seoul (Daily Mail)
Update #2: Behind the Scenes / U.S. aircraft carrier pressuring North Korea (Japan News)
Update #3: What 3 US Supercarriers in the Asia-Pacific Means for North Korea (The Diplomat)
WNU Editor: U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups are definitely on the move .... 7 U.S. Aircraft Carriers Are Now Simultaneously Underway (USNI News).
