The United States Navy has now three Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the Asia-Pacific region. These are the USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS Carl Vinson and USS Ronald Reagan.
23 October 2017, amid rising tension between North Korean and the United States and its allies, USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group entered the Western Pacific Ocean, US Navy's 7th fleet Area Of Operation (AOO), as announced in a statement by US Navy.
The US 7th fleet, the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group is the only forward-deployed fleet with an operating base in Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture. It's Area Of Operation (AOO) is stretching from International Dateline to the India-Pakistan border, and from the Kuril Islands in the North to the Antarctic in the south.
Also, the U.S. Navy announced that the 7th strike group will be in complete attendance which consist of four (4) Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer and one (1) Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser. The Arleigh Burke-class consist of USS Howard, USS Shoup, USS Pinckner and USS Kidd and the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser is the USS Princeton which are all arrived to 7th fleet area of operation (AOO) on 25 October 2017.
The USS Nimitz in the Persian Gulf is expected to be replace by the USS Theodore Roosevelt but the US Navy did not announced any of the missions specific for the two (2) carrier.
24 October 2017, according to Yon-hap News Agency, General Vincent Brooks, commanding officer of US Forces Korea and General Jeong Kyeong-doo, Republic of Korea (ROK) Army met aboard the USS Ronald Reagan and discuss the tension ongoing on the Korean Peninsula. Currently, the USS Ronald Reagan is anchored on the port of Busan.
As quoted by the JCS, Jeong, aboard the USS Ronald Reagan, said that amid the unprecedented grave security situation, part of the increased deployment of the US strategic assets in the Korean peninsula are the deployment of USS Ronald Reagan strike group and their joint exercise with the South Korea.
In June, the two US Navy super carriers, the USS Carl Vinzon and USS Ronald Reagan conducted a joint naval exercises of the coast of Korean peninsula in the Sea of Japan in response to the North Korea's ballistic missile test.
The Primary mission of the USS Theodore Roosevelt is to conduct maritime security operations, theater security cooperation and port visits while deployed in the Asia-Pacific. According to the commanding officer, "USS Theodore Roosevelt is prepared to carry out the full spectrum of possible missions, from humanitarian relief to combat operations.
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