Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, flagship of carrier strike group, embarked carrier air wing and destroyers USS Gridley, USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee arrived in Guam for a regularly scheduled Port visit.

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The military said Guam plays a vital role in enabling the Navy’s ability to operate forward, supporting logistics,command and control, and fleet readiness, while strengthening our posture to deter adversaries and respond rapidly across the Indo-Pacific.

Rear Adm. Maximilian Clark, Commander of Carrier Strike Group 11 said, “The Nimitz carrier strike group’s arrival in Guam highlights the island’s vital role as a strategic outpost in the Western Pacific, essential for projecting power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific."

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton,Washington, for a regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific on March 21.

The group is operating in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet that routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.