USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group arrives in Guam

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.