The latest deployment report shows that at least two US aircraft carriers, the USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS George H.W. Bush, continue operating in the Central Command area of the Middle East despite the conclusion of the Iranian naval blockade. The carrier USS Nimitz has returned to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, after completing the Southern Seas 2026 mission and is en route to Norfolk. The USS George Washington participated in the large‑scale Valiant Shield 2026 exercise in the Pacific alongside Japanese forces, while the USS Theodore Roosevelt is conducting combat readiness drills in the Pacific and preparing for its next operational deployment. Overall, the US Navy maintains a broad carrier presence in both the Middle East and the Pacific despite easing tensions.