Where are US and Chinese aircraft carriers in the Asia-Pacific region?

Newsweek magazine published a map of the locations of US and Chinese aircraft carriers in the Asia -Pacific on February 7, showing that one US ship left the East Sea and entered the Pacific Ocean, while three Chinese ships did not leave port.

Map showing the locations of aircraft carriers in the Asia- Pacific on February 7.

Photo: Carto/OpenStreetMap

As of February 7, a map updated by Newsweek shows the locations of US aircraft carriers in the Asia-Pacific. Two of China’s three aircraft carriers are still at base, and one is undergoing maintenance in dry dock.

US Navy

USS Carl Vinson : Sibutu Strait

The USS Carl Vinson, which had been operating in the South China Sea, passed through the Sibutu Strait southward into the waters southwest of the Philippines, according to satellite images. The strait connects the Sulu Sea with the Sulawesi Sea.

The Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group will participate in the Pacific Steller 2025 exercise, taking place in Philippine waters from February 8.

F/A-18F fighter jets take off from the deck of the USS Nimitz on February 5.

USS George Washington : Yokosuka, Japan

The USS George Washington continues to dock at its home port at Yokosuka Naval Base.

USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Abraham Lincoln : San Diego, California

The USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Abraham Lincoln are still at the air base on North Island of San Diego (California, USA).

USS Nimitz : Eastern Pacific

The US Navy announced that the USS Nimitz was conducting routine training in the 3rd Fleet area of ​​operations, including the eastern Pacific.

USS Ronald Reagan : Bremerton, Washington

The US Navy released a photo showing the USS Ronald Reagan at the Kitsap Naval Base in Bremerton, Washington.

The European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 satellite captured an image of the CNS Shandong ship's location at Sanya port on February 5.

photo: Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Chinese Navy

CNS Liaoning : Qingdao, Shandong

China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, is seen at its home port in Qingdao, Shandong province, according to satellite images taken on February 4.

Shandong CNS : Sanya, Hainan

China's second aircraft carrier, the Shandong, is photographed at its home port of Sanya in Hainan province on February 5.

Fujian CNS : Shanghai

China's third and most modern aircraft carrier was docked at the Jiangnan shipyard in Shanghai on February 6, according to satellite images.

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