USS Nimitz Leaves Persian Gulf Headed to Exercise with Indian Aircraft Carrier

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/09/uss-nimitz-leaves-persian-gulf-headed-to-exercise-with-indian-aircraft-carrier

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/09/usni-news-flee Forces under U.S. command included ships from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and Commander Task Force 73,USS Ashland (LSD-49), HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338); aircraft from the Carrier Air Wing 5, 5th Air Force; ground forces from the U.S. Army Japan; and air, as well as ground forces from III Marine Expeditionary Force,” U.S. Pacific Fleet said in a statement t-and-marine-tracker-nov-9-2020

The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is operating in the Philippine Sea.

USS Makin Island (LHD-8) is underway in the Southern California Operating Areas with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked.

USS Essex (LHD-2) is underway in the Southern California Operating Areas.

The count in the Pacific is:

1) USS Ashland

2) USS Ronald Reagan

3) USS Makin Island

2) USS Essex

With the ability to scramble USS Nimitz and INS Vikramaditya with an assist (on the west coast of India).