As of August 3, 2026, the U.S. Navy reported 290 battle‑force ships deployed worldwide, including 232 USS and 58 USNS vessels. The deployment reflects routine presence and participation in exercises such as RIMPAC 2026. In the Indo‑Pacific, the carrier strike group centered on USS George Washington (CVN‑73) arrived in Da Nang, Vietnam on August 1 for a port visit and began its first patrol of 2026, accompanied by the cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG‑62) and destroyers USS Benfold (DDG‑65) and USS Shoup (DDG‑86). In the South China Sea, the littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS‑32) operated with the Philippine Navy frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FFG‑15) during a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity in the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone on July 25, 2026. In the Western Pacific, LCS ships USS Canberra (LCS‑30) and USS Tulsa (LCS‑16), homeported in Manama, Bahrain, were in port in Singapore. In Hawaii, the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN‑71) departed Pearl Harbor on August 1 after a visit to the USS Arizona Memorial and participated in RIMPAC 2026 alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD‑2). In Panama, the San Antonio‑class amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD‑17) transited the Panama Canal on August 1 and entered port. In the Caribbean, the guided‑missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG‑101) made a port call in Ponce, Puerto Rico on July 27, 2026, while the Freedom‑class LCS USS Billings (LCS‑15) and USS Cooperstown (LCS‑23) operated in the Central Caribbean Sea. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit operated independently in the Caribbean without an assigned amphibious ready group. In the Mediterranean, the guided‑missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG‑117) conducted crew activities, and the independent destroyers USS Roosevelt (DDG‑80) and USS Paul Ignatius (DDG‑117) were homeported at Naval Station Rota. In the Red Sea, USS Gonzalez (DDG‑66) performed maintenance while operating as the sole guided‑missile destroyer in the area. In the Arabian Sea, the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group operated under Operation Epic Fury, with aircraft from multiple strike fighter squadrons and support squadrons deployed, and the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN‑72) homeported at Naval Air Station North Island. Additional ships in the Arabian Sea included the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group with USS Boxer (LHD‑4), USS Comstock (LSD‑45), USS Portland (LPD‑27), and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which conducted a tactical retrieval drill on July 29, 2026. In the Indian Ocean, USS Mustin (DDG‑89) conducted a replenishment‑at‑sea with USNS Arctic (T‑AOE‑8). In the Pacific, the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD‑8) returned to San Diego on July 31, and the destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG‑103) arrived at Norfolk on July 31 after a six‑month deployment covering the 4th, 5th and 6th fleets. The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN‑69) returned to Norfolk on August 2, and the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD‑3) completed a round‑trip to Norfolk on August 2‑3. Additional forces not displayed include submarines, individual surface ships, aircraft squadrons, SEALs, Marine expeditionary units, Seabees, and explosive ordnance disposal teams worldwide.