The US Navy is strengthening its naval presence in the Western Pacific region, increasing the number of CSGs (Carrie Strike Groups) deployed/deployable there to three.
The decision was motivated by the growing concerns that have arisen after the intense air and sea exercises conducted by the People's Republic of China Navy in the South China Sea, which have also increased in quantity and quality in connection with the visit to the United States by Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, and the simultaneous handover process between Joe Biden and Donald Trump underway in Washington.
Consequently, in order to accentuate the exercise of deterrence against Beijing and be ready to respond to any contingencies, the US Navy began the process of deploying three NIMITZ-class aircraft carriers and associated CSGs to the Pacific Ocean, with a focus on its western portion. In more detail, at the beginning of December 2024, the CSG of the aircraft carrier ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) left the area of responsibility of the US Navy's CENTCOM (CENTral COMmand) and 5th Fleet, i.e. Southwest and South Asia, and headed for the Western Pacific.
The LINCOLN had started its planned deployment some four months and means ago and is expected to remain in the Western Pacific at least until the end of January 2025, although an extension of the deployment similar to what happened with other US aircraft carriers due to contingencies in the Eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea cannot be ruled out.
On 5 December 2024, the aircraft carrier LINCOLN left Malaysia and is operational in the South China Sea together with the destroyers missile launchers SPRUANCE (DDG 111), MICHAEL MURPHY (DDG 112) and FRANK PETERSEN JR. (DDG 121).
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