Sailors onboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) assist with a vertical replenishment-at-sea by a Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma from the Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) in the Arabian Sea, on August 16, 2026.

Sunrise over USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) in the Arabian Sea this morning. The Nimitz class aircraft carrier has returned to operating in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)/U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet area of operations after a port visit to Phuket, Thailand, the first of its deployment. Bush left Norfolk on March 31 and spent roughly six months supporting U.S. operations in the Middle East before the stop. It arrived in Phuket October 4th with the destroyer USS Delbert D. Black and about 4,800 personnel aboard.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that the USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group (CSG) entered the Arabian Sea yesterday and is now operating within the CENTCOM area of operations. The strike group is centered on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) and includes the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG-62) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG-86). With the arrival of the Washington CSG, the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) CSG will soon begin its month long journey home to San Diego.

📹WATCH: CENTCOM RELEASES U.S. NAVY FOOTAGE FROM THE ARABIAN SEA CENTCOM published footage of U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet jets operating from the USS Abraham Lincoln. The video shows one fighter taking off and another landing on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.

China is capable of crippling the American military industry without firing a single shot. AS MANY AS 78 PERCENT OF AMERICAN WEAPON SYSTEMS ARE "POTENTIALLY VULNERABLE." More than 80,000 components used in 1,900 American weapon systems contain minerals in whose production China dominates. Nearly four out of five American weapon systems rely on materials controlled by the country that they might potentially one day be at war with. These five elements are: antimony, gallium, germanium, tungsten, and tellurium. The U.S. Navy has approximately 91-92% (before China) of its weapon systems unprotected – including Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, and America-class amphibious assault ships.

The other day I was asked by an Administration official what my priorities would be for release of UAP information. I replied as follows: 1) UAP Space Data UAP detected in space, either in orbit or entering and departing the Earth’s atmosphere. I believe we have such data yet nothing of this kind has been released. We have numerous systems performing space surveillance, including the world’s most powerful radars. The power, sophistication and range of those systems leads me to believe they must inevitably collect and track UAP. 2) Satellite Data This is another category of UAP data that has not been released to date. I’ve seen some of this imagery and what I’ve seen was impressive. Although typically highly classified, under present circumstances, with pressure from the White House, it may well be possible to release some or all of this overhead UAP data. 3) UAP Data from the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System The old Ballistic Missile Early Warning System has been continuously updated since the end of the Cold War to its current condition. These are believed to be the most powerful emitters on the planet. Further, numerous UAP encounters have clearly occurred within their areas of coverage. For example, during the Nimitz incident numerous UAP were descending from roughly 80,000 ft to 20,000 feet, in mere seconds, for several days, directly in front of the powerful strategic radar at Beale Air Force Base. Yet, none of this data has been released. Data from each of these systems could appreciably add to our knowledge of the UAP phenomenon. I’m hoping they have the latitude and determination needed to come clean with this information.