O porta-aviões nuclear USS Nimitz e outros navios da sua frota estão indo para o oeste em direção ao Mar Vermelho.
Ships of DESRON-23
- USS Howard (DDG-83) – Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
- USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) – Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
- USS Pinckney (DDG-91) – Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
- USS Sampson (DDG-102) – Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
- USS Spruance (DDG-111) – Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Squadrons of CVW-11
- Strike Fighter Squadron 154 (VFA-154) "Black Knights" with Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets
- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) "Death Rattlers" with McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornets
- Strike Fighter Squadron 146 (VFA-146) "Blue Diamonds" with F/A-18C Hornets
- Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) "Argonauts" with F/A-18E Super Hornets
- Electronic Attack Squadron 142 (VAQ-142) "Gray Wolves" with Boeing EA-18G Growlers
- Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117 (VAW-117) "Wallbangers" with Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeyes
- Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 6 (HSC-6) "Screamin' Indians" with Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawks
- Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 75 (HSM-75) "Wolf Pack" with MH-60R Seahawks[6]
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 Detachment 3 (VRC-30) "Providers" with Grumman C-2 Greyhound