Today, the USS Carl Vinson, a United States Navy aircraft carrier, arrived at this port, marking the second visit by an American aircraft carrier in just two months, following the USS Abraham Lincoln’s similar stop in November.
Rear Admiral Michael Wosje, commander of the Carl Vinson strike group, announced that 2024 celebrates a decade of the defense and security partnership between the US and Malaysia.
Approximately 7,500 sailors from the strike group will engage in cultural exchanges, community outreach activities, and guided tours to foster cultural appreciation and collaboration between the two nations.
The Carl Vinson strike group consists of the aircraft carrier, the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton, and the guided-missile destroyers USS Sterett and USS William P Lawrence, along with the carrier air wing.
The strike group operates within the Indo-Pacific region as part of the US 7th Fleet. The last time the Carl Vinson visited Port Klang was in January 2011.
