The USS George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group departed the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in late September or early October 2026 after roughly six months of operations supporting maritime security, a naval blockade, and related missions in the Arabian Sea. It arrived in Phuket, Thailand, on October 4 for a scheduled port visit through October 9, marking its first shore leave since deploying from the U.S. East Coast in March and shifting routine operations to the U.S. 7th Fleet area. This rotation leaves the USS George Washington as the primary carrier remaining in the CENTCOM theater, with the USS Theodore Roosevelt noted as en route for follow-on presence. Trader assessments of any specific-date resolution will hinge on the exact timing of the carrier's exit from the 5th Fleet zone relative to the queried date, alongside standard naval rotation patterns and ongoing regional force posture adjustments.