Don't let Gordon Brown see that photo because I count 3 Task Groups, 3 CVN/LHA and 7 escorts. Not a lot of escorts, adequate for a bit of naval gunfire support, boarding ops and force protection, but hardly the multi-layered defence against air, surface and submarine from the days of the Falkands and the Cold War. Bl00dy good escorts, no doubt, with all the toys you could want, but not a lot of them.