Puget Sound Naval Shipyard always has four carriers in port. They are the retired USS Ranger, Independence, Kitty Hawk and Constellation.
It regularly has a 5th, when an active carrier is there for between deployment overhaul.
The old Philadelphia Shipyard has three carriers in port. They are the retired USS Forrestal, Saratoga (I think she’s been moved down from Newport by now) and Kennedy.
Of the carriers in that Norfolk picture, only two are active and operational. One is retired (although still in commission due to a legal caveat about not decommissioning a nuclear ship until it has been defueled) and two are not in active service.
So the reality may be that there are five carriers tied up together, but the reality also is that only two are active. The perception that it is due to sequestration is dead wrong.
We agree on that, sequestration has nothing to do with what is going on with the carriers. All the images being put out by our Phaeroh are simply bluster by the asshat in charge. The WashPost had an article today and the upshot of that article is: what happens after friday when the public sees little or nor change. This guy cannot afford for that to happen so he will have his minions direct that each agency remove as many things as they car which are visible to the public or will cause some kick back.