U. S. Aircraft Carrier Deployment History
FWFD’s from 2000 to Present
Part 1 - 2000 FWFD’s
Part 2 - 2001 to 2002 FWFD’s
Part 3 - 2003 to 2004 FWFD’s
Part 4 - 2005 to 2006 FWFD’s
Part 5 - 2007 to 2008 FWFD’s
Part 6 - 2009 FWFD’s
Part 7 - 2010 FWFD’s
Part 8 - 2011 FWFD’s
Part 9 - 2012 to 2013 FWFD’s
Part 10 - 2014 to 2015 FWFD’s
Part 11 - 2016 to 2017 FWFD’s
Part 12 - 2018 to 2019 FWFD’s
Part 13 - 2020 to 2021 FWFD’s
2018 EAST and WEST COAST DEPLOYMENTS - Includes Florida
2018 U.S. Atlantic (Second & Sixth Fleets) U.S. Pacific Fleet (Third and Seventh Fleets) and the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet Aircraft Carrier Deployments with east coast carriers participating in Maritime Security Operations (MSO). Operation Freedom's Sentinel “to help secure and build upon the hard-fought gains of the past," succeeding Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001, in continuation of the Global War on Terrorism. Operation Freedom's Sentinel is part of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, which began on January 1, 2015. Operation Enduring Freedom drew to a close on 28 December 2014 after 13 years of combat operations, when President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel each issued statements marking the end of the combat mission in Afghanistan, in a ceremony at the International Security and Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. An American-led intervention in Iraq started on 15 June 2014, when President Barack Obama ordered United States forces to be dispatched to the region, in response to offensives in Iraq conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). On the evening of 7 August 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama gave a live address to the nation. He described the recent ISIL advances across Iraq and said that ISIL's persecution and threatening the extinction of Yazidis, a religious minority in northern Iraq, including especially the Yazidis who had fled into the Sinjar Mountains. ISIL kinetic operations started on August 8, 2014. The U.S. decided in October 2014 to name its military efforts against ISIL as "Operation Inherent Resolve"; the military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), including both the campaign in Iraq and the campaign in Syria. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) news release announcing the name; operating under operational control of the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet, with the Commander, 7th Fleet, serving as naval component commander for Central Command are as follows: https://www.army.mil/article/140565
The U.S. Navy's 2017 Pacific Fleet and Seventh Fleet Aircraft Carriers deployments and Carriers from both West and East coast, resulted in one CVN extending into 2018, participating in Maritime Security Operations (MSO); Operation Freedom's Sentinel and Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR); operating under operational control of the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet, with the Commander, 7th Fleet, serving as naval component commander for Central Command are as follows:
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AIRCRAFT CARRIER
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DEP
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AIR WING
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T.C.
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DEPART
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RETURN
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Days at Sea
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USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) – 7th, Central Command & 5th, U.S. Naval Forces, 2nd & Europe-Africa (5th North Arabian Sea & 8th Arabian / Persian Gulf dep.) (2 voys. on dep.) (14th Red Sea & 12th Gulf of Aden)
EastPac
WestPac
Philippine Sea
East China Sea
4th MSO
Philippine Sea
Luzon Strait South China Sea
Strait of Singapore
Strait of Malacca
Bay of Bengal
North Arabian Sea
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5th Fleet AOO/IO
Straits of Hormuz
Persian Gulf 2nd OIR
Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman
North Arabian Sea Arabian Sea
7th Fleet AOO / IO
Strait of Singapore
4th MSO
South China Sea
Philippine Sea
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CVW-17
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NA
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6 Oct 2017
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7 May 2018
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Middle East
13th FWFD
214-days
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4th Maritime Security Operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region and in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed.
Ports of call include: Apra Harbor, Guam; Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates; Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Kingdom of Bahran; Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates; Changi Naval Base, Singapore;
“Carrier Air Wing 17 Squadrons, including the Lemoore, California-based "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, the "Mighty Shrikes" of VFA 94, the "Redcocks" of VFA 22; the Beaufort, South Carolina-based "Checkerboards" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312; the Whidbey Island, Washington-based "Cougars" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139; the Point Mugu-based "Sun Kings" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116; the San Diego-based "Providers" of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30, the "Indians" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6, and the "Battlecats" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73.
Theodore Roosevelt, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, Rear Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, with Destroyer Squadron 23, while ship’s consist of USS Bunker Hill (CG-52), USS Halsey (DDG-97), USS Sampson (DDG-102) and USS Preble (DDG-88) for a routine deployment.
Bunker Hill Begins Western Pacific Deployment (10 October 2017) - The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) departed San Diego for a scheduled seven-month deployment, Oct. 7. USS Preble, USS Halsey Depart Pearl Harbor for Deployment (19 October 2017). The guided-missile destroyers USS Preble (DDG-88) and USS Halsey (DDG-97) departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii for a regularly-scheduled deployment, Oct. 16” (Ref. Story Number: NNS171007-02 - Release Date: 10/7/2017 9:32:00 AM - From Commander, Carrier Strike Group 9 Public Affairs, SAN DIEGO (NNS)). http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=102770
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Persian Gulf, arm of the Arabian Sea, 90,000 sq mi (233,100 sq km), between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran, extends c.600 mi (970 km) from the Shatt al Arab delta to the Strait of Hormuz, which links it with the Gulf of Oman
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Ref. U. S. Navy Deployment History Resources
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2018 U.S. Atlantic (Second & Sixth Fleets) U.S. Pacific Fleet (Third and Seventh Fleets) and the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet Aircraft Carrier Deployments with east coast carriers participating in U.S. Atlantic (Second & Sixth Fleets) U.S. Pacific Fleet (Third and Seventh Fleets) and the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet Aircraft Carrier Deployments with east coast carriers participating in Maritime Security Operations (MSO). Operation Freedom's Sentinel “to help secure and build upon the hard-fought gains of the past," succeeding Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001, in continuation of the Global War on Terrorism. Operation Freedom's Sentinel is part of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, which began on January 1, 2015. Operation Enduring Freedom drew to a close on 28 December 2014 after 13 years of combat operations, when President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel each issued statements marking the end of the combat mission in Afghanistan, in a ceremony at the International Security and Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. An American-led intervention in Iraq started on 15 June 2014, when President Barack Obama ordered United States forces to be dispatched to the region, in response to offensives in Iraq conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). On the evening of 7 August 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama gave a live address to the nation. He described the recent ISIL advances across Iraq and said that ISIL's persecution and threatening the extinction of Yazidis, a religious minority in northern Iraq, including especially the Yazidis who had fled into the Sinjar Mountains. ISIL kinetic operations started on August 8, 2014. The U.S. decided in October 2014 to name its military efforts against ISIL as "Operation Inherent Resolve"; the military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), including both the campaign in Iraq and the campaign in Syria. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) news release announcing the name; operating under operational control of the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet, with the Commander, 7th Fleet, serving as naval component commander for Central Command are as follows: https://www.army.mil/article/140565
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AIRCRAFT CARRIER
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DEP
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AIR WING
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T.C.
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DEPART
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RETURN
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Days at Sea
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USS Carl Vinson (CVN-71) - Pacific & 7th
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15th WestPac
6th MSO
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CVW-2
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5 Jan
2018
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12 Apr 2018
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21st FWFD
98-days
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Operating under operational control of the 3rd Fleet, to conduct bilateral exercises in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to include anti-submarine warfare, maneuvering drills, gunnery exercises, and visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS), on her 6th Maritime Security Operations (MSO).
Ports of call include: Naval Base Guam; Manila, Philippines and Da Nang, Vietnam.
Carrier Air Wing 2 Squadrons: includes more than 70 aircraft from the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, the "Blue Hawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM 78), the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadrons (VFA) 2, the "Blue Blasters" of VFA-34, the "Kestrels" of VFA-137, the "Golden Dragons" of VFA-192, the "Black Eagles" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, the "Gauntlets" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136 and the "Providers" of Fleet Logistic Support Squadron (VRC) 30 Det. 2. The strike group includes aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, Commander Carrier Strike Group One (COMCARSTRKGRU 1 or CCSG 1), Rear Adm. John Fuller and Commander Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) and guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) from Destroyer Squadron 1. Michael Murphy is based in Hawaii and will later join the strike group as it transits toward the Western Pacific. Her 21st Foreign Water Fleet Deployment (FWFD) since her commission 13 March 1982 (5 Januay to 12 April 2018)” (Ref. 72, 76 & Story Number: NNS180105-11 – Release Date: 1/5/2018 11:36:00 AM - From Carrier Strike Group 1 Public Affairs - SAN DIEGO (NNS)). http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=103944
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USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) – U. S. Fleet Forces Command, 2nd & 6th
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Lant
8th Med
Lant
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CVW-7
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AG
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11 Apr 2018
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21 July 2018
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Europe
10th FWFD
102-days
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Ports of call includes: anchored at Solent, off the coast of Stokes Bay, Gosport, England and anchored off the coast of Liisbon, Portugal.
Squadrons of CVW 1, commanded by Capt. John Perrone, that will embark Truman during deployment include Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 "Red Rippers," VFA 211 "Checkmates," VFA 81 "Sunliners," VFA 136 "Knighthawks," Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 137 "Rooks," Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 126 "Seahawks," Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72 "Proud Warriors," Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11 "Dragon Slayers" and a detachment from Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 "Rawhides."
The HSTCSG consists of the flagship USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) with Rear Adm. Gene Black, Commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight (CSG 8) embarked staffs of Carrier Strike Group Eight (CSG 8), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28; embarked squadrons of CVW 1; guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60); and DESRON 28 guided-missile destroyers USS Farragut (DDG-99), USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98), USS Bulkeley (DDG-84), USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109), and USS The Sullivans (DGG-68). The Sachsen-class German frigate FGS Hessen (F-221) is also operating as part of the strike group during the first half of the deployment. USS Jason Dunham and USS The Sullivans are slated to deploy at a later date and will rejoin the strike group in theater” (Ref. 72, 76, 84A, 382 & Story Number: NNS180411-19- Release Date: 4/11/2018 3:25:00 PM - From USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Public Affairs, NORFOLK (NNS)). http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=105078
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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) – 7th
(Forward Deployed)
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Western Pacific Region
Pacific Ocean
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CVW-5
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NK
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11 May 2018
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17 May 2018
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Training
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Sea Trials, ammo onload with the USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) off the coast of Japan.
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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) – 7th
(6th Forward Deployed)
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Western Pacific Region Pacific Ocean
12th WestPac
Sea of Japan
Philippine Sea
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CVW-5
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NK
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29 May 2018
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24 Jul 2018
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Training
15th FWFD
57-days
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Summer Underway Period Carrier Qualifications in the Western Pacific.
Ports of call included: Manila, Philippines.
CVW-5 Squadrons: VFA-102, FA-18F; VFA-27, FA-18E; VFA-115, FA-18E; VFA-195, FA-18E; VAQ-141, EA-18G; VAW-125 (*1). E-2D; HSC-12, MH-60S, HSM-77 Det. 3., MH-60R and VRC-30 Det. 5. C-2A. (*1) 5Xe-2Ds arrived at MCAS Iwakuni on Aug. 9 2017, the first batch of a phased transfer of CVW-5 from NAF Atsugi.
Task Force 70 is the Battle Force for U.S. 7th Fleet Commander, Task Force 70 (CTF 70) has operational control of all carrier strike groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers and frigates that deploy or transit through the 7th Fleet area of operations; DESRON FIFTEEN; Carrier Air Wing FIVE; Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam (CG-54) and USS Cowpens (CG-63); and Arleigh-burke class guided-missile destroyers USS Lassen (DDG-82), USS McCampbell (DDG-85) and USS Mustin (DDG-89).
Rear Adm. Karl O. Thomas assumed command of C Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, the U.S. Navy's largest battle force during a change of command ceremony aboard the Carrier Strike Group 5 (CSG 5) flagship, the forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), while the ship was underway on 18 July 2018, from Rear Adm. Marc H. Dalton, serving from September 2017 to 18 July 2018” (Ref. Commander, Task Force 70 Holds Change of Command - By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Darren M. Moore, Commander, Task Force 70 Public Affairs | July 18, 2018, PHILIPPINE SEA (NNS)).
https://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/1578651/commander-task-force-70-holds-change-of-command
Task Force 70 is the Battle Force for U.S. 7th Fleet Commander, Task Force 70 (CTF 70) has operational control of all carrier strike groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers and frigates that deploy or transit through the 7th Fleet area of operations.
Commanded by Rear Adm. Karl O. Thomas, the Ronald Regan is the flagship of George Washington Carrier Strike Group, Task Force 70 and Carrier Strike Group Five (formerly CarGru 5), with more than 5,000 Sailors, with Strike Warfare Commander; staffs of Battle Force 7th Fleet/CSG 5; Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) and its nine squadrons and Destroyer Squadron 15 embarked. CSG 5 includes Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers and Destroyer Squadron Fifteen (CDS 15), which serves as the Sea Combat Commander and is responsible for Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers and assigned Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers.
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam (CG-54) and USS Cowpens (CG-63); and Arleigh-burke class guided-missile destroyers USS Lassen (DDG-82), USS McCampbell (DDG-85) and USS Mustin (DDG-89).
USS Ronald Regan (CVN-76) and surface combatant ships operate out of Yokosuka, Japan, while CVW 5 operates out of Atsugi, Japan, when not embarked on Ronald Regan. Together, these units form the U.S. Navy's only continuously forward deployed (and largest) carrier strike group.
The CSG 5 Commander also serves as Battle Force Seventh Fleet and Commander, Task Force (CTF 70) for 7th Fleet. In these responsibilities, CSG 5 serves as the Commander of all surface forces (carrier strike groups, independently deploying cruisers, destroyers and frigates) in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. CTF 70 also serves as the Theater Surface Warfare Commander (TSUWC) and Theater Integrated Air Missile Defense Commander (TIAMDC) for Seventh Fleet.
Carrier Strike Group 5, also known as CSG 5 or CARSTRKGRU 5, is the U.S. Navy carrier strike group assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet and permanently forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet.
CSG 5 is responsible for unit-level training, integrated training, and material readiness for the group’s ships and aviation squadrons. As the only continuously forward deployed carrier strike group, the CSG-5 staff does not stand down when the strike group is in Yokosuka, but instead continues to maintain command responsibilities over deploying Carrier Strike Groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers, and frigates that operate in the Seventh Fleet operating area. The commander and staff are also responsible for the higher level Task Force 70 duties throughout the year in addition to the CSG-5 duties. The composition of the strike group in immediate proximity of the Ronald Reagan varies throughout the year.
Ronald Regan CSG includes the embarked staffs of Destroyer Squadron 15/DESRON FIFTEEN.
DESRON FIFTEEN is the Navy's only forward-deployed Destroyer Squadron and is responsible for the readiness, tactical and administrative responsibilities for seven Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The destroyers' squadron commodore serves as the immediate Superior in Command (ISIC) of the ships assigned to the squadron.
DESRON FIFTEEN ships are the principal surface forces of Battle Force Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. In addition to duties as ISIC for the seven ships assigned to the squadron, the DESRON FIFTEEN staff also deploys with the Ronald Reagan carrier strike group (CSG). During these deployments, the Commodore serves as Sea Combat Commander (SCC) for the CSG. The SCC responsibilities include Surface Warfare Commander (SWC), Anti-Submarine Warfare employment of attack submarines assigned to the CS.
DESRON FIFTEEN has additional assignments in the Seventh Feet as the Maritime Counter - Special Operations Force Commander (MCSOF), Strike Force ASW Commander (SFASWC) and Deputy Ballistic Missile Defense Commander (BMDC).
Destroyer Squadron 15 Ships: USS Barry (DDG-52); USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54); USS John S. McCain (DDG-56); USS Stethem (DDG-63); USS Benfold (DDG-65); USS Milius (DDG-69); USS McCampbell (DDG-85) and USS Mustin (DDG-89).
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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) – 7th
(Forward Deployed)
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Western Pacific Region
Pacific Ocean
south of Japan
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27 July 2018
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29 July 2018
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Training
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Evade Typhoon Jongdari
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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) – 7th
(Forward Deployed)
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Western Pacific Region
Pacific Ocean
south of Japan
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CVW-5
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NK
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7 Aug 2018
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9 Aug 20
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Training
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Evade Typhoon Shanshan
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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) – 7th
(7th Forward Deployed)
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Western Pacific Region Pacific Ocean
13th WestPac
Sea of Japan
Sea of Japan
South China Sea, Philippine Sea
Coral Sea
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CVW-5
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NK
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14 Aug 2018
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5 Dec 2018
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Training
16th FWFD
114-days
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August and Fall Underway Period
Exercise Valiant Shield 2018, around the Marianas Island Range and in Republic of Korea (ROK) International Fleet Review (IFR) 2018, off the south coast of Jeju Island, Republic of Korea.
Ports of call included: Apra Harbor, Guam, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea and Victoria, Harbour, Hong Kong.
CVW-5 Squadrons: VFA-102, FA-18F; VFA-27, FA-18E; VFA-115, FA-18E; VFA-195, FA-18E; VAQ-141, EA-18G; VAW-125 (*1). E-2D; HSC-12, MH-60S, HSM-77 Det. 3., MH-60R and VRC-30 Det. 5. C-2A. (*1) 5Xe-2Ds arrived at MCAS Iwakuni on Aug. 9 2017, the first batch of a phased transfer of CVW-5 from NAF Atsugi.
Ronald Regan CSG includes the embarked staffs of Commander Task Force SEVEN ZERO, Rear Adm. Karl O. Thomas; Chief of Staff, CTF-70, Captain Andrew ‘Drew’ St. John and Command Master Chief, CTF-70, CMDCM(AW/SW/FMF) Blunt.
https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ccsg5/Pages/Bio3.aspx
Task Force 70 is the Battle Force for U.S. 7th Fleet Commander, Task Force 70 (CTF 70) has operational control of all carrier strike groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers and frigates that deploy or transit through the 7th Fleet area of operations.
Commanded by Rear Adm. Karl O. Thomas, the Ronald Regan is the flagship of George Washington Carrier Strike Group, Task Force 70 and Carrier Strike Group Five (formerly CarGru 5), with more than 5,000 Sailors, with Strike Warfare Commander; staffs of Battle Force 7th Fleet/CSG 5; Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) and its nine squadrons and Destroyer Squadron 15 embarked. CSG 5 includes Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers and Destroyer Squadron Fifteen (CDS 15), which serves as the Sea Combat Commander and is responsible for Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers and assigned Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers.
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam (CG-54) and USS Cowpens (CG-63); and Arleigh-burke class guided-missile destroyers USS Lassen (DDG-82), USS McCampbell (DDG-85) and USS Mustin (DDG-89).
USS Ronald Regan (CVN-76) and surface combatant ships operate out of Yokosuka, Japan, while CVW 5 operates out of Atsugi, Japan, when not embarked on Ronald Regan. Together, these units form the U.S. Navy's only continuously forward deployed (and largest) carrier strike group.
The CSG 5 Commander also serves as Battle Force Seventh Fleet and Commander, Task Force (CTF 70) for 7th Fleet. In these responsibilities, CSG 5 serves as the Commander of all surface forces (carrier strike groups, independently deploying cruisers, destroyers and frigates) in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. CTF 70 also serves as the Theater Surface Warfare Commander (TSUWC) and Theater Integrated Air Missile Defense Commander (TIAMDC) for Seventh Fleet.
Carrier Strike Group 5, also known as CSG 5 or CARSTRKGRU 5, is the U.S. Navy carrier strike group assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet and permanently forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet.
CSG 5 is responsible for unit-level training, integrated training, and material readiness for the group’s ships and aviation squadrons. As the only continuously forward deployed carrier strike group, the CSG-5 staff does not stand down when the strike group is in Yokosuka, but instead continues to maintain command responsibilities over deploying Carrier Strike Groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers, and frigates that operate in the Seventh Fleet operating area. The commander and staff are also responsible for the higher level Task Force 70 duties throughout the year in addition to the CSG-5 duties. The composition of the strike group in immediate proximity of the Ronald Reagan varies throughout the year.
Ronald Regan CSG includes the embarked staffs of Destroyer Squadron 15/DESRON FIFTEEN.
DESRON FIFTEEN is the Navy's only forward-deployed Destroyer Squadron and is responsible for the readiness, tactical and administrative responsibilities for seven Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The destroyers' squadron commodore serves as the immediate Superior in Command (ISIC) of the ships assigned to the squadron.
DESRON FIFTEEN ships are the principal surface forces of Battle Force Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. In addition to duties as ISIC for the seven ships assigned to the squadron, the DESRON FIFTEEN staff also deploys with the Ronald Reagan carrier strike group (CSG). During these deployments, the Commodore serves as Sea Combat Commander (SCC) for the CSG. The SCC responsibilities include Surface Warfare Commander (SWC), Anti-Submarine Warfare employment of attack submarines assigned to the CS.
DESRON FIFTEEN has additional assignments in the Seventh Feet as the Maritime Counter - Special Operations Force Commander (MCSOF), Strike Force ASW Commander (SFASWC) and Deputy Ballistic Missile Defense Commander (BMDC).
Destroyer Squadron 15 Ships: USS Barry (DDG-52); USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54); USS John S. McCain (DDG-56); USS Stethem (DDG-63); USS Benfold (DDG-65); USS Milius (DDG-69); USS McCampbell (DDG-85) and USS Mustin (DDG-89).
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USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) – U. S. Fleet Forces Command & 6th
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Lant
NorLant
North Sea
Dover Strrait
English Chanel
Dover Strait
North Sea
Arctic Circle
Norwegan Sea
EastLant
Strait of Gibraltar
9th Med
Lant
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CVW-7
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AG
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28 Aug 2018
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16 Dec 2018
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Europe
11th FWFD
135-days
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Dual-Carrier Sustainment Operations with USS Abraham (CVN-72) off the cost of Virginia and NATO Exercise Trident Juncture 2018.
Ports of call includes: anchored at Solent, off the coast of Stokes Bay, Gosport, England and anchored off the coast of Liisbon, Portugal.
Squadrons of CVW 1, commanded by Capt. John Perrone, that will embark Truman during deployment include Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 "Red Rippers," VFA 211 "Checkmates," VFA 81 "Sunliners," VFA 136 "Knighthawks," Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 137 "Rooks," Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 126 "Seahawks," Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72 "Proud Warriors," Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11 "Dragon Slayers" and a detachment from Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 "Rawhides."
The HSTCSG consists of the flagship USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) with Rear Adm. Gene Black, Commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight (CSG 8) embarked staffs of Carrier Strike Group Eight (CSG 8), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28; embarked squadrons of CVW 1; guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60); and DESRON 28 guided-missile destroyers USS Farragut (DDG-99), USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98), USS Bulkeley (DDG-84), USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109), and USS The Sullivans (DGG-68). The Sachsen-class German frigate FGS Hessen (F-221) is also operating as part of the strike group during the first half of the deployment. USS Jason Dunham and USS The Sullivans are slated to deploy at a later date and will rejoin the strike group in theater” (Ref. 72, 76, 84A, 382 & Story Number: NNS180411-19- Release Date: 4/11/2018 3:25:00 PM - From USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Public Affairs, NORFOLK (NNS)).
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=105078
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USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) - 3rd, 7th, 5th & Central Command (6th Arabian /Persian Gulf dep (3 Trips) & 8th Arabian Sea voy. (Several trips back and forth from the North Arabian Sea)
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EastPac
9th WestPac
Philippine Sea
South China Sea
Strait of Malacca
8th IO
Arabian Sea
North Arabian Sea
5th MSO
Gulf of Oman
Strait of Hormuz x 3
Arabian Gulf
Sunda Strait
Java Sea
Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Tonkin
South
Strait of Singapore
2nd Bab el-Mandeb Strait
2nd Red Sea
2nd Suez Canal
2nd Med
Strait of Gibraltar
Lant
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CVW-9
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NG
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15 Oct 2018
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16 May 2019
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Middle East
Persian Gulf
10th FWFD
214-days
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Home Port Transfer from Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington for Naval Station, Norfolk, Va. an John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSSG) deploys as a supporting operations that are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity, as a ongoing rotation of U.S. forces supporting maritime security operations in waters around the world, on her 5th Maritime Security Operations (MSO).
Ports of call included: RSS Sinngapura - Changi Naval Base, Singapore; Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates; Laem Chabang, Thiland; Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Bahrain; Marseille, France and Mayport.
Squadrons: Strike Fighter Squadrons VFA-41 “Black Aces,” F/A-18F Super Hornet; VFA-14 “Tophatters,” F/A-18E Super Hornet; VFA-97 “Warhawks,” F/A-18C Hornet and VFA-151 “Vigilantes ,“ F/A-18E Hornet; Electronic Attack Squadron 133 (VAQRON 133) (VAQ-133) “Wizards,” EA-6B Prowler; Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112 (CARAEWRON 112) (VAW-112) “Golden Hawks,” E-2C Hawkeye; Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 14 (HELSEACOMBATRON 14) (HSC-14) “Chargers,” MH-60S Seahawk; Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71 (HELMARSTRIKERON 71) (HSM-71) “Raptors,” MH-60R Seahawk and Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 (FLELOGSUPPRON 30) (VRC-30 Det. 4) “Providers,” C-2A Greyhound. Destroyer Squadron 21 staff, USS Mobile Bay (CG-53), USS Stockdale (DDG-106), USS Spruance (DDG-111), and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93).
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3 - Commander, Rear Adm. Mike Wettlaufer, former Rear Admiral Fred I. Pyle; Captain Stephen M. Froehlich, Chief of Staff and Command Master Chief, CMDCM(SW/AW) H. Trenton Schmidt.
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) is the strike group's current flagship, USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) and other units currently assigned are the ship's Carrier Air Wing 9 and Destroyer Squadron 21.
Destroyer Squadron 21 - Commodore Captain Murzban "Murz" Morris; Captain Dan Cobian,, Deputy Commodore and, GSCM(SW/AW) Gabrielson, Senior Enlisted Leader.
Destroyer Squadron 21 Ships: USS Mobile Bay (CG-53), USS Stockdale (DDG-106), USS Spruance (DDG-111), and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93).
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Persian Gulf, arm of the Arabian Sea, 90,000 sq mi (233,100 sq km), between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran, extends c.600 mi (970 km) from the Shatt al Arab delta to the Strait of Hormuz, which links it with the Gulf of Oman
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2019 EAST and WEST COAST DEPLOYMENTS - Includes Florida
2019 U.S. Atlantic (Second & Sixth Fleets) U.S. Pacific Fleet (Third and Seventh Fleets) and the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet Aircraft Carrier Deployments with east coast carriers participating in Maritime Security Operations (MSO). Operation Freedom's Sentinel “to help secure and build upon the hard-fought gains of the past," succeeding Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001, in continuation of the Global War on Terrorism. Operation Freedom's Sentinel is part of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, which began on January 1, 2015. Operation Enduring Freedom drew to a close on 28 December 2014 after 13 years of combat operations, when President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel each issued statements marking the end of the combat mission in Afghanistan, in a ceremony at the International Security and Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. An American-led intervention in Iraq started on 15 June 2014, when President Barack Obama ordered United States forces to be dispatched to the region, in response to offensives in Iraq conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). On the evening of 7 August 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama gave a live address to the nation. He described the recent ISIL advances across Iraq and said that ISIL's persecution and threatening the extinction of Yazidis, a religious minority in northern Iraq, including especially the Yazidis who had fled into the Sinjar Mountains. ISIL kinetic operations started on August 8, 2014. The U.S. decided in October 2014 to name its military efforts against ISIL as "Operation Inherent Resolve"; the military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), including both the campaign in Iraq and the campaign in Syria. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) news release announcing the name; operating under operational control of the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet, with the Commander, 7th Fleet, serving as naval component commander for Central Command are as follows: https://www.army.mil/article/140565
The U.S. Navy's 2018 Pacific Fleet and Seventh Fleet Aircraft Carriers deployments and Carriers from both West and East coast, resulted in one CVN extending into 2019, participating in Maritime Security Operations (MSO); Operation Freedom's Sentinel and Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR); operating under operational control of the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet, with the Commander, 7th Fleet, serving as naval component commander for Central Command are as follows:
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AIRCRAFT CARRIER
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DEP
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AIR WING
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T.C.
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DEPART
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RETURN
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Days at Sea
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USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) - 3rd, 7th, 5th & Central Command (6th Arabian /Persian Gulf dep (3 Trips) & 8th Arabian Sea voy. (Several trips back and forth from the North Arabian Sea)
EastPac
9th WestPac
Philippine Sea
South China Sea
Strait of Malacca
8th IO
Arabian Sea
North Arabian Sea
5th MSO
Gulf of Oman
Strait of Hormuz x 3
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Arabian Gulf
Sunda Strait
Java Sea
Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Tonkin
South
Strait of Singapore
2nd Bab el-Mandeb Strait
2nd Red Sea
2nd Suez Canal
2nd Med
Strait of Gibraltar
Lant
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CVW-9
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NG
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15 Oct 2018
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16 May 2019
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Middle East
Persian Gulf
10th FWFD
214-days
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Home Port Transfer from Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington for Naval Station, Norfolk, Va. an John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSSG) deploys as a supporting operations that are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity, as a ongoing rotation of U.S. forces supporting maritime security operations in waters around the world, on her 5th Maritime Security Operations (MSO).
Ports of call included: RSS Sinngapura - Changi Naval Base, Singapore; Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates; Laem Chabang, Thiland; Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Bahrain; Marseille, France and Mayport.
Squadrons: Strike Fighter Squadrons VFA-41 “Black Aces,” F/A-18F Super Hornet; VFA-14 “Tophatters,” F/A-18E Super Hornet; VFA-97 “Warhawks,” F/A-18C Hornet and VFA-151 “Vigilantes ,“ F/A-18E Hornet; Electronic Attack Squadron 133 (VAQRON 133) (VAQ-133) “Wizards,” EA-6B Prowler; Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112 (CARAEWRON 112) (VAW-112) “Golden Hawks,” E-2C Hawkeye; Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 14 (HELSEACOMBATRON 14) (HSC-14) “Chargers,” MH-60S Seahawk; Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71 (HELMARSTRIKERON 71) (HSM-71) “Raptors,” MH-60R Seahawk and Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 (FLELOGSUPPRON 30) (VRC-30 Det. 4) “Providers,” C-2A Greyhound. Destroyer Squadron 21 staff, USS Mobile Bay (CG-53), USS Stockdale (DDG-106), USS Spruance (DDG-111), and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93).
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3 - Commander, Rear Adm. Mike Wettlaufer, former Rear Admiral Fred I. Pyle; Captain Stephen M. Froehlich, Chief of Staff and Command Master Chief, CMDCM(SW/AW) H. Trenton Schmidt.
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) is the strike group's current flagship, USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) and other units currently assigned are the ship's Carrier Air Wing 9 and Destroyer Squadron 21.
Destroyer Squadron 21 - Commodore Captain Murzban "Murz" Morris; Captain Dan Cobian,, Deputy Commodore and, GSCM(SW/AW) Gabrielson, Senior Enlisted Leader.
Destroyer Squadron 21 Ships: USS Mobile Bay (CG-53), USS Stockdale (DDG-106), USS Spruance (DDG-111), and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93).
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Persian Gulf, arm of the Arabian Sea, 90,000 sq mi (233,100 sq km), between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran, extends c.600 mi (970 km) from the Shatt al Arab delta to the Strait of Hormuz, which links it with the Gulf of Oman
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2019 U.S. Atlantic (Second & Sixth Fleets) U.S. Pacific Fleet (Third and Seventh Fleets) and the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet Aircraft Carrier Deployments with east coast carriers participating in Maritime Security Operations (MSO). Operation Freedom's Sentinel “to help secure and build upon the hard-fought gains of the past," succeeding Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001, in continuation of the Global War on Terrorism. Operation Freedom's Sentinel is part of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, which began on January 1, 2015. Operation Enduring Freedom drew to a close on 28 December 2014 after 13 years of combat operations, when President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel each issued statements marking the end of the combat mission in Afghanistan, in a ceremony at the International Security and Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. An American-led intervention in Iraq started on 15 June 2014, when President Barack Obama ordered United States forces to be dispatched to the region, in response to offensives in Iraq conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). On the evening of 7 August 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama gave a live address to the nation. He described the recent ISIL advances across Iraq and said that ISIL's persecution and threatening the extinction of Yazidis, a religious minority in northern Iraq, including especially the Yazidis who had fled into the Sinjar Mountains. ISIL kinetic operations started on August 8, 2014. The U.S. decided in October 2014 to name its military efforts against ISIL as "Operation Inherent Resolve"; the military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), including both the campaign in Iraq and the campaign in Syria. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) news release announcing the name; operating under operational control of the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet, with the Commander, 7th Fleet, serving as naval component commander for Central Command are as follows: https://www.army.mil/article/140565https://www.army.mil/article/140565
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AIRCRAFT CARRIER
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DEP
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AIR WING
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T.C.
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DEPART
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RETURN
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Days at Sea
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USS Carl Vinson (CVN-71) - Pacific
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EastPac
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16 Jan 2019
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20 Jan 2019
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Home Port Transfer
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Carl Vinson departed Naval Air Station, North Island (NASNI), San Diego, CaliforniaHYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego%2C_California" on 16 January 2019, for Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington, her new home port, arriving Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington on 20 January 2019, underway in the Eastern Pacific from 16 to 19 January 2019. Carl Vinson departed Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington on 28 February 2019 and entered the Dry Dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility for a 15-month Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA).
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USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) - Pacific Fleet, 7th, 5th, Central Command & U. S. Fleet Forces Command (5th North Arabian Sea dep.) Fleet Forces (10th Arabian/Persian Gulf dep.)
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2nd Med
2nd Suez Canal
12th IO
12th WestPac
3rd MSO
1st OFS
SCS
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1 Apr 2019
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20 Jan 2020
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Europe
Middle East
Afghanistan War
Persian Gulf
14th FWFD
295-days
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4th Maritime Security Operations (MSO), on her 1st Operation Freedom's Sentinel “to help secure and build upon the hard-fought gains of the last 13 years," while Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001, drew to a close on 28 December 2014 after 13 years of combat operations and Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) is the U.S. military's operational name for the military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIL, in the vernacular, Daesh), including both the campaign in Iraq and the campaign in Syria.
Ports of calls included: Palma de Mallorca, Spain Dugm, Oman x 3 and Khalif Bin Salman Port and Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickman.
CVW-7 (AG) - Command Leadership not reported on internet
Squadrons: VFA-143 Strike Fighter Squadrons “Pukin Dogs,” FA-18E; VFA-103 “Jolly Rogers,” F/A-18F Hornet; VFA-86 “Sidewinders,” F/A-18F Super Hornet; VFA-25 “Fist of the Fleet,” F/A-18E Hornet; VFA-143 “Pukin Dogs,” F/A-18E Super Hornet; Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121 (CARAEWRON 121) (VAW-121) “Bluetails,” Northrop-Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye; Electronic Attack Squadron 140 (VAQRON 140) (VAQ-140) “Patriots,” EA-6B Prowler; Fleet Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 5 (HELANTISUBRON 5) (HSC-5) “Night Dippers,” MH-60R, Seahawk (Knighthawk) and Logistics Support Squadron 40 (FLELOGSUPPRON 40) (VRC-40) “Rawhides,” C-2A NP.
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 - Commander, Rear Admiral Michael E. Boyle; Captain David E. Burke, Chief of Staff and Command Master Chief CMDCM(SW) Marluis E. Stokes.https://www.public.navy.mil/surflant/ccsg12/Pages/default.aspx
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is the strike group's current flagship, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) and other units currently assigned are the ship's Carrier Air Wing 7 and Destroyer Squadron 2.
Destroyer Squadron 2 - "Second to None" – Commodore Captain Chris Follin; Captain Matthew Kawas, Deputy Commodore and FCACM(SW) Korey J. Jones, Senior Enlisted Advisor.https://www.public.navy.mil/surflant/cds2/Pages/default.aspx
Destroyer Squadron 2: the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Mitcher (DDG-57), USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81), USS Gonzalez (DDG-66), USS Mason (DDG-87) and USS Nitze (DDG-94).
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USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) – Pacific
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EastPac
Gulf of Alaska
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CVW-11
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NH
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6 May 2019
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30 May 2019
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Training
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Exercise Northern Edge 2019, in the Gulf of Alaska.
In May 2019, Theodore Roosevelt participated in Exercise Northern Edge 2019, marking the first time in a decade a carrier took part in the exercise. Also in 2019, Carrier Air Wing 11 was transferred to the ship.[42]
"USS Theodore Roosevelt Participates in Exercise Northern Edge 2019". navy.mil. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=109592
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9 - Commander, Rear Admiral Stuart P. Baker, Christopher J. Budde, Chief of Staff and Command Master Chief
CMDCM (SW/AW/IW) Santos.
https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ccsg9/Pages/default.aspx
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is the strike group's current flagship, USS Cape St. George (CG-71) and other units currently assigned are the ship's Carrier Air Wing 11 and Destroyer Squadron 23.
Destroyer Squadron 23 “The Little Beaver” - Commodore, Captain David Fowler, Captain Jeffrey L. Heames, Deputy Commodore and Senior Enlisted Advisor, STGCS(SW/IUSS) Hastings. https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/cds23/Pages/default.aspx
Destroyer Squadron 23 Ships - USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) USS Russell (DDG-59); USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60). USS Pinckney (DDG-91) and littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS-2); The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG-88), along with the “Easyriders” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37, Det. 1.
Destroyer Squadron 23 (DESRON 23) is a squadron of United States Navy destroyers and frigates based out of San Diego, California. The squadron is best known for its actions during World War II, most notably the Battle of Cape St. George, under the command of then-Commodore Arleigh Burke.
CVW-11 (NH) - Commander
https://www.cvw11.navy.mil
http://www.seaforces.org/usnair/CVW/Carrier-Air-Wing-11.htm
Squadrons: Strike Fighter Squadron 14 (STRKFITRON 14) (VFA-14) “Tophatters,” F/A-18E Super Hornet; VFA-41 “Black Aces,” F/A-18F Super Hornet; VFA-86 “Sidewinders,” F/A-18E Super Hornet; VFA-97 “Warhawks,” F/A-18E Super Hornet; Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117 (CARAEWRON 117) (VAW-117) “Wallbangers,” Grumman E-2C HE2K Hawkeye 2000; Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ-135) “Black Ravens,” EA-18G Growler; Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 (FLELOGSUPPRON 30) (VRC-30) “Providers, C-2A Greyhound and Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 6 (HELANTISUBRON 6) and Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 6 (HS-6) “Indians,” MH-60S Seahawk (Knighthawk).
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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) – 7th
(8th Forward Deployed)
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Western Pacific Region Pacific Ocean
14th WestPac
Sea of Japan
South China Sea, Philippine Sea
Coral Sea
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CVW-5
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NK
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22 May 2019
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24 Aug 2019
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Training
17th FWFD
95-days
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Summer Underway Period
Biennial exercise Talisman Sabre in the Coral Sea.
Ports of calls included: Brisbanne, Australia off the coast off Manila, Republic of the Philippines.
Squadrons: Strike Fighter Squadrons VFA-27 “Royal Maces” F/A-18E Super Hornet; VFA-102 “Diamondbacks,” F/A-18F Super Hornet; VFA-115 “Eagles,” F/A-18E Super Hornet; VFA-195 “Dambusters,” F/A-18E Super Hornet; Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 ‘Liberty Bells” (VAW-125) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye; Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (VAQ-141) “Shadowhawks,” EA-18G Growler; Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30, Det. 5 (VRC-30 Detachment 5) “Providers,” C-2A "Greyhound; Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12 (HSC-12) “Golden Falcons,” MH-60S; Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 77 (HSM-77) “Saberhawks,” MH-60R Seahawk. https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrj/installations/naf_
atsugi/about/tenant_commands/cvw_5.html – not up dated.
Carrier Air Wing FIVE, Commander, Captain Forrest Young.
Ronald Regan CSG includes the embarked staffs of Commander Task Force SEVEN ZERO, Rear Adm. Karl O. Thomas; Chief of Staff, CTF-70, Captain Andrew ‘Drew’ St. John and Command Master Chief, CTF-70, CMDCM(AW/SW/FMF) Blunt.
https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ccsg5/Pages/Bio3.aspx
Task Force 70 is the Battle Force for U.S. 7th Fleet Commander, Task Force 70 (CTF 70) has operational control of all carrier strike groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers and frigates that deploy or transit through the 7th Fleet area of operations.
Commanded by Rear Adm. Karl O. Thomas, the Ronald Regan is the flagship of George Washington Carrier Strike Group, Task Force 70 and Carrier Strike Group Five (formerly CarGru 5), with more than 5,000 Sailors, with Strike Warfare Commander; staffs of Battle Force 7th Fleet/CSG 5; Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) and its nine squadrons and Destroyer Squadron 15 embarked. CSG 5 includes Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers and Destroyer Squadron Fifteen (CDS 15), which serves as the Sea Combat Commander and is responsible for Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers and assigned Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers.
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam (CG-54) and USS Cowpens (CG-63); and Arleigh-burke class guided-missile destroyers USS Lassen (DDG-82), USS McCampbell (DDG-85) and USS Mustin (DDG-89).
USS Ronald Regan (CVN-76) and surface combatant ships operate out of Yokosuka, Japan, while CVW 5 operates out of Atsugi, Japan, when not embarked on Ronald Regan. Together, these units form the U.S. Navy's only continuously forward deployed (and largest) carrier strike group.
The CSG 5 Commander also serves as Battle Force Seventh Fleet and Commander, Task Force (CTF 70) for 7th Fleet. In these responsibilities, CSG 5 serves as the Commander of all surface forces (carrier strike groups, independently deploying cruisers, destroyers and frigates) in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. CTF 70 also serves as the Theater Surface Warfare Commander (TSUWC) and Theater Integrated Air Missile Defense Commander (TIAMDC) for Seventh Fleet.
Carrier Strike Group 5, also known as CSG 5 or CARSTRKGRU 5, is the U.S. Navy carrier strike group assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet and permanently forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet.
CSG 5 is responsible for unit-level training, integrated training, and material readiness for the group’s ships and aviation squadrons. As the only continuously forward deployed carrier strike group, the CSG-5 staff does not stand down when the strike group is in Yokosuka, but instead continues to maintain command responsibilities over deploying Carrier Strike Groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers, and frigates that operate in the Seventh Fleet operating area. The commander and staff are also responsible for the higher level Task Force 70 duties throughout the year in addition to the CSG-5 duties. The composition of the strike group in immediate proximity of the Ronald Reagan varies throughout the year.
Ronald Regan CSG includes the embarked staffs of Destroyer Squadron 15/DESRON FIFTEEN.
Ronald Regan CSG includes the embarked staffs of Destroyer Squadron 15, COMDESRON FIFTEEN, Commodore, Captain Steve DeMoss, DESRON FIFTEEN Deputy Commodore, Captain Chase Sargeant, DESRON FIFTEEN Command Master Chief, CMDCM (SW/AW) Jones. https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/cds-15/Pages/Bio3.aspx
DESRON FIFTEEN is the Navy's only forward-deployed Destroyer Squadron and is responsible for the readiness, tactical and administrative responsibilities for seven Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The destroyers' squadron commodore serves as the immediate Superior in Command (ISIC) of the ships assigned to the squadron.
DESRON FIFTEEN ships are the principal surface forces of Battle Force Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. In addition to duties as ISIC for the seven ships assigned to the squadron, the DESRON FIFTEEN staff also deploys with the Ronald Reagan carrier strike group (CSG). During these deployments, the Commodore serves as Sea Combat Commander (SCC) for the CSG. The SCC responsibilities include Surface Warfare Commander (SWC), Anti-Submarine Warfare employment of attack submarines assigned to the CS.
DESRON FIFTEEN has additional assignments in the Seventh Feet as the Maritime Counter - Special Operations Force Commander (MCSOF), Strike Force ASW Commander (SFASWC) and Deputy Ballistic Missile Defense Commander (BMDC).
Destroyer Squadron 15 Ships: USS Barry (DDG-52); USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54); USS John S. McCain (DDG-56); USS Stethem (DDG-63); USS Benfold (DDG-65); USS Milius (DDG-69); USS McCampbell (DDG-85) and USS Mustin (DDG-89).
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USS Carl Vinson (CVN-71) - Pacific
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EastPac
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CVW-2
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NE
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18 Jun 2019
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8 Aug 2019
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Training
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Participated in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.
Ports of call included: Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickman, Hawaii.
CVW-2 (NE) “For Liberty W Fight” - Commander, Captain Gregory Newkirk, Captain Matthew Thrasher, Deputy Commander and Command Master Chief
CMDCM Bryan Davis. https://www.cvw2.navy.mil
Squadrons: includes more than 70 aircraft from the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, the "Blue Hawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM 78), the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadrons (VFA) 2, the "Blue Blasters" of VFA-34, the "Kestrels" of VFA-137, the "Golden Dragons" of VFA-192, the "Black Eagles" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, the "Gauntlets" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136 and the "Providers" of Fleet Logistic Support Squadron (VRC) 30 Det. 2.
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 - Commander, Rear Adm. Alvin Holsey, Captain David Miller, Chief of Staff and Senior Enlisted Leader CMDCM Robert Everson.
http://www.carlvinson.navy.mil/csg1.html
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the strike group's current flagship, and other units currently assigned are the ship's Carrier Air Wing 2; Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) and Destroyer Squadron 1.
Destroyer Squadron 1 “SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM” - Commodore, Randy Van Rossum, Captain Jay Clark, Deputy Commodore and Command Master Chief. ENCM Damon Marsh. https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/CDS1/Pages/default.aspx
Destroyer Squadron 1 Ships - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112), USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) and USS Sterett (DDG-104). Although the previous Carrier Strike Group One traced its history to Carrier Division 1, formed in 1930.
“The strike group includes aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) and guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) from Destroyer Squadron 1. Michael Murphy is based in Hawaii and will later join the strike group as it transits toward the Western Pacific).
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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) – 7th
(9th Forward Deployed)
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Western Pacific Region Pacific Ocean
15th WestPac
Waters south of Japan South China Sea
Philippine Sea
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CVW-5
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NK
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14 Sep 2019
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2 Nov 2019
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18th FWFD
50-days
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Fall Underway Period
Ports of calls included RSS Singapura – Changi Naval Base, Singapore.
Squadrons: Strike Fighter Squadrons VFA-27 “Royal Maces” F/A-18E Super Hornet; VFA-102 “Diamondbacks,” F/A-18F Super Hornet; VFA-115 “Eagles,” F/A-18E Super Hornet; VFA-195 “Dambusters,” F/A-18E Super Hornet; Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 ‘Liberty Bells” (VAW-125) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye; Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (VAQ-141) “Shadowhawks,” EA-18G Growler; Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30, Det. 5 (VRC-30 Detachment 5) “Providers,” C-2A "Greyhound; Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12 (HSC-12) “Golden Falcons,” MH-60S; Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 77 (HSM-77) “Saberhawks,” MH-60R Seahawk. https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrj/installations/naf_
atsugi/about/tenant_commands/cvw_5.html – not up dated.
Carrier Air Wing FIVE, Commander, Captain Michael Rovenolt, relieving Captain Forrest Young during an in-flight ceremony over the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on 2 August 2019. Deputy Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE, Captain Wosje and Command Master Chief, Carrier Air Wing FIVE, CMDCM Wende” (Ref. CVW-5 Conducts Change of Command - By USS Ronald Reagan | Aug. 3, 2019, PHILIPPINE SEA (August 2, 2019)).
https://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/1925023/cvw-5-conducts-change-of-command
Rear Admiral George Wikoff assumed command of CTF 70, the U.S. Navy's largest battle force during a change of command ceremony, in the hangar bay of America’s flagship, the forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) on 29 September 2019, from Rear Adm. Karl O. Thomas, serving from 18 July 2018 to 29 September 2019” (Ref. Commander, Task Force 70 Holds Change of Command - By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Codie L. Soule, Commander Task Force 70 Public Affairs | Oct. 1, 2019).
https://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/1975375/commander-task-force-70-holds-change-of-command
Ronald Regan CSG includes the embarked staffs of Commander Task Force SEVEN ZERO, Rear Adm. George M. Wikoff; Chief of Staff, CTF-70, Captain Andrew ‘Drew’ St. John and Command Master Chief, CTF-70, CMDCM(AW/SW/FMF) Blunt.
https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ccsg5/Pages/Bio3.aspx
Task Force 70 is the Battle Force for U.S. 7th Fleet Commander, Task Force 70 (CTF 70) has operational control of all carrier strike groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers and frigates that deploy or transit through the 7th Fleet area of operations.
Commanded by Rear Adm. George M. Wikoff, the Ronald Regan is the flagship of George Washington Carrier Strike Group, Task Force 70 and Carrier Strike Group Five (formerly CarGru 5), with more than 5,000 Sailors, with Strike Warfare Commander; staffs of Battle Force 7th Fleet/CSG 5; Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) and its nine squadrons and Destroyer Squadron 15 embarked. CSG 5 includes Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers and Destroyer Squadron Fifteen (CDS 15), which serves as the Sea Combat Commander and is responsible for Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers and assigned Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers.
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam (CG-54) and USS Cowpens (CG-63); and Arleigh-burke class guided-missile destroyers USS Lassen (DDG-82), USS McCampbell (DDG-85) and USS Mustin (DDG-89).
USS Ronald Regan (CVN-76) and surface combatant ships operate out of Yokosuka, Japan, while CVW 5 operates out of Atsugi, Japan, when not embarked on Ronald Regan. Together, these units form the U.S. Navy's only continuously forward deployed (and largest) carrier strike group.
The CSG 5 Commander also serves as Battle Force Seventh Fleet and Commander, Task Force (CTF 70) for 7th Fleet. In these responsibilities, CSG 5 serves as the Commander of all surface forces (carrier strike groups, independently deploying cruisers, destroyers and frigates) in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. CTF 70 also serves as the Theater Surface Warfare Commander (TSUWC) and Theater Integrated Air Missile Defense Commander (TIAMDC) for Seventh Fleet.
Carrier Strike Group 5, also known as CSG 5 or CARSTRKGRU 5, is the U.S. Navy carrier strike group assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet and permanently forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet.
CSG 5 is responsible for unit-level training, integrated training, and material readiness for the group’s ships and aviation squadrons. As the only continuously forward deployed carrier strike group, the CSG-5 staff does not stand down when the strike group is in Yokosuka, but instead continues to maintain command responsibilities over deploying Carrier Strike Groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers, and frigates that operate in the Seventh Fleet operating area. The commander and staff are also responsible for the higher level Task Force 70 duties throughout the year in addition to the CSG-5 duties. The composition of the strike group in immediate proximity of the Ronald Reagan varies throughout the year.
Ronald Regan CSG includes the embarked staffs of Destroyer Squadron 15/DESRON FIFTEEN.
Ronald Regan CSG includes the embarked staffs of Destroyer Squadron 15, COMDESRON FIFTEEN, Commodore, Captain Steve DeMoss, DESRON FIFTEEN Deputy Commodore, Captain Chase Sargeant, DESRON FIFTEEN Command Master Chief, CMDCM (SW/AW) Jones. https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/cds-15/Pages/Bio3.aspx
DESRON FIFTEEN is the Navy's only forward-deployed Destroyer Squadron and is responsible for the readiness, tactical and administrative responsibilities for seven Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The destroyers' squadron commodore serves as the immediate Superior in Command (ISIC) of the ships assigned to the squadron.
DESRON FIFTEEN ships are the principal surface forces of Battle Force Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. In addition to duties as ISIC for the seven ships assigned to the squadron, the DESRON FIFTEEN staff also deploys with the Ronald Reagan carrier strike group (CSG). During these deployments, the Commodore serves as Sea Combat Commander (SCC) for the CSG. The SCC responsibilities include Surface Warfare Commander (SWC), Anti-Submarine Warfare employment of attack submarines assigned to the CS.
DESRON FIFTEEN has additional assignments in the Seventh Feet as the Maritime Counter - Special Operations Force Commander (MCSOF), Strike Force ASW Commander (SFASWC) and Deputy Ballistic Missile Defense Commander (BMDC).
Destroyer Squadron 15 Ships: USS Barry (DDG-52); USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54); USS John S. McCain (DDG-56); USS Stethem (DDG-63); USS Benfold (DDG-65); USS Milius (DDG-69); USS McCampbell (DDG-85) and USS Mustin (DDG-89).
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USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) – Navy's Fleet Forces Command, 2nd, 6th, 5th & Central Command (7thArabian/Persian Gulf dep. & 7 voys.) (13th & 14th Red Sea & Gulf of Aden)
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Strait of Gibraltar
10th Med
13th Suez Canal
6th MSO
2nd OIR
13th Suez Canal
North Arabian Sea
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Middle East
ISIS Ops in Iraq and Syria
12th FWFD
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Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) deploys as a ongoing rotation of U.S. forces supporting maritime security operations in waters around the world, deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points, on her 6th Maritime Security Operations (MSO), supporting operations that are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity and possily will conduct her 1st Operation Freedom's Sentinel “to help secure and build upon the hard-fought gains of the past," succeeding Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001, in continuation of the Global War on Terrorism. Operation Freedom's Sentinel is part of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, which began on January 1, 2015. Operation Enduring Freedom drew to a close on 28 December 2014 after 13 years of combat operations, when President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel each issued statements marking the end of the combat mission in Afghanistan, in a ceremony at the International Security and Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan and or 2nd Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) is the U.S. military operation name for the military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), including both the campaign in Iraq and the campaign in Syria. Effective 22 Sep 2015, III Corps is responsible for Combined Joint Task Force- Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR).
Ports of calls included:
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) Web Site - Norfolk, Va. - 63rd Commissioned aircraft carrier - Commanding Officer, Captain Kavon “Hak” Hakimzadeh, Captain Dave Snowden, Executive Officer, Command Master Chief, CMDCM (AW/SW/IW) Claude M. Henderson.
https://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/cvn75/Pages/HOME.aspx
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8 - Commander, Rear Admiral Andrew J. Loiselle, Captain Steven "Sac" Bellac. Chief of Staff and Command Master Chief. SW/AW) Michael Bates.
https://www.public.navy.mil/surflant/ccsg8/Pages/default.aspx
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is the strike group's current flagship, USS NORMANDY (CG-60) and other units currently assigned are the ship's Carrier Air Wing 1 and Destroyer Squadron 28
Destroyer Squadron 28 "Readiness through Training" - Commodore Captain Jennifer S. Couture; Captain James R. Kenny, Deputy Commodore and, GSCM(SW) Thomas Eicks, Senior Enlisted Advisor.
Destroyer Squadron 28: USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51); USS RAMAGE (DDG-61); USS BULKELEY (DDG-84); USS FORREST SHERMAN (DDG-98);
USS FARRAGUT (DDG-99); USS GRAVELY (DDG-107) and USS JASON DUNHAM (DDG-109).
https://www.public.navy.mil/surflant/cds28/Pages/default.aspx
CVW-1 (AB) - Commander, Captain Robert ‘Fitz’ Gentry; Captain Matthew "Hondo" Barr, Deputy Commander and CMDCM(AW/SW) Benjamin H. Bilyeu.
https://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/cvw1/Pages/default.aspx
Squadrons: Strike Fighter Squadrons VFA-11 “Red Rippers, ” F/A-18F Super Hornet; VFA-136 “Knighthawks,” F/A-18E Super Hornet; VFA-211 “Fighting Checkmates,” F/A-18F Super Hornet and VMFA-251 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 “Thunderbolts,” F/A-18C Hornet; Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 (VAW-125) “Tigertails,” E-2D Hawkeye; Electronic Attack Squadron 137 (VAQ-137) “Rooks,” EA-18G Growler; Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40) “Rawhides,” C-2A Greyhoun; Anti-Submarine Squadron 11 (HS-1) “Dragonslayers,” SH-60F Seahawk and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 46 (HSM-46) “Grandmasters,“ MH-60R Seahawk.
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Persian Gulf, arm of the Arabian Sea, 90,000 sq mi (233,100 sq km), between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran, extends c.600 mi (970 km) from the Shatt al Arab delta to the Strait of Hormuz, which links it with the Gulf of Oman
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Ref. U. S. Navy Deployment History Resources
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Part 3 - 2003 to 2004 FWFD’s
Part 4 - 2005 to 2006 FWFD’s
Part 5 - 2007 to 2008 FWFD’s
Part 6 - 2009 FWFD’s
Part 7 - 2010 FWFD’s
Part 8 - 2011 FWFD’s
Part 9 - 2012 to 2013 FWFD’s
Part 10 - 2014 to 2015 FWFD’s
Part 11 - 2016 to 2017 FWFD’s
Part 12 - 2018 to 2019 FWFD’s
Part 13 - 2020 to 2021 FWFD’s
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