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| Carrier Strike Group 2 | |
|---|---|
 Carrier Strike Group 2's emblem | |
| Founded | 1 October 2004; 21 years ago (2004-10-01) |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Type | Carrier Strike Group |
| Role | Naval air/surface warfare |
| Part of | United States Fleet Forces Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia |
| Nickname | Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group |
| Engagements | War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
| Website | Official website |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Rear AdmiralKavon Hakimzadeh, USN[1] |
| Chief of Staff | Captain John W. Weidner, USN[2] |
| Command Master Chief | CMDCM Antonio Perryman, USN[3] |
| Notable commanders | James A. Winnefeld, Jr. David M. Thomas Nora W. Tyson Frederick C. Turner |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Electronic warfare | EA-18G Growler[4] |
| Fighter | F/A-18E/F Super Hornet[4] |
| Helicopter | MH-60R Seahawk[4] MH-60S Knighthawk[4] |
| Reconnaissance | E-2C Hawkeye[4] |
| Transport | Grumman C-2 Greyhound[5] |
Carrier Strike Group 2 (CSG-2 orCOMCARSTRKGRU 2) is aU.S. Navycarrier strike group, tracing its history originally to 1931. The aircraft carrierUSS Dwight D. Eisenhower is the strike group's current flagship. As of Aug 2020, other units assigned to Carrier Strike Group 2 included the nine squadrons ofCarrier Air Wing Three; theTiconderoga-class cruisersUSS Philippine Sea (CG-58);USS Monterey (CG-61),USSVella Gulf (CG-72) and theArleigh Burke-class destroyersUSSMitscher (DDG-57),USSLaboon (DDG 58),USSMahan (DDG-72), andUSSThomas Hudner (DDG-116) fromDestroyer Squadron 22.[6]
The group traces its history to the creation of Carrier Division 2 on 1 April 1931. The group took its current form on 1 October 2004. On 29 July 2010, Rear AdmiralNora W. Tyson assumed command of the group, becoming the first woman to command a U.S. Navy carrier task group. The group's 2011 Mediterranean deployment marked the maiden deployment for the carrierUSSGeorge H.W. Bush and theguided-missile destroyerTruxtun. The group's units were the first U.S. naval forces to participate inOperation Inherent Resolve, the 2014 U.S.-led multi-lateral air campaign against theIslamic State group.
On 1 April 1931, Rear AdmiralJoseph M. Reeves took command of Carrier Division 2 (CarDiv 2), becoming the first carrier division commander in the U.S. Navy. Reeves was also designated as Commander AircraftU.S. Fleet.[7] Carrier Division 2 initially consisted of the U.S. Navy's first true fast aircraft carriers,Lexington andSaratoga, as well as former minesweeperGannet which acted as an aircraft tender and guardship for the two carriers.[8] Under Reeves' leadership, both carriers had previously distinguished themselves in two major naval exercises, the 1929Fleet Problem IX and the 1930Fleet Problem X, demonstrating the potential of aircraft carriers and their embarked air groups in naval offensive operations.[9] Aircraft carriers from Carrier Division 2 became the first to embark U.S. Marine Corps aviation units when, on 2 November 1931, squadron VS-14M joined theSaratoga and squadron VS-15M joined theLexington.[10]
In 1933,Saratoga andLangley were assigned to Carrier Division 2, which was under the Commander Aircraft,Battle Force, whileLexington was reassigned to Carrier Division One under Commander Aircraft,Scouting Force.[11] In February 1939, Carrier Division Two, now consisting ofYorktown andEnterprise, participated in the war gameFleet Problem XX. The scenario for the exercise called for one fleet to control the sea lanes in the Caribbean against the incursion of a foreign European power while maintaining sufficient naval strength to protect vital American interests in the Pacific.[12][13] In December 1941, on the eve of the United States' entry into theSecond World War, Carrier Division Two was under the command of Vice AdmiralWilliam Halsey Jr., who was also the Commander Aircraft Battle Force in the Pacific Ocean.[14]
During the Second World War, aircraft carriers assigned to Carrier Division Two participated in theDoolittle Raid, theBattle of Midway, theBattle of the Santa Cruz Islands,Operation Hailstone, theBattle of the Philippine Sea, and theBattle of Leyte Gulf, as well as theSolomon Islands campaign, theGilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, theHollandia and Western New Guinea campaign, thePhilippines Campaign, theMariana and Palau Islands campaign, theIwo Jima campaign, and theOkinawan campaign, as part of the Navy'sFast Carrier Task Force.[15] Rear AdmiralFrederick C. Sherman commanded the division in 1943 while it was operating with the Fast Carrier Task Force.
On 1 August 1955 the division was made up ofUSS Bennington (Newport) andUSS Lake Champlain (flagship) atMayport.[16]Ranger sailed as the flagship ofRear AdmiralH. H. Caldwell, Commander, Carrier Division 2, from Hawaii to join theSeventh Fleet in February 1959. Air operations offOkinawa were followed by maneuvers with naval units fromU.S. Naval Base Subic Bay. A special weapons warfare exercise and a patrol along the southern seaboard of Japan followed. During this deployment,Ranger launched more than 7,000 sorties.
After the war, division aircraft carriers were involved in theCuban Missile Crisis and theVietnam War.USS Enterprise flew the flag of Commander Carrier Division 2 in 1963. Rear Admiral Bernard M. Strean, as division commander, ledEnterprise,Long Beach, andBainbridge around the world inOperation Sea Orbit from July to October 1964. 'Sea Orbit' was a successful test of the first all-nuclear-powered task force. On 25 September 1965,Rear AdmiralJ. O. Cobb broke his flag as Commander, Carrier Division 2, aboardUSS America. The division was re-designated as Commander Carrier Group 2 (ComCarGru 2) in 1973.
In 1986, while commanding Carrier Group Two, Rear Admiral Jerry C. Breast commanded theCoral Sea carrier battle group and Task Group 60.1 of theU.S. Sixth Fleet during a series of naval maneuvers code-namedAttain Document. These naval maneuvers were intended to assert thefreedom of navigation in theGulf of Sidra as well as to challenge theterritorial claims ofLibya to that body of water. Subsequently, theCoral Sea carrier battle group and the rest ofTask Force 60 carried outOperation El Dorado Canyon, a series of punitive air-strikes against Libya in retaliations to the1986 Berlin discotheque bombing.[17][18]
On 15 August 1990, the group staff embarked inUSS John F. Kennedy for a no-notification combat deployment in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. The battle group deployed forOperation Desert Storm only five days after notification, even though she had dispersed her air wing throughout the continental United States for training and just off-loaded stores and material in preparation for a routine yard period. Rear Admiral Riley Mixson, Commander, Carrier Group Two, acted as Commander, Battle Force Yankee ofNaval Forces Central Command during the war. Battle Force Yankee includedSaratoga and probablyJohn F. Kennedy, and operated in theRed Sea.
In the middle of 1992, the U.S. Navy instituted a concept which mandated greater task group integration of naval air and surface warfare assets into a more permanent carrier battle group structure. Instead of routinely changing the cruisers, destroyers, and frigates assigned to each carrier battle group, there was an attempt made to affiliate certain escorts more permanently with the carriers they escorted. Each of the Navy's 12 existing carrier battle groups was planned to consist of an aircraft carrier; an embarked carrier air wing; cruiser, destroyer, and frigate units; and two nuclear-powered attack submarines.[19] For details regarding this re-alignments as it pertained to Carrier Group Two, see the chart below.[20]
During its Mediterranean deployments, theKennedy battle group flew large numbers ofOperation Deny Flight no-fly zone missions overBosnia-Herzegovina. The battle group also saw service with theU.S. Fifth Fleet in supportOperation Southern Watch, the enforcement of a no-fly zone over southern Iraq. Commander Carrier Group Two also served as Commander Joint Task Force 120 duringOperation Uphold Democracy, the 1994–1995 intervention designed to remove the military regime in Haiti installed by the1991 Haitian coup d'état. It appears thatKennedy transferred to another carrier group in 1995, as the announced 31 August 1995, listing of Carrier Group Two's composition includedUSS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) andUSS San Jacinto (CG-56). In addition,USS Monterey (CG-61) was intended to join the group in 1996–97.[21] In September 1995,USS Hue City (CG-66) joined Carrier Group Two.[22]Hue City was transferred from Carrier Group 2 to theWestern Hemisphere Group on 1 August 1998.
The group deployed in 2000–01 led byHarry S. Truman (CVN-75).
Theodore Roosevelt was reassigned to the group effective 1 February 2004, and the carrier underwent its Docked Planned Incremental Availability overhaul at theNewport Naval Yard inVirginia between 10 August and 10 December 2004.[23]
Commander Carrier Strike Group 2 (COMCARSTRKGRU 2 or CCSG 2) is responsible for unit-level training, integrated training, and material readiness for the group's ships and aviation squadrons. When not deployed, the strike group is part of theU.S. Fleet Forces Command, and its commander reports to Commander,U.S. SECOND Fleet. When deployed overseas, the group comes under command of the numbered fleet (Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, or Seventh) in whose area it is operating, and will have a task force or task group designator, for example, Task Group 50 in the Fifth Fleet area.[24]
Group commanders since 2004 have included:
| • Rear Admiral (lower half)Thomas J. Kilcline, Jr. | named 16 June 2003,[25] in post May 2004, nominated to be promoted to rear admiral. | |
| • Rear AdmiralJames A. Winnefeld, Jr. | (July 2004 – June 2006)[26][27] | |
| • Rear Admiral Michael C. Vitale | (June 2006 – September 2007)[27][28] | |
| • Rear AdmiralFrank Craig Pandolfe | (September 2007 – July 2009)[28][29] | |
| • Rear AdmiralDavid M. Thomas | (July 2009 – July 2010)[30] | |
| • Captain Jeffrey A. Hesterman | (July 2010)[31] | |
| • Rear AdmiralNora W. Tyson | (July 2010 – January 2012)[31][32] | |
| • Rear Admiral Gregory M. Nosal | (January 2012 – March 2013)[32][33] | |
| • Rear AdmiralJohn C. Aquilino | (March 2013 – February 2014)[33][34] | |
| • Rear AdmiralDeWolfe H. Miller III | (February 2014 – August 2015)[34][35] | |
| • Rear AdmiralBrian E. Luther | (August 2015 – November 2016)[35][36] | |
| • Rear Admiral Kenneth R. Whitesell | (November 2016 – October 2017)[36][37] | |
| • Rear AdmiralStephen C. Evans | (October 2017 – August 2019)[37][38] | |
| • Rear AdmiralSara A. Joyner | (August 2019 – April 2020)[39][38] | |
| • Rear Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman Jr. | (April 2020 – December 2020)[39] | |
| • Rear Admiral Scott Robertson | (December 2020 – June 2022)[40] | |
| • Rear Admiral Marc J. Miguez | (June 2022 – June 2024)[41] | |
| • Rear AdmiralKavon Hakimzadeh | (June 2024 – Present)[1] |
On 1 October 2004, Carrier Group 2 was re-designated as Carrier Strike Group 2.Theodore Roosevelt underwent sea trials 11–15 December 2004, and the carrier was officially delivered back to the Navy on 17 December 2004.[23] Joint Task Force Exercise 05-2 (JTFEX 05-2, or Operation Brewing Storm 2005) was held between 14 and 22 July 2005. It included Carrier Strike Group 2,Carrier Strike Group Ten, the Spanish frigateÁlvaro de Bazán, and the Peruvian submarineAntofagasta.[42] The group received its Combat Operations Efficiency certification following the completion of itsComposite Training Unit Exercise on 17 July 2005.[43]
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The strike group departed from Norfolk on 1 September 2005 under the command of Rear AdmiralJames A. Winnefeld. On 6 October 2005, the group began air operations over Iraq, with fighter squadronsVF-213 andVF-31, along with the strike fighter squadronsVFA-87 andVFA-15, attacking insurgent targets.[44] Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (VAQ-141) operated fromAl Asad, Iraq, from 24 September to 6 October 2005, flying 37 combat sorties. VAW-124, VS-24, and HS-3 aircraft flew maritime security missions. Throughout the second week of November aircraft supportedOperation Steel Curtain flying five consecutive days of close air support for troops in Iraq.[citation needed] The deployment was the final one for the F-14 Tomcat.[44][45] It was also the final deployment of the Lockheed S-3 Viking ASW aircraft of squadron VS-24.[45] The group transited the Suez Canal on 15 February 2006. It returned to Norfolk on 11 March 2006.[citation needed]
| Group Warships | Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) squadrons embarked aboard flagshipUSS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| USS San Jacinto (CG-56) | Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213): 10F-14D | Sea Control Squadron 24 (VS-24): 8S-3 | |
| USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79) | Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31): 12 F-14D Tomcat | Helicopter Squadron 3 (HS-3): 2HH-60H & 4 SH-60F | |
| USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) | Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87): 10F/A-18C(N) | Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40), Det. 1: 2C-2A | |
| SPSÁlvaro de Bazán (F101) | Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15): 12 F/A-18C(N) Hornet | —— | |
| USNS Mount Baker (T-AE-34) | Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (VAQ-141): 4EA-6B | —— | |
| USNS Kanawha (T-AO-196) | Carrier Airborne Early Warning (VAW-124): 4E-2C 2000 NP | —— | |
| Number | Regional Exercises | Port Visits | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | U.S. Force | Bilateral/Multilateral Partner(s) | Operating Area | Location | Dates | ||
| 1st: | —— | Carrier Strike Group 2 | —— | —— | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 13–17 Sep 2005 | |
| 2nd: | —— | Carrier Strike Group 2 | —— | —— | Naples, Italy | 19–23 Sep 2005 | |
| 3rd: | —— | Carrier Strike Group 2 | —— | —— | Jebel Ali, UAE | 28 December 2005 | |
| 4th: | —— | Carrier Strike Group 2 | —— | —— | Jebel Ali, UAE | 22 January 2006 | |
| 5th: | —— | Carrier Strike Group 2 | —— | —— | Souda Bay, Crete | 22 February 2006 | |
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Codenamed Operation Bold Step, Joint Task Force Exercise 06-2 (JTFEX 06-2) was held off the U.S. eastern coast between 21 and 31 July 2006 under the overall command of Vice AdmiralMark P. Fitzgerald, the commander of theU.S. Second Fleet. Carrier Strike Group 2,Carrier Strike Group 8, and theUSS BataanExpeditionary Strike Group were the major U.S. naval formations participating in Operation Bold Step which served as a major pre-deployment training exercise. Other allied naval units that participated in Operation Bold Step included the French nuclear-powered submarineÉmeraude and the Colombian diesel-electric submarineTayrona.[46]
On 8 September 2008, the strike group departed for a regularly scheduled deployment under the command of Rear Admiral Frank Craig Pandolfe.[47] During its 2008 deployment, group aircraft flew more than 3,100 sorties into Afghanistan and dropped 59,500 pounds (27 t) of ordnance while providing vital close air support to coalition forces operating as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.[citation needed] On 9 October 2008,Theodore Roosevelt and the guided missile cruiserMonterey participated in a one-day theater security cooperation exercise with threeSouth African warships and oneFrench Navy warship in the Indian Ocean following a 3-day port visit toCape Town, the first by a U.S. aircraft carrier since 1967.[48][49]
Between 5 and 14 March 2009,Theodore Roosevelt, the cruiserLake Champlain, and the Coast Guard cutterBoutwell participated in the international naval exerciseAman 2009 off the coast of Pakistan (pictured). The exercise was sponsored by thePakistani Navy, and it included surface exercises, air-defense training, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) exercises, and participation in foreign officer exchanges.Aman 2009 include participants from Australia, Bangladesh, China, France, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria, Turkey, United States, and the United Kingdom. Forty-six observers from naval forces of 27 countries monitored the exercise.[50][51]
| Group Warships | Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) squadrons embarked aboard flagshipUSS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| USS Monterey (CG-61) | Strike Fighter Squadron 213 (VFA-213): 12F/A-18F | Helicopter Squadron 3 (HS-3): 2 HH-60H & 4 SH-60F | |
| USS Nitze (DDG-94) | Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87): 10 F/A-18A+ | Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40), Det. 1: 2 C-2A | |
| USS Mason (DDG-87) | Strike Fighter Squadron 31 (VFA-31): 12 F/A-18E | —— | |
| USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) | Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15): 10 F/A-18C(N) | —— | |
| USS Springfield (SSN-761) | Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (VAQ-141): 4EA-6B | —— | |
| USNS Supply (T-AOE-6) | Carrier Airborne Early Warning (VAW-124): 4 E-2C | —— | |
| Number | Regional Exercises | Port Visits | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | U.S. Force | Bilateral/Multilateral Partner(s) | Operating Area | Location | Dates | ||
| 1st: | 10 October 2008 | Carrier Strike Group 2 | South African Navy frigateSASIsandlwana (F146), oilerSASDrakensberg (A301), patrol boat SASIsaac Dyobia (P1565), and theFrench Navy frigateFloreal (F730). | Indian Ocean | Cape Town, South Africa | 4–7 Oct 2008 | [48][49] |
| 2nd: | —— | Carrier Strike Group 2 | —— | —— | Jebel Ali, UAE | 29 November 2008 | |
| 3rd: | —— | Carrier Strike Group 2 | —— | —— | Jebel Ali, UAE | 29 January 2009 | |
| 4th: | 5–14 Mar 2009 | Theodore Roosevelt,Lake Champlain,Boutwell | Aman 2009 | North Arabian Sea | Portsmouth, England | 4 April 2009 | [50][53][54] |
In early 2010, more than 172 sailors from Carrier Strike Group Two took part inOperation Unified Response, the relief effort forearthquaked-ravaged Haiti. Rear AdmiralDavid M. Thomas and his command staff managed the movement of U.S. food, water, medical supplies and relief personnel to Haiti fromNaval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and ships operating off the coast. Thomas assumed command of Task Force 41, the U.S. Navy's sea-based element supportingJoint Task Force Haiti, on 1 February 2010, afterCarl Vinson'sCarrier Strike Group One departed the area. The group staff alternated between being embarked aboard the amphibious assault shipBataan and living in tents outside of the U.S. Embassy inPort-au-Prince until late March. Most of the strike group staff returned toNaval Station Norfolk by 25 March 2010 after a 70-day tour of duty, with Rear Admiral Thomas returning on 1 April 2010.[55]
The group departed fromNaval Station Mayport, Florida, for its Joint Task Force Exercise pre-deployment training exercise on 14 February 2011 prior to its deployment.[56] The exercise was supported by personnel fromNaval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), with representatives from Canada, Denmark, Greece, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The exercise focused on increasing allied interoperability during major combat operations.[57] STRIKFORNATO's interest in JTFEX training cycle dates back to 2008, and this is the first time that STRIKFORNATO had participated as a component commander in a carrier strike group certification.[58]
During its 2011 deployment, the group's aircraft completed nearly 12,000 sorties, made over 9,000 arrested landings, and logged almost 31,000 flight hours. This included 2,216 combat sorties supporting U.S. forces inIraq andAfghanistan. Over 20 tons of ordnance were delivered in support of coalition ground forces, consisting oflaser-guided bombs,GPS munitions, and20-mm ammunition.Carrier Air Wing Eight also participated in joint air operations with theRoyal Jordanian Air Force and theRoyal Saudi Air Force.[59] After departingDjibouti on 1 July 2011,Anzio conducted counter-piracy and maritime security operations as a unit ofCombined Task Force 151 before paying a goodwill visit toVictoria, Seychelles on 18 August 2011. On 13 August 2011, while withCombined Task Force 150 operating in theGulf of Aden, the destroyerMitscher provided assistance to the Sri Lankan cargo vesselAl Habib which was experiencing engineering problems and running low on water.Mitscher's boarding party transported supplies to theAl Habib viarigid-hulled inflatable boat (pictured).[citation needed]
Also during this deployment, the group participated in: Exercise Saxon Warrior '11, an eight-dayNATO military exercise in theWestern Approaches. Saxon Warrior '11 included naval forces from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden, Canada, and Spain under the overall direction ofFlag Officer Sea Training.[60][61] As part of Saxon Warrior '11, on 21 May 2011, the group's destroyersTruxtun andMitscher joined the U.S. replenishment tankerLeroy Grumman and the Spanish frigateAlmirante Juan de Borbón in conducting a transit exercise, with the British destroyerGloucester and frigateWestminster acting as hostile forces during this exercise.[62] Also, the guided-missile cruiserGettysburg and the British destroyerDauntless conducted joint air defense exercises (pictured).[63]
On 8 December 2011,Gettysburg returned toNaval Station Mayport, Florida, and was greeted by Vice PresidentJoe Biden.[64] On 10 December 2011,George H.W. Bush,Anzio,Mitscher,Truxtun returned toNaval Station Norfolk, Virginia, completing the first overseas deployment for theBush andTruxtun.[65][66][67][68]
During 2011, the carrierGeorge H.W. Bush and Carrier Air Wing Eight logged more than 250 days underway, 30,000 flight hours, and 14,000 sorties launched, which included 11,000 catapults shot, 15,000 aircraft recoveries, and no operational mishaps. TheBush also received theBattenberg Cup,Battle Effectiveness Award, and theFlatley Award for 2011.[69]
| Group Warships | Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) squadrons embarked aboard flagshipUSS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| USS Anzio (CG-68) | Strike Fighter Squadron 213 (VFA-213): 12F/A-18F | Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 (VAW-124): 4E-2C | |
| USS Gettysburg (CG-64) | Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87): 10F/A-18A+ | Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Squadron 9 (HSC-9): 7MH-60S | |
| USS Truxtun (DDG-103) | Strike Fighter Squadron 31 (VFA-31): 12 F/A-18E | Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 70 (HMS-70): 11MH-60R | |
| USS Mitscher (DDG-57) | Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15): 10 F/A-18C | Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40), Det.5: 2C-2A | |
| —— | Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron 141 (VAQ-141): 4–6EA-18G | —— | |
| Number | Regional Exercises | Port Visits | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | U.S. Force | Bilateral/Multilateral Partner(s) | Operating Area | Location | Dates | ||
| 1st: | 19–26 May 2011 | Carrier Strike Group Two | Saxon Warrior '11:NATO | Western Approaches | Portsmouth, UK | 27 May 2011 | [60][61] |
| 2nd: | —— | George H.W. Bush | Almirante Juan de Borbón | —— | Cartagena, Spain | 6–9 Jun 2011 | [72] |
| 3rd: | —— | Mitscher | —— | —— | Durrës, Albania | 3–6 Jun 2011 | [73] |
| 4th: | —— | Gettysburg | —— | —— | Benidorm, Spain | 6–9 Jun 2011 | [74] |
| 5th: | —— | Anzio | —— | —— | Odesa, Ukraine | 3–6 Jun 2011 | [75] |
| 6th: | 6–18 Jun 2011 | Anzio | Sea Breeze 2011 | Black Sea | Batumi, Georgia | 9–12 Jun 2011 | [76][77] |
| 7th: | 6–10 Jun 2011 | Mitscher | Partnership of Adriatic Mariners (PAM) | Adriatic Sea | Bar, Montenegro | 10–15 Jun 2011 | [78] |
| 8th: | —— | Truxtun | —— | —— | Limassol, Cyprus | 10–13 Jun 2011 | [79] |
| 9th | —— | George H.W. Bush,Gettysburg | —— | —— | Naples, Italy | 11–14 Jun 2011 | [80][81][82] |
| 10th: | —— | Truxtun | —— | —— | Haifa, Israel | 15–16 Jun 2011 | [83] |
| 11th: | —— | Truxtun | —— | —— | Djibouti | 26 June 2011 | |
| 12th: | —— | Carrier Strike Group Two | —— | —— | Al Hidd, Bahrain | 10–14 Jul 2011 | [84] |
| 13th: | —— | Truxtun | —— | —— | Manama, Bahrain | 25 Jul – 13 August 2011 | |
| 14th: | 1 Jul to 18 August 2011 | Anzio | Combined Task Force 151 | Gulf of Aden | Victoria, Seychelles | 18 August 2011 | |
| 15th: | —— | George H.W. Bush | —— | —— | Jebel Ali,UAE | 31 Aug – 4 September 2011 | [85] |
| 16th: | —— | Gettysburg | —— | —— | Manama, Bahrain | 31 Aug – 6 September 2011 | [86] |
| 17th: | —— | Anzio | —— | —— | Manama, Bahrain | 29 September 2011 | [87] |
| 18th: | —— | Mitscher | —— | —— | Manama, Bahrain | 29 Sep – 4 October 2011 | [88] |
| 19th: | —— | Truxtun | —— | —— | Manama, Bahrain | 30 September 2011 | |
| 20th: | —— | George H.W. Bush | —— | —— | Jebel Ali,UAE | 31 October 2011 | |
| 21st: | 3 November 2011 | Mitscher | Pakistani Navy:Shah Jahan | Arabian Sea | Lisbon, Portugal | 23 November 2011 | [89][90] |
| 22nd: | —— | Truxtun | —— | —— | Civitavecchia, Italy | 23 November 2011 | [91] |
| 23rd: | —— | Anzio | —— | —— | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 24–27 Nov 2011 | [92][93] |
| 24th: | —— | George H.W. Bush | —— | —— | Marseille, France | 25 November 2011 | [94] |
On 25 July 2012,George H.W. Bush, began its four-month overhaul atNorfolk Naval Shipyard atPortsmouth, Virginia, which included scheduled short-term technical upgrades.[95] Also undergoing maintenance during 2012 were the guided-missile destroyersBainbridge,Mason,Bulkeley,Ross, andBarry, as well as the guided-missile frigateKauffman.[citation needed]
On 1 December 2012, theGeorge H.W. Bush completed its maintenance cycle and began sea trials on 3 December 2012. After completing its sea trials on 4 December 2012, theBush began its training and qualification cycle in preparation for the 2014 deployment of Carrier Strike Group Two. This included the on-loading of munitions in anticipation of the upcoming overseas deployment of Carrier Strike Group Two.[96]
The pre-deployment training cycle for Carrier Strike Group Two began with the successful completion of its Tailored Ship's Training Availability/Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP) training exercises on 23 August 2013. TSTA integrated individual units of Carrier Strike Group Two into a single formation while FEP is a graded 48-hour training evolution that evaluated how effectively the strike group operated together. These exercises were the first time that theGeorge H.W. Bush and Carrier Air Wing Eight had operated together since 2011.[97] On 20 November 2013, Carrier Strike Group Two began its 29-dayComposite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). This series of training exercises were designed to certify the carrier strike group's deployment readiness by testing its capability to react to real-world scenarios as an integrated naval combat formation.[98] This included CVW-8 aircraft flying live bombing runs at the U.S. Navy's Pinecastle Bombing Range inOcala National Forest, Florida, between 18 and 18 December 2013.[citation needed]
At the start of 2014, Carrier Strike Group Two was in port and not underway.[99]
| Number | Exercises/Operations | Port Visits | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | U.S. Force | Joint/Bilateral/Multilateral Partner(s) | Operating Area | Location | Dates | ||
| 1st: | 1 Jun to 1 December 2012 | Carr[Note 1] | Joint Interagency Task Force South | U.S. Fourth Fleet | Various | Various | |
| 2nd: | 20–28 Sep 2012 | Anzio,Gravely | UNITAS Atlantic 53-2012[Note 2] | Caribbean Sea | NAS Key West, Florida | 16–20 Sep 2012 | |
| 3rd: | 1–11 Oct 2012 | Gettysburg,Mitscher | Joint Warrior 12-2[Note 3] | Western Approaches | Portsmouth, U.K. | 13–18 Oct 2012 | [100][101] |
| 4th: | 7 January 2013 | George H.W. Bush | Munitions on-loading:William McLean | Atlantic Ocean | —— | —— | |
| 5th: | 30 Jul to 30 August 2013 | Carrier Strike Group Two | Group Sail: TSTA/FEP[Note 4] | Atlantic Ocean | —— | —— | [102] |
| 8th: | 20 Nov to 18 December 2013 | Carrier Strike Group Two | COMPTUEX:Strike Force Training Atlantic (CSFTL) | Atlantic Ocean | —— | —— | [98] |
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On 15 February 2014, Carrier Strike Group Two began its 2014 Mediterranean and Indian Ocean deployment.[103] The carrierGeorge H.W. Bush and the destroyerTruxtun departedNaval Station Norfolk, Virginia, to rendezvous with the cruiserPhilippine Sea and destroyerRoosevelt that departedNaval Station Mayport, Florida, on 15 February 2014. Also on that date, the destroyerArleigh Burke departed Norfolk for an independent eight-monthBallistic Missile Defense deployment with the U.S. Fifth Fleet.[104][105]
On 17 February 2014, Rear AdmiralDeWolfe H. Miller, III relieved Rear AdmiralJohn C. Aquilino as Commander, Carrier Strike Group Two. Anaval aviator, Miller had previously commanded the carrierGeorge H.W. Bush while Aquilino's next assignment was operations director of theU.S. Pacific Fleet.[34][106]
On 24 February 2014, Carrier Strike Group Two entered theU.S. Sixth Fleet's area of responsibility.[107] On 27 February 2014, the group transited theStraits of Gibraltar and entered theMediterranean Sea.[108] During its transit across the Mediterranean, the strike group encountered and monitored a Russian naval task group led by the aircraft carrierKuznetsov.[109] Carrier Strike Group Two entered the Suez Canal on 18 March 2014, exiting the Mediterranean Sea.[110]
With theannexation of Crimea unfolding, on 6 March 2014, the guided-missile destroyerTruxtun (pictured) departedSouda Bay, Greece, for operations in theBlack Sea with units of theRomanian andBulgarian navies. The official U.S. Navy news release noted that "Truxtun's operations in the Black Sea were scheduled well in advance of her departure from the United States."[111] The U.S. Department of Defense also announced that Carrier Strike Group Two's deployment to the U.S. Fifth Fleet would be temporarily delayed, and the carrier group held in the Mediterranean Sea because of the ongoing crisis in the Crimea.[112]
In the early morning hours of 17 March 2014, a team ofUnited States Navy SEALs team operating from the USSRoosevelt successfully retook the hijacked North Korean-flagged oil tankerMorning Glory from Libyan terrorists while steaming in international waters off the southeast coast ofCyprus. TheMorning Glory had been seized "earlier in the month" by an armed group in the Libyan port ofAs-Sidra. The hijackers unsuccessfully attempted to sell the ship's oil cargo illegally on theblack market, with the earnings going to their separatist group and not the Libyan interim central government'sNational Oil Corporation.[112][113]
On 19 March 2014, Carrier Strike Group Two transited theSuez Canal and joined the U.S. Fifth Fleet.[110] The destroyerTruxtun rejoined the carrier group after departing the Black Sea on 21 March 2014.[114] On 22 March 2014, Carrier Strike Group Two relievedCarrier Strike Group Ten in theGulf of Aden (pictured). Operating in theNorth Arabian Sea, Carrier Air Wing Eight launched its first combat sorties in support ofcoalition forces inAfghanistan on 26 March 2014.[citation needed] In addition to close air mission in support of coalition ground forces, Carrier Strike Group Two launched air mission in conjunction with the Afghan run-off elections.[109]
On 18 October 2014,Carrier Strike Group One relieved Carrier Strike Group Two in the Persian Gulf (pictured). As of that date, Carrier Strike Group Two and its embarkedCarrier Air Wing Eight had amassed 32,611 flight hours, 12,548 total sorties, and 9,752 arrested landings on board the carrierGeorge H.W. Bush.[115] This included 3,245 combat sorties in support Operation Inherent Resolve (see below) in Iraq and Syria, as well as coalition ground forces in Afghanistan, with 18,333 combat flight hours flown and more than 120,000 lb (54,000 kg) of ordnance expended.[citation needed] Carrier Strike Group Two depart the U.S. Fifth Fleet on 27 October 2014, concluding a seven-month-long deployment.[109]
With theISILmilitary invasion of Iraq intensifying, Carrier Strike Group Two entered the Persian Gulf on 14 June 2014. Joining the carrierGeorge HW Bush, the cruiserPhilippine Sea, and the destroyerTruxtun were the destroyersArleigh Burke andO'Kane which had been operating in the Persian Gulf.[116] CVW-8 aircraft began flying combat air patrols over Iraq on 19 June 2014.[citation needed]
On 8 August 2014, Carrier Strike Group Two conducted air-strikes directed to stop the advancement of ISIS forces intoErbil. These air strikes marked the return of U.S. air combat forces to Iraq since the end of the U.S. military operations in 2011.[117] By 20 August 2014, the strike group had launched 30 airstrikes against ISIS targets although the majority of the sorties have been devoted to surveillance missions.[118]
Beginning 22 September 2014, a multi-lateral air campaign attacked ISIL military positions in Syria. The targets included training compounds, headquarters and command and control facilities, storage facilities, a finance center, as well as supply trucks and armed vehicles. Prior to the launch of the air campaign, a total of 47land-attack Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired against ISIL military targets from the destroyerArleigh Burke and the cruiserPhilippine Sea (pictured) operating from international waters in theRed Sea andPersian Gulf. These missile strikes also includedKhorasan Group targets located west ofAleppo. Finally, F/A-18 Hornets and EA-6B Prowlers (pictured) from Carrier Air Wing 8 executed the majority of the third wave of airstrikes against ISIL positions inRaqqa,Dayr az Zawr,Abu Kamal, andAl Hasakah.[119][120][121]
On 6 October 2014, the anti-ISIL air campaign entered its ninth week of operation in Iraq and its fourth week in Syria. As of that date, units of Carrier Strike Group Two contributed 20 percent of the total munitions used at an overall cost of $62 million (USD).[122] Effective 15 October 2014, theUnited States Central Command officially designated the U.S.-led air campaign against ISIL in Iraq and Syria asOperation Inherent Resolve.[123] Carrier Strike Group Two concluded its final offensive operations against ISIL on 18 October 2014.[109]
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Carrier Strike Group Two transited theSuez Canal on 27 October 2014. Following port visits, the strike group transited theStrait of Gibraltar on 6 November 2014. Carrier Strike Group Two concluded its nine-month-long deployment when it arrived in Norfolk, Virginia, on 15 November 2014.[124] The strike group was preceded by the return of the destroyerArleigh Burke from its eight-month-long independent deployment to the U.S. Fifth Fleet on 17 October 2014.[citation needed]
During its 2014 deployment, the strike group's aviation units flew 12,774 sorties for a total of 34,831 flight hours. This included 3,245 combat sorties with 18,333 combat flight hours flown. Aircraft delivered 232 precision guided bombs and fired more than 2,400 rounds of 20mm ammunition. The aircraft also made 10,003 catapult launches and arrested landings (traps).[124]
Surface units of Carrier Strike Group Two were also active during this 2014 deployment. The destroyerTruxtun operated with theRomanian andBulgarian navies while showing the flag in theBlack Sea amid the ongoingannexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. The destroyerRoosevelt served as the mother ship for the re-capture of the hijacked oil tankerMorning Glory from Libyan terrorists.[112][113] Also, destroyerArleigh Burke and the cruiserPhilippine Sea launched 47Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles against Syrian targets in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.[119][124]
Finally, naval aviation history reached a milestone when theNorthrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler (pictured) made its final overseas deployment with Carrier Strike Group Two, retiring after 42 years of operations with the United States Navy.[125]
| Group Warships | Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) squadrons embarked aboard flagshipUSS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) | Strike Fighter Squadron 213 (VFA-213): 12F/A-18F | Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 (VAW-124): 4E-2C | |
| USS Truxtun (DDG-103) | Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87): 10F/A-18C | Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Squadron 9 (HSC-9): 8MH-60S | |
| USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) | Strike Fighter Squadron 31 (VFA-31): 12 F/A-18E | Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 70 (HMS-70): 11MH-60R | |
| USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) | Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15): 10 F/A-18C | Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40), Det. 2: 2C-2A | |
| —— | Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron 134 (VAQ-134): 5EA-6B | —— | |
| Number | Exercises/Operations | Port Visits | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | U.S. Forces | Joint/Bilateral/Multilateral Partner(s) | Operating Area | Location | Dates | ||
| 1st | —— | Arleigh Burke | —— | —— | Marseille, France | 2–14 Mar 2014 | |
| 2nd: | —— | Truxtun | —— | —— | Souda Bay, Greece | 3–6 Mar 2014 | [111] |
| 3rd: | —— | Bush,Philippine Sea | —— | —— | Piraeus, Greece | 4–7 Mar 2014 | [126] |
| 4th: | —— | Roosevelt | —— | —— | Koper, Slovenia | 4–7 Mar 2014 | [112] |
| 5th: | 12 March 2014 | Truxtun | PASSEX:Romanian Naval Forces &Bulgarian Navy[Note 5] | Black Sea | Constanta, Romania | 8–12 Mar 2014 | [127][128] |
| 6th: | 17 March 2014 | Roosevelt | U.S. Navy SEALs | Mediterranean Sea | Split, Croatia | 8–11 Mar 2014 | [129] |
| 7th: | 13 March 2014 | Bush,Philippine Sea | PASSEX:FSCassard (D614) | Mediterranean Sea | Antalya, Turkey | 9–12 Mar 2014 | |
| 8th: | —— | Truxtun | —— | —— | Varna, Bulgaria | 13–16 Mar 2014 | |
| 9th: | 29 March 2014 | Bush,Philippine Sea | Air Defense Exercise (ADEX)[Note 6] | North Arabian Sea | Hidd,Bahrain | 22–28 Apr 2014 | |
| 10th: | 30 Mar to 18 October 2014 | Carrier Strike Group 2 | Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan:ISAF | Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea | —— | —— | [109] |
| 11th: | —— | Arleigh Burke | —— | —— | Hidd,Bahrain | [Note 7] | |
| 12th: | —— | Roosevelt | —— | —— | Hidd,Bahrain | [Note 8] | |
| 13th: | —— | Truxtun | —— | —— | Aqaba,Jordan | [Note 9] | |
| 14th: | —— | Arleigh Burke | —— | —— | Abu Dhabi,U.A.E. | 26–31 Apr 2014 | |
| 15th: | May 2014 | Truxtun | Exercise Eager Lion 2014 | Persian Gulf | Muscat, Oman | 9–12 May 2014 | |
| 16th: | —— | Bush,Philippine Sea | —— | —— | Abu Dhabi,U.A.E. | 24–28 May 2014 | |
| 17th: | 24 May 2014 | Truxtun | Exercise Khunjar Haad | Red Sea | Hidd,Bahrain | 30 May – 7 June 2014 | |
| 18th: | 24 May 2014 | Truxtun | —— | —— | Limassol,Cyprus | 30 – 2 Jul 2014 | |
| 19th: | 1 August 2014 | Truxtun | Suez Canal operations:USS Annapolis (SSN-760) | Red Sea | Aqaba, Jordan | 19–23 Aug 2014 | |
| 20th: | 8 Aug to 18 October 2014 | Carrier Strike Group 2 | Combat air strike operations: Northern Iraq | Persian Gulf | Jebel Ali, U.A.E. | 2–6 Aug 2014 | [109] |
| 21st: | [Note 10] | Arleigh Burke | Independent operations | Mediterranean Sea | various | [Note 11] | |
| 22nd: | 23 Sep to 18 October 2014 | Carrier Strike Group 2 | Combat air strike operations: Syria | Persian Gulf, Red Sea | Hidd, Bahrain | 5 October 2014 | [109][119] |
| 23rd: | [Note 12] | Roosevelt | U.S. Fifth Fleet | Persian Gulf | Duqm, Oman | 1–5 Oct 2014 | [130] |
| 24th: | —— | Bush,Philippine Sea | —— | —— | Manama, Bahrain | 9 October 2014 | [131] |
| 25th: | —— | Truxtun | —— | —— | Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. | 9–13 Oct 2014 | [132] |
| 26th: | —— | George H.W. Bush | —— | —— | Duqm, Oman | 21 October 2014 | [133] |
| 27th: | —— | Roosevelt | —— | —— | Souda Bay, Crete | 21–28 Oct 2014 | [134] |
| 28th: | —— | George H.W. Bush | —— | —— | Marseille, France | 1–4 Nov 2014 | [135] |
| 29th: | —— | Philippine Sea | —— | —— | Barcelona, Spain | 1–5 Nov 2014 | [136] |
| 30th: | —— | Truxtun | —— | —— | Villefranche, France | 1–4 Nov 2014 | [137] |
| 31st: | —— | Roosevelt | —— | —— | Lisbon, Portugal | 3–6 Nov 2014 | [138] |
On 31 January 2015, TheGeorge H.W. Bush departedNaval Station Norfolk, Virginia, for a six-day underway to conduct Carrier Qualifications with the Carrier Air Wing Eight and off-loaded ammunition offload with theUSS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), returning to Norfolk on 6 February 2015.[139][140] Between 10 and 18 February, theBush was underway for Fleet Replacement Squadron carrier qualifications.[141][142]
On 1 April 2015, theBush departed Norfolk for a 10-day underway for carrier qualification (CQ) operations for members of theCarrier Strike Group Ten andCarrier Air Wing Seven in the Atlantic Ocean, returning on 11 April 2015.[143] During a subsequent underway period, between 24 and 25 April 2015, theBush off-loaded its ammunition to thedry cargo shipUSNS William McLean (T-AKE-12) in preparation for the carrier's planned incremental availability (PIA) refit.[144][145] TheBush conducted a final carrier qualification operation between 6 and 9 May 2015.[146]
On 16 June 2015, the carrierGeorge H.W. Bush moored at Super Pier 5 atNorfolk Naval Shipyard inPortsmouth, Virginia, to begin a six-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) refit and upkeep period.[citation needed] The cruiserPhilippine Sea and the destroyersTruxtun andRoosevelt are also scheduled to undergo maintenance and refit during 2015.
In July/August 2017, after operations against Daesh/ISIS, it took part in Exercise Saxon Warrior 17, with command and control temporarily passed to theRoyal Navy's Commander UK Carrier Strike Group (COMUKCSG) staff. This allowed COMUKCSG to prepare for future Royal Navy carrier operations.[147]
Since 2023, the Strike Group has participated inOperation Prosperity Guardian in theRed Sea in an effort to protect shipping from Iran-backedHouthis in Yemen.[148]
On December 31, 2023, Iranian-backedHouthi fighters attacked a Singapore-flagged commercialcontainer ship in theRed Sea, and attempted to board it.[149] U.S. Navy helicopters from the U.S.S.Eisenhower carrier group responded to the ship'sdistress call and arrived to chase the attackers away, and the Houthis opened fire on the helicopters.[149] The helicopters responded in self-defense, sunk three Houthi fast boats, and killed all the crew members on the boats.[149]The New York Times reported that: "It appeared to be the first time that American and allied forces patrolling the Red Sea ... have engaged in a deadly firefight with the Houthis since their attacks on ships began in October...."
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