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Carrier Group Two
Carrier Strike Group 2 (CSG-2 or COMCARSTRKGRU 2) is a U.S. Navy carrier strike group, tracing its history originally to 1931. The aircraft carrier is the strike group's current flagship. As of Aug 2020, other units assigned to Carrier Strike Group 2 included the nine squadrons of Carrier Air Wing Three; the ; ''USS Monterey'' (CG-61), USS ''Vella Gulf'' (CG-72) and the s USS ''Mitscher'' (DDG-57), USS ''Laboon'' (DDG 58), USS ''Mahan'' (DDG-72), and USS ''Thomas Hudner'' (DDG-116) from Destroyer Squadron 22. 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 Admiral Nora 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 carrier USS ''George H.W. Bush'' and the guided-missile destroyer . The group's units were the first U.S. nava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrier Strike Group
A carrier strike group (CSG) is a type of carrier battle group of the United States Navy. It is an operational formation composed of roughly 7,500 personnel, usually an aircraft carrier, at least one cruiser, a destroyer Squadron (naval), squadron of at least two destroyers or frigates, and a carrier air wing of 65 to 70 aircraft. A carrier strike group also, on occasion, includes submarines, attached logistics ships and a Replenishment oiler, supply ship. The carrier strike group commander operationally reports to the commander of the United States Navy operating forces organization#Operating forces, numbered fleet, who is operationally responsible for the area of waters in which the carrier strike group is operating. Strike groups comprise a principal element of U.S. power projection capability; a single supercarrier holds enough firepower to rival the air forces of entire nations. Previously referred to as carrier battle groups (a term still used by other nations), they are o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
