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Carrier Strike Group 5, also known as CSG 5 or CARSTRKGRU 5, is the
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assigned to the
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and permanently forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet. The Strike Group Flagship is the which also embarks Strike Warfare Commander,
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(CVW 5) and its nine squadrons. As of June 2015, CSG 5 includes two s and Destroyer Squadron Fifteen (CDS 15), which serves as the Sea Combat Commander and is responsible for nine assigned s. 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 support ROR deploying Carrier Strike Groups, 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 ''George Washington'' varies throughout the year. The CSG 5 Commander also serves as commander, Task Force (CTF 70) for 7th Fleet. In these responsibilities, CSG 5 serves as the Theater Strike Warfare Commander (TSTWC), commander of the George Washington carrier strike group, and provides advice and support to other Carrier Strike Groups operating in the Seventh Fleet Operating area. As the Theater Strike Warfare Commander, CSG-5 is responsible for coordinating fires against land targets throughout the Seventh Fleet Operating Area. Since 2023 CTF-70 also oversees CTF-71 the Theater Surface Warfare Commander, duties assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15 (DESRON 15). As CTF-71, DESRON 15 oversees all independently deploying U.S cruisers, destroyers, frigates, and Coast Guard Cutters operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. CTF-70 oversees two forward-deployed cruisers ('' USS Chancellorsville (CG-62)'' and '' USS Antietam (CG-54)'') who alternate serving as Theater Integrated Air Missile Defense Commander (TIAMDC) for 7th Fleet. ''George Washington'' and the ten surface combatant ships operate out of Yokosuka, Japan, while CVW 5 operates out of
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, when not embarked on ''George Washington''. Together, these units form the U.S. Navy's only continuously forward-deployed (and largest) carrier strike group.


Subordinate units

Flagship Other ships CVW 5 consists of 9 Squadrons Other Squadrons


History


World War II

On 25 April 1944, Rear Admiral Frank D. Wagner formed Carrier Division Five when he assumed command aboard USS ''Wasp'' and USS ''Hornet'' in Pearl Harbor. Rear Admiral
Joseph J. Clark Admiral Joseph James "Jocko" Clark, USN (12 November 1893 – 13 July 1971) was an admiral in the United States Navy who commanded aircraft carriers during World War II. During the Korean War, he led again a carrier Task Force and subsequently ...
succeeded Wagner and commanded the division through 12 months of sustained combat operations in the Western Pacific and waters surrounding Japan, working for both Third Fleet (ADM William Halsey) and Fifth Fleet (ADM Raymond Spruance). This included participation in the First and Second Philippine Sea Battles and the Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns. Clark was succeeded by Rear Admiral Arthur C. Davis in July 1945.


Korean War

During the Korean War, Rear Admiral G.R. Henderson commanded Carrier Division 5 and served as commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 and 77 aboard USS ''Princeton'' (CV 37). Carrier Division 5 moved back and forth between Yokosuka, Japan and the Korean Theater, serving as CTF 70 or 77 on multiple occasions. On 1 August 1955, Carrier Division 5 comprised ''Essex'' (Bremerton), ''Kearsarge'', and ''Shangri-La'' (both homeported in San Diego).


Vietnam War

Prior to the Vietnam War, the location of Carrier Division 5 moved between several Pacific ports and utilized rotating carriers from the West coast of the U.S. as its flagship. During the Vietnam War, 12 different commanders led Carrier Division 5 and Task Force 77 in numerous combat deployments to the Vietnam War zone. Beginning in 1964 Carrier Group Five was permanently deployed to the Western Pacific and dual-hatted CTF 70/77, homeported at
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in the Philippines. In December 1971, Commander Carrier Division 5, Rear Admiral Damon W. Cooper, led Task Force 74 aboard ''Enterprise'' to the Indian Ocean following the outbreak of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Carrier Division 5 became Carrier Group 5 on 30 June 1973, and in October, Carrier Group 5 arrived in Yokosuka, Japan aboard USS ''Midway'' marking the first forward-deployment of a complete Carrier Battle Group in a Japanese port (the associated Air Wing, CVW-5, moved into Atsugi, Japan this same year). On 1 January 1974, still homeported at Cubi Point, the group was responsible for three carriers: USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 and USS Constellation CVA-64 both homeported at
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and homeported at Alameda. Carrier Group Five shifted its forward-deployed location from Cubi Point, Republic of the Philippines to Yokosuka, Japan in July 1989. ''Midway'' remained in Yokosuka for 18 years and was relieved by ''Independence'' (CV-62) on 11 September 1991.


Afghanistan and Iraq

In the leadup to the Gulf War, Rear Admiral Daniel March, Commander, Carrier Group 5, became commander, Task Force 154 (Battle Force Zulu), part of Naval Forces Central Command. The Task Force directed four carriers (, , , and ) in the Arabian Sea/Persian Gulf during
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. On 11 August 1998, relieved ;;Independence;; as the Carrier Group 5 flagship. After the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, DC, on 11 September 2001, the ''Kitty Hawk'' Battle Group was ordered to deploy to the Indian Ocean and was later involved in combat missions against the Taliban and Al Qaida in Afghanistan. The ships got underway again in January 2003 with orders to deploy to the Persian Gulf as part of the build-up of military forces in the area in preparation for the war against the regime of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. ''Kitty Hawk'' arrived on station late February/early March and from 20 March on, participated in air strikes against targets in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. relieved ''Kitty Hawk'' on 25 September 2008. Carrier Group Five was renamed Carrier Strike Group 5 on 1 October 2004.


Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief

In 2011, Carrier Strike Group 5 participated in two humanitarian assistance operations,
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in Japan and support to Thailand during their worst flooding in 50 years. On 11 November 2013 George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) was ordered to the Republic of the Philippines in response to
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/Yolanda. The strike group, commanded by Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, was assigned as Joint Force Maritime Component Commander for the disaster relief which was named Operation Damayan, and the force was assigned to Joint Task Force 505, commanded by Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler (Commanding General,
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). For Operation Damayan, the strike group included USS ''George Washington'' (CVN-73), six surface combatants, 23 helicopters from three squadrons, three Military Sealift Command ships and two amphibious ships all crewed by 8,000 sailors, The strike group concentrated its relief efforts on the islands of Leyte and Samar and the cities of Tacloban and Guiuan, delivering nearly 1,000,000 pounds of food, water and medical supplies and transporting more than 2,500 displaced personnel. Yolanda had reached speeds up to 195 miles per hour (mph), gusts up to 235 mph and landfall waves of 50 feet. According to the Philippine government's national disaster risk reduction and management council, the super typhoon impacted more than 4.2 million people across 36 provinces in the Philippines.


Hull swap

On 14 January 2014, the U.S. Navy announced that will replace ''George Washington'' as the
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of Carrier Strike Group 5. ''George Washington'' was scheduled to undergo her mid-life complex refueling and overhaul at
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shipyard in
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, Virginia. Carrier Air Wing Five will continue to be assigned to Carrier Strike Group 5.


2017 deployment

In May 2017, ''Ronald Reagan'' completed a Selected Restricted Availability maintenance in Yokosuka, Japan, and joined the USS ''Carl Vinson'' and
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in the Sea of Japan amid increased tensions over
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's nuclear weapons program. The rest of CSG 5 including the USS ''Shiloh'', USS ''Barry'', USS ''McCampbell'', USS ''Fitzgerald'', and USS ''Mustin'' arrived in early June. The two Strike Groups were also joined by the
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vessels JDS ''Hyūga'' and JDS ''Ashigara''. On 17 June, the USS ''Fitzgerald'' was involved in a collision with the Philippine-flagged cargo vessel MV ''ACX Crystal'' in the Sea of Japan. The ''Fitzgerald'' suffered heavy damage and seven members of her crew were killed with three more injured, including the ship's CO Cmdr. Bryce Benson. The ship was taken to Yokosuka, Japan, for repairs after the injured crew members were evacuated by helicopter.


Commanders

Group commanders since 2000 have included:


Current force


Surface combatants

* ''Nimitz''-class aircraft carrier * ''Ticonderoga''-class cruiser * ''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyer


Fixed-wing aircraft

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F/A-18E/F Super Hornet The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twinjet, twin-engine, Carrier-based aircraft, carrier-capable, Multirole combat aircraft, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Ho ...
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EA-18G Growler The Boeing EA-18G Growler is an American aircraft carrier, carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft, a specialized version of the two-seat Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet. The EA-18G replaced the Northrop Grumman EA- ...
*
E-2D Hawkeye The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft. This twin-turboprop aircraft was designed and developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s by the Grumman Aircraft ...
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C-2A Greyhound The Grumman C-2 Greyhound is a twin-engine, high-wing cargo aircraft designed to carry supplies, mail, and passengers to and from aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. Its primary mission is carrier onboard delivery (COD). The aircraft p ...


Rotary wing aircraft

* MH-60S Seahawk *
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