USN Carrier Strike Groups 2009
Formerly   Battle Groups

  1. KITTY HAWK CV -63   The "Battle Cat" returned from forward deployed at Sasabo, Japan. January'08 home port. 28May'08 deploys from Japan after ten years. Replaced by George Washington. To retire 2009.
  2. ENTERPRISE CVN-65   Returned 20Dec'07 from deployment. Aug'09 recertification
  3. NIMITZ CVN-68   San Diego Sept'07 heading home from deployment. 24Jan'08 deploys to replace Kitty Hawk while in maintenance. 3Mar So Korea. Exercise with Essex. June'08 return. 1Jun'09 Quals. 31July'09 deploys. Japan Aug'09. Sept'09 relieves Reagan. Feb'10 Hong Kong..
  4. EISENHOWER CVN-69   Norfolk. Deployed 21Feb09. Behran May'09. Returns July 31'09. Certifications Oct'09. Deploy 3Jan 2010.
  5. VINSON CVN-70   "Gold Eagle", Bremerton, WA. 15Nov'05 into drydock Norfolk for 3-year refuel and midlife overhaul. Aug'08 Crew back. 7July'09 begins second half of her lifetime. Dec'09 Post yard trials. Jan'10 to South on to SanDiego
     Carrier Strike Group One -- to relocate to San Diego
    	VIinson CVN-70	with  Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17
    	Bunker Hill (CG 52) 
    	Lake Champlain (CG 57)
    	Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 1
    		Jarrett (FFG 33)
  6. ROOSEVELT CVN-71 , Norfolk.   24May'08 complete quals. 8Sept'08 deploy. 4Oct CapeTown, S.Afr. Off Afghanistan. 18Apr'09 Returned. 31Aug'09 enter drydock Norfolk for 4-year refuel and midlife overhaul til Feb'13
  7. LINCOLN CVN-72   Everett, Wash. CSG 9. May'08 in Gulf. Sep'08 at Pearl returning home. Oct 9 arrived SanDiego. Dec Training, home Everett, Wash. Yard period. Feb'10 Flight Deck Tests. Pre-deploy insp..
  8. WASHINGTON CVN-73   Depart Norfolk, 7April'08 to forward deploy to Yokosuka, Japan, replacing Kitty Hawk (CV-63). Fire 22May'08. Depart for Japan 21Aug'08. Arrive Yokosuka 25Sept.; 2Oct'08 exercises. May'09 exercises. July'09 Fremantle, Australia. Hong Kong Oct'09.
  9. STENNIS CVN-74   Bremerton, WA. Mar'08 return from trials. May training. June FltExercise. Oct test Growler EA-18G. 13Jan'09 Depart for WestPac. April'09 Thailand. 10Julyu'09 returned.
  10. TRUMAN CVN-75   Norfolk. Nov'07 Deploy. May'08 returning through Med. Feb'09 Qualifications. May'09 work-up cycle. July Qualifications. Sept'09 Exercises. Feb'10 Exercises.
  11. REAGAN CVN-76     San Diego. Nov '08 heads home. 28May'09 Deploys. 24June Singapore. 6July relieves Eisenhower. Sep'09 relieved by Nimitz. visit Thailand. 15Oct'09 Heads home.
  12. George H.W. Bush   CVN-77     Commissioned Jan. 10, 2009. 16Feb completed builder's trials. 9Apr'09 completed acceptance trials.11May'09 Navy takes delivery. 19May first flight operations.
     
    The fleet reorganized in 2004 separating the Battle Fleet into independent Carrier Strike Groups and Expeditionary Strike Groups. The new ESG has greater independence of operation and consists of an Amphibious Ready Group with the addition of a supporting cruiser, destroyers and submarine. Six carrier strike groups can be deployed within 30 days; two more CSG can reinforce or rotate within three months.
    Military Sealift Command operates more than 110 noncombatant, civilian-crewed ships that replenish Navy ships at sea, chart ocean bottoms, conduct undersea surveillance, strategically pre-position combat cargo at sea around the world, and move 95 percent of military equipment and supplies used by deployed U.S. forces.
    * USNS Arctic (T-AOE-8), fast combat support ship, 754 feet, provides food, fuel, supplies and ammunition to a carrier strike group with 160 civilian crew and 60 sailors.

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