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It is currently assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet. The aircraft carrier {{USS|Theodore Roosevelt|CVN-71}} is the group's current flagship. Other group units include Carrier Air Wing Seventeen, the {{sclass-|Ticonderoga|cruiser|1}}s {{USS|Bunker Hill|CG-52}} and {{USS|Cape St. George|CG-71}}, and Destroyer Squadron 23.^[7]

The strike group traces its history to Cruiser-Destroyer Group 3, created on 30 June 1973 by the re-designation of Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 11. From 2004 the strike group has made multiple Middle East deployments providing air forces over Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as conducting Maritime Security Operations. The strike group received the Humanitarian Service Medal in recognition of its disaster relief efforts in Indonesia during Operation Unified Assistance in 2004–05.^[2]

Historical background

Effective 30 June 1973, Commander Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 11 was re-designated as Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Group Three (CCDG-3). {{USS|Gridley|DLG-21|6}} was part of Cruiser-Destroyer Group Three in 1975. In 1978, the Group directed Destroyer Squadron 7, Destroyer Squadron 17, and Destroyer Squadron 27 (Naval Reserve Force), all at San Diego.^[8] On 10 December 1981, the group staff embarked on board the aircraft carrier {{USS|Ranger|CV-61|6}} to prepare for its first Carrier Battle Group deployment.^[9] Since that date, deployments have been made on the {{USS|Kitty Hawk|CV-63|6}}, {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|6}}, {{USS|Nimitz|CVN-68|6}}, and {{USS|Carl Vinson|CVN-70|6}}.

Rear Admiral Jonathan Howe commanded the group in 1984–86. During 1986, Enterprises battle group deployment was directed by Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Group Three.

In early 1991, Rear Admiral P. M. Quast, Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Group Three, led Battle Group Bravo on deployment to the Middle East. The group consisted of USS Nimitz, USS Texas, USS Rentz, USS Stein, {{USS|Harold E. Holt|FF-1074|6}}, {{USS|Camden|AOE-2|6}}, and USS Chancellorsville, along with Commander, Destroyer Squadron 21 and Carrier Air Wing Nine embarked in Nimitz.^[10]

In April 1992, the Navy implemented the 'core battle group' concept. From this point each carrier battle group was planned to consist of an aircraft carrier; an embarked carrier air wing; cruisers, destroyers, and frigates; and two nuclear-powered attack submarines.^[11] This reorganization set off a round of ship arrivals and reassignments for the group. From April 1992 the group was assigned as permanent Immediate Superior in Command for {{USS|Antietam|CG-54|6}}, {{USS|Arkansas|CGN-41|6}}, and {{USS|Vincennes|CG-49|6}}.^[9] {{USS|England|CG-22|6}} was assigned to CCDG-3, but was decommissioned in January 1994. In August 1992, {{USS|Carl Vinson|CVN-70|6}} and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen were added, and CCDG-3 took on the additional title of Commander, Carl Vinson Battle Group. In October 1992, Surface Squadron 5 was redesignated Destroyer Squadron 5 and assigned under CCDG-3. The addition of {{USS|Cushing|DD-985|6}}, {{USS|Harry W. Hill|DD-986|6}}, {{USS|Fletcher|DD-992|6}}, and {{USS|Reuben James|FFG-57|6}} rounded out the Vinson Battle Group's forces. In December 1992, two submarines, {{USS|San Francisco|SSN-711|6}} and {{USS|Asheville|SSN-758|6}} were added. {{USS|Lake Erie|CG-70|6}} joined the group in March 1993 and {{USS|Russell|DDG-59|6}} joined in September 1994.

Following this round of reassignments, Polmar reported in 1993 that the group had the following structure:

The group completed a very successful deployment to the Persian Gulf in August 1994.

In January 1996, the Carl Vinson Battle Group was redesignated the Carl Vinson Task Group, and Destroyer Squadron 5 was reassigned to Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific in Hawaii on 1 February 1996.^[9] The Carl Vinson Task Group successfully completed all predeployment examinations and deployed in May 1996 with USS Carl Vinson, {{USS|Shiloh|CG-67|6}}, {{USS|Arkansas|CGN-41|6}}, {{USS|California|CGN-36|6}}, {{USS|Crommelin|FFG-37|6}}, {{USS|Camden|AOE-2|6}}, {{USS|Hawkbill|SSN-666|6}}, USS Jefferson City, and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen.

In June 1998 CCDG-3 deployed to the Persian Gulf. The deployment was the first on board the USS Abraham Lincoln. On 20 August 1998, the group took part in Operation Infinite Reach, launching Tomahawk cruise missiles against the Sudanese Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory. This factory was suspected of assisting Osama Bin Laden in making chemical weapons. The Battle Group also launched a second wave of Tomahawk cruise missiles against Bin Laden's terrorist training camps in Afghanistan. These cruise missile strikes were ordered by President Bill Clinton 13 days after terrorists bombed the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.^[12] Rear Admiral Kevin Green transferred command of the group to incoming Rear Adm. Phillip Balisle on 3 December 1999, aboard the flagship Abraham Lincoln.^[13]

In 2002, the battle group deployed to the Persian Gulf to fly operations over Afghanistan the group carried out combat operations against Iraqi military forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.^[14]^[15]

The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Battle Group received a Navy Unit Commendation for its support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Southern Watch, and Operation Iraqi Freedom during the period of 1 September 2001 to 30 April 2003, completing of an overseas deployment of 290 days.^[16] The Battle Group received its second NUC as part of the U.S. Fifth Fleet's battle/strike force, Task Force 50, during August 1998, and it received its third NUC for operations between 4 March to 1 May 2003.^[16]

The battle group also received a Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC) for its support of Operation Southern Watch during the period of 11 June to 11 December 1998, in which was also included its support of Operation Infinite Reach.^[16]^[17] The Battle Group received a second MUC for its operations during the period of 1 January 1999 to 10 September 2001, including OSW air combat operations.^[16]

On 1 October 2004, Cruiser-Destroyer Group Three was re-designated as Carrier Strike Group 9.^[18]

Command structure

Commander Carrier Strike Group 9 (COMCARSTRKGRU 9 or CCSG 9) is responsible for unit-level training, integrated training, and material readiness for the ships and aviation squadrons assigned to the group. The group reports to Commander, U.S. Third Fleet, which also supervises its pre-deployment training and certification that includes Composite Unit Training Exercises. When deployed overseas, the strike group comes under the command authority of the numbered fleet in whose area it is operating (Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, or Seventh Fleets). When deployed in this fashion, the group utilizes a task force or task group designator, for example, Task Group 50.1 in the Fifth Fleet area.

Operational history

2004–2009 operations

Between 2004 and 2009, the strike group completed three Western Pacific deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the War in Iraq, and the War in Afghanistan, as well as providing support for regional Maritime Security Operations. Additionally, the group also participated in such major military exercises as RSOI/Foal Eagle 2006, Valiant Shield, and RIMPAC 2006, as well as Operation Unified Assistance, the U.S. military response to the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. In recognition of its disaster-relief mission to Indonesia, the group received the Humanitarian Service Medal.^[2]

During its 2004–2005 deployment, Carrier Strike Group 9 executed 4400 fixed-wing sorties and completed 4455 flight deck landings (traps) for a total of 7588 flight hours. Also, the group executed 1518 rotary-wing sorties for a total of 4401 flight hours, including flying 1737 humanitarian relief missions in support of Operation Unified Assistance (pictured) between 26 December 2004 and 3 February 2005 following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.^[26] The strike group received the Humanitarian Service Medal in recognition of its disaster relief efforts during this operation.^[2] Finally, helicopter squadron HSL-47 was the first LAMPS helicopter squadron deployed in its entirety on board an aircraft carrier, with the squadron providing LAMPS detachments to the other ships within the strike group while being supported by the carrier's aviation facilities.^[27]

During its 2006 deployment, the strike group participated in three major exercises, Foal Eagle, Valiant Shield and Exercise RIMPAC, as well as several passing exercises and port visits. Carrier Air Wing Two flew 7,871 sorties, with a total of 7,578 catapult launches from the flight deck of the carrier Abraham Lincoln.^[28]^[29] Also, on 15 April 2006, squadron HSL-47 helicopters and the guided-missile destroyer {{USS|Russell|DDG-59|2}} provided aid to a fishing vessel in distress while operating in the South China Sea.^[30]

During its 2008 deployment, the strike group operated in the Persian Gulf and North Arabian Sea. It launched many sorties supporting U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) flew approximately 7,100 sorties, totaling more than 22,000 flight hours, which included 2,307 combat sorties that dropped 255,963 pounds (116,102,863.8 kg) of ordnance.^[31]^[32] Also, on 9 May, while operating with Combined Task Force 150, the guided-missile destroyer {{USS|Shoup|DDG 86|2}} assisted a disabled dhow by towing it from the Gulf of Aden to Mukalla, Yemen.^[33]

The strike group's Composite Unit Training Exercise included Mobile Security Squadron 2 (MSRON-2), Helicopter Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (HVBSS) Team 1, a first for West Coast-based U.S. Navy ships. The Team specializes in boarding non-compliant ships at sea in the dead of night, detaining the crew if necessary, and identifying suspected terrorists or subjects of interest, using the element of surprise afforded by helicopter insertion and night vision equipment. MSRON-2 HVBSS Team 1 was established in 2004 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, and it was the first team of its kind to reach operational status.^[34]

On 26 March 2007, Rear Admiral Scott R. Van Buskirk took command of the group, becoming only the second former nuclear submarine commanding officer to lead a carrier strike group.^[35] Admiral Van Buskirk subsequently commanded the U.S. Seventh Fleet and lead U.S. naval forces during Operation Tomodachi, providing assistance to Japan following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.^[36]

2010–2011 deployment

On 11 September 2010, the strike group departed Naval Base San Diego, for its 2010 deployment under the command of Rear Admiral Mark D. Guadagnini.^[37]^[38] While en route, the strike group executed carrier qualifications and anti-piracy training, as well as anti-submarine warfare exercises off Guam with the attack submarine {{USS|Hawaii|SSN-776|2}}.^[39] On 25 September 2010, the strike group enter the U.S. Seventh Fleet area of responsibility.^[40] On 8 October 2010, the strike group paid its first foreign port call at Port Klang, Malaysia, which was followed by a multi-unit ASW exercises held on 23 October.^[41]^[42]

On 17 October 2010, the strike group arrived in the U.S. Fifth Fleet area, joining Carrier Strike Group Ten as part of Task Force 50 (pictured).^[43] For long-range air combat missions over Afghanistan, U.S. Air Force KC-135 and KC-10s provided aerial tanker support.^[44] The French carrier task group led by the Charles de Gaulle joined the strike group operating in the Persian Gulf (pictured).^[45] On 18 November 2010, the carrier Abraham Lincoln hosted seven ambassadors during a port visit to Manama, Bahrain, and on 6 December 2010, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates visited the Abraham Lincoln while operating in the Arabian Sea.^[46] A total of 999 War in Afghanistan-related sorties and 76 Operation New Dawn-related sorties were flown during the 2010–2011 Western Pacific deployment. On 28 December, with the carrier strike group operating in the Arabian Sea, Carrier Air Wing Two flew its 1000th sortie, amassing thus far a total of more than 5,884 hours flown supporting Afghanistan operations during this Western Pacific deployment.^[47] Carrier Strike Group Nine completed its final air operations over Afghanistan on 3 February 2011. Since 20 October 2010, Carrier Air Wing Two has launched more than 1,800 combat sorties in excess of 10,000 flight hours with a 100 percent completion rate for Afghanistan related missions.^[48] On 10 February 2011, Carrier Strike Group Nine completed its 45th day of at-sea operations, with Carrier Air Wing Two having launched over 7,000 sorties including nearly 2,000 directly supporting ground combat troops.^[49] Aircraft from Carrier Strike Group Nine also participated in joint aerial combat training exercises with the Royal Malaysian Air Force on 14 February 2011.^[50] On 22 February 2011, the strike group flagship Abraham Lincoln hosted a Brunei military delegation led by Deputy Minister of Defense Dato Paduka Mustappa Sirat.^[51]

Surface warships of Carrier Strike Group participated in maritime security operations during the group's 2010–2011 deployment with the U.S. Fifth Fleet. The guided-missile destroyer Halsey was assigned to counter-piracy operations in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, and Red Sea; and Momsen operated with Combined Task Force 152 in the Persian Gulf.^[52] On 5 December 2010, the Halsey and the French frigate Tourville participated in a bi-lateral naval gunnery exercise in the Arabian Sea to enhance coalition maritime forces training and coordination.^[53]

On 18 January 2011, a sailor from the guided-missile destroyer Halsey was reported overboard in the Gulf of Oman, initiating a search-and-rescue mission involving helicopters from the Halsey, the fast combat support ship Ranier, and the British guided-missile frigate {{HMS|Cumberland|F85|2}}, as well as land-based P-3 maritime patrol aircraft and FA-18 strike fighters from Carrier Air Wing Two based on the carrier Abraham Lincoln. On 19 January, the body of the missing sailor was recovered 75 miles (120.7 km) east of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, and was identified as Petty Officer Dominique Cruz, 26, of Panama City, Florida.^[54]

On 31 January 2011, the cruiser Cape St. George responded to a distress call from a sinking Iranian dhow by dispatching a rescue team via a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) (pictured). The U.S. naval team attempted to repair the dhow's dewatering pumps, but they were unable to stop the flooding. The Iranian fishermen were brought aboard the Cape St. George where they were examined by the medical staff before being transferred to an Iranian customs vessel.^[55]

On 2 February 2011, the destroyer Momsen, with the cruiser {{USS|Bunker Hill|CG-52|2}}, responded to a distress call from the Panamanian-flag merchant vessel Duqm in the Gulf of Oman. Both ships disrupted a pirate attack on the Duqm, tracked the two pirate skiffs back to their mothership, and destroyed the two skiffs to prevent their use in future pirate attacks (pictured).^[56]

Following its rotation with the Fifth Fleet and the Seventh Fleet, the carrier Abraham Lincoln, with the destroyers Momsen and Shoup, arrived at Naval Air Station San Diego, California, on 19 March, and subsequently to their homeport of Everett, Washington, on 24 March 2011.^[57]^[58]^[59]^[60]^[61]^[62] The destroyer Halsey arrived at San Diego on 14 March 2011.^[63] Squadrons from Carrier Air Wing 2 also returned to their bases on 18 March.^[61]^[64]

During its 2010–2011 deployment, Carrier Air Wing Two flew more than 8,300 sorties and completed more than 23,500 flying hours, of which more than 3,600 sorties and almost 11,000 hours were flown in support of U.S. and coalition ground forces in Afghanistan.^[57]^[58]^[65] Carrier Strike Group Nine conducted military exercises with France, Bahrain, Malaysia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and Oman.^[57] Strike group warships {{USS|Cape St. George|CG 71|2}}, {{USS|Sterett|DDG-104|2}}, {{USS|Halsey|DDG-97|2}}, {{USS|Momsen|DDG-92|2}}, and {{USS|Shoup|DDG 86|2}} assisted mariners in distress and provided humanitarian assistance to more than 10 vessels.^[57] Finally, Helicopter Strike Maritime Squadron (HSM-77) was named as a top U.S. Navy helicopter squadron based on the U.S. west coast, earning a Battle "E" award.^[57]^[64]

2011–2012 deployment

On 7 December 2011, the carrier Abraham Lincoln departed from Naval Station Everett, Washington, and the cruiser Cape St. George from Naval Base San Diego, California, to start their 2011-2011 deployment under the command of Rear Admiral Troy M. ("Mike") Shoemaker.^[75]^[76]^[77]^[78]^[79]^[80] The destroyer Sterett departed San Diego on 6 December 2011 to join up with the other units of Carrier Strike Group Nine.^[80]

On 13 December 2011, helicopter squadron HSM-77 flew from Naval Air Station North Island, California, to Carrier Strike Group Nine. Squadron HSM-77 as part of Carrier Air Wing Two aboard the carrier Abraham Lincoln. HSM-77 detachments Two, Three, and Five deployed earlier that month to the cruiser Cape St. George and the destroyers Sterret and USS Momsen, respectively, with two helicopters per detachment. The squadron serves as the eyes and ears for the carrier strike group, providing important anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare capabilities.^[81] Also, Squadron HSM-77 flew cross-country to return to NAS North Island following the conclusion of this deployment.^[81]

On 9 January 2012, Carrier Strike Groups 1 and 3, rendezvoused in the North Arabian Sea, while Carrier Strike Group Nine was en route to the Arabian Sea, amid rising tension between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran over U.S. naval access to the Strait of Hormuz.^[75] On 19 January 2012, Carrier Strike Group Nine entered the U.S. Fifth Fleet's area of responsibility and relieved Carrier Strike Group One (pictured).^[75]^[82]

On 22 January 2012, the group was joined by the British Type 23 frigate {{HMS|Argyll|F231|2}} and French frigate La Motte-Picquet and together this American-British-French naval flotilla transited the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf without incident.^[83]^[84] Three weeks later, the carrier Abraham Lincoln, the cruiser Cape St. George, and the destroyer Sterett transited through Strait of Hormuz into the northern Arabian Sea on 14 February 2012, concluding Carrier Strike Group Nine's initial operations in the Persian Gulf. The strike group's movements were monitored by Iranian patrol boats and aircraft during its transit.^[85] In addition to combat air support for coalition forces in Afghanistan, Carrier Strike Group Nine maintained flights operations some {{convert|30|nmi|km mi}} off the coast of Iran.^[86] Also, the new British guided-missile destroyer {{HMS|Daring|D32|2}} operated with Carrier Strike Group One and Carrier Strike Group Nine in the Persian Gulf and North Arabian Sea, respectively, during that ship's maiden overseas deployment.^[87]

On 17 January 2012, the guided-missile destroyer {{USS|Momsen|DDG-92|2}} conducted a boarding party with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1131 based on the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln. The EOD team fast-roped onto Momsen from a hovering helicopter from squadron HSC-12; such training exercises helped to maintain the proficiency and qualifications for both the EOD personnel and the helicopter pilots. Following that training exercise, the EOD team also conducted training with the Momsen{{'}}s 12-man boarding party team. These exercises were vital in an anti-piracy and boarding operations.^[88]

On 31 January 2012, at 12:37 pm local time, an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from HSC-12 spotted a disabled Iranian fishing dhow, the M/V Sohaila, with nine crew members aboard (pictured). The dhow's distress call reported that Sohaila{{'}}s engine had overheated, prevented the vessel from operating. A boarding team from the destroyer {{USS|John Paul Jones|DDG-53|2}} responded and they were joined by a diving team from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1131 flown from Abraham Lincoln.^[89] The Sohaila{{'}}s engine was repaired, and after determining that the Iranian mariners had ample supplies and fuel, the U.S. boarding party departed.^[89]

The guided-missile destroyer Sterrett served as the flagship for the Kuwaiti-led exercise Stakenet held 5–9 February 2012 in the Persian Gulf under the operational command of Combined Task Force 152 (CTF-152), the Persian Gulf maritime security task force of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) multilateral naval command.^[90]^[91] Warships that participated in Stakenet 2012 included the U.S. guided-missile destroyers Sterrett and {{USS|John Paul Jones|DDG-53|2}} and the coastal patrol vessels {{USS|Typhoon|PC-5|2}} and {{USS|Chinook|PC-9|2}}; the British frigate {{HMS|Argyll|F231|2}}; and the Kuwati fast-attack craft Al Nokhetna and Maskan. Air units included U.S. Army Apache attack helicopters, U.S. Navy P-3 maritime patrol aircraft, and U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters.^[90]^[91]

On 16 February 2012, from the North Arabian Sea, the carrier Abraham Lincoln and its embarked Carrier Air Wing Two began flying air combat missions in support of coalition ground forces in Afghanistan (pictured).^[92]^[93] To assist the strike group's combat air operations, U.S. Army ground liaison officers from the 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment served as communications links between ground forces in Afghanistan and Carrier Air Wing Two.^[94] On 14 May 2012, during its 2012 deployment, HSM-77 Detachment Five completed its temporary operational rotation on board the British replenishment oiler Fort Victoria which was serving as the flagship for Combined Task Force 151. This was the first time that a MH-60R helicopter had ever operated from a Royal Navy ship. The detachment's helicopters primarily concentrated on anti-piracy surveillance missions during this two-week period.^[95]

On 1 May 2012, Carrier Strike Group Twelve, led by the carrier {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|2}}, joined Carrier Strike Group Nine, becoming the second carrier strike group currently operating in the Fifth Fleet's area of responsibility.^[96]^[97]

On 9 July 2012, Carrier Strike Group Nine concluded air combat operations in support of coalition ground forces in Afghanistan (pictured), having flown over 2,400 sorties in excess of 14,000 flight hours with a 100 percent completion rate during the 172 days the strike group operated in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.^[75]^[98]^[99] During the entire 2011–2012 deployment, aircraft from Carrier Air Wing Two flew over 11,000 sorties totaling in excess of 32,000 flight hours.^[99] This deployment is the final combat flight operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom for Carrier Strike Group Nine, Carrier Air Wing Two, and the carrier Abraham Linciln.^[93] On 16 July 2012, Carrier Strike Group Nine transited the Suez Canal and entered the U.S. Sixth Fleet's area of responsibility.^[100]

On 5 July 2012, the guided-missile destroyer Sterrett returned to Naval Base San Diego, California, completing a seven-month-long deployment to the U.S. Fifth Fleet as a unit of Carrier Strike Group Nine.^[101] On 7 August 2012, the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln arrived at its new homebase of Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, to start its upcoming four-year-long, mid-life overhaul at the Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard.^[99]^[102] During its 2011–2012 deployment, the Abraham Lincoln steamed over {{convert|72000|nmi|km mi}} over 245 days underway, including 105 days in the Arabian Sea supporting coalition forces in Afghanistan.^[99]

Homeport & flagship change-over

On 9 December 2010, the U.S. Navy announced that Abraham Lincoln will undergo its scheduled four-year Refueling and Complex Overhaul at the Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard in Virginia. The refit was scheduled to begin in 2013.^[118] On 1 August 2011, the Navy announced that the group would change station from Naval Station Everett to Naval Base San Diego, effective 14 December 2012. The carrier {{USS|Ronald Reagan|CVN-76}} has been reassigned as the group flagship following the de-activation of Carrier Strike Group Seven. On 10 January 2012, Ronald Reagan sailed into Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for its 12-month, US$218 million docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) overhaul.^[119] Ronald Reagan completed its year-long dry-docked maintenance overhaul at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Washington, and on 18 March 2013, departed for San Diego, arriving on 21 March 2013.^[120]

2013–2015 operations

On 18 November 2013, Carrier Strike Group Nine completed its four-day Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint (FST-J) exercise. Such FST-J exercises simulate virtual at-sea training involving real-world battle scenarios while the ships of the strike group remained docked in port. Such in-port training allowed shipboard maintenance to be done without delaying required training for upcoming deployments. This FST-J exercise also involved joint forces training in tactics and operations, with units of the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Army, and the U.S. Air Force participating.^[121]

On 18 November 2013, Carrier Strike Group Nine completed its independent deployer certification exercise (IDCERTEX) held in the U.S. Third Fleet area of operations. The two-phase IDCERTEX involved intermediate and advanced training for the strike group across the full spectrum of naval warfare operations. The first phase involved such unit-level training as shipboard firefighting; man overboard drills; visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS); and other ship-specific functions. The second phase involved integrated training between the ships and aircraft of the strike group, and it consisted of flight operations, submarine tracking, strait transit formations, replenishment-at-sea, and other required mission operations.^[122]

On 27 November 2013, Carrier Strike Group Nine was underway to complete its Tailored Ship's Training Assessment (TSTA) pre-deployment exercises as well as prepare for its upcoming Final Evaluation Problem (FEP) exercises. TSTA exercises are designed to prepare the carrier strike group for sustained at-sea combat operations. This involves the strike group conducting multiple combat missions simultaneously as well as testing shipboard damage control readiness.^[123]^[124]

Between 4–12 December 2013, the USS Ronald Reagan was underway conducting routine training in the southern California operations area, and at the start of 2014, the carrier was in port and not underway.^[124]^[125] Between 23–30 January 2014, the Reagan departed Naval Station San Diego, California, for carrier qualifications prior to undertaking pre-deployment exercises for Carrier Strike Group Nine. On 17 March 2014, the Reagan resumed its Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) pre-deployment training exercises (pictured).^[25]

On 17 April 2015, Ronald Reagan departed Naval Air Station North Island, California, for sea trials following the completing of its seven-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) refit and upkeep cycle. The Reagan subsequently completed CVW-11/FRS/TRACOM carrier qualifications (CQ) and Combat System Ship’s Qualification Trials (CSSQT) before on-loading ammunition from the dry cargo ship {{USNS|Cesar Chavez|T-AKE-14}}.^[124]

Unit changes

On 14 January 2014, the U.S. Navy announced that the Ronald Reagan will replace the {{USS|George Washington|CVN-73}} as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Five, the only forward-based carrier strike group home-ported at Yokosuka, Japan, as part of the U.S. Seventh Fleet. The George Washington is scheduled to undergo its mid-life complex refueling and overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard in Newport News, Virginia.^[129]

See also

Notes

1. ^{{cite web | title= Mission – CCSG Nine | url= http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ccsg9/Pages/AboutUs.aspx | work= About Us | publisher= CARSTRKGRU NINE | year= 2010 | accessdate= 6 January 2011 | deadurl= yes | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120313004023/http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ccsg9/Pages/AboutUs.aspx | archivedate= 13 March 2012 | df= dmy-all }}
2. ^¹²³{{cite DANFS | title = USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72): Unit Awards Received | url = http://www.history.navy.mil/DANFS/a2/abraham_lincoln.htm | accessdate =21 December 2010}}
3. ^{{Cite web| title= Rear Admirall | url= http://www.public.navy.mil | work=Leadership: Commander | publisher=Carrier Strike Group Nine | year= 2017 | accessdate=9 January 2013}}
4. ^¹²³⁴⁵{{cite journal |last= Morison |first= Samuel Loring |authorlink= Samuel Loring Morison |date=September 2014 |title= U.S. Battle Force Aviation Changes 2013–14, Part A: CARRIER AIR WINGS & ASSIGNMENTS CVW/DOI: 20 May 2014 |journal= Naval Institute Proceedings |volume= 140 |issue= 9 |pages= 49–50 |issn= 0041-798X |url= http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2014-09/us-battle-force-aviation-changes|accessdate= 13 September 2012 |quote=Registration required; downloadable PDF file.}}
5. ^{{cite web | title= The Carrier Strike Group | url= http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/powerhouse/cvbg.asp | work= Navy Data | publisher= U.S. Navy | year= 2011 | accessdate=1 January 2011}}
6. ^{{cite journal |last= Addison, Jr. |first= Victor G. |authorlink= |date=July 2010 |title= The answer was the Carrier Strike Group ... Now What was the Question? |journal= Naval Institute Proceedings |volume= 136 |issue= 7 |page= 47 |issn= 0041-798X |url= http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2010-07/answer-carrier-strike-group-now-what-was-question |accessdate= 17 October 2013 |quote=A CSG deploys with a carrier air wing plus rotary-wing assets and is equipped to conduct sustained maritime power-projection, combat, and other missions.}}
7. ^{{cite web | title= Command Carrier Strike Group Nine Units | url= http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ccsg9/Pages/reportingunits.aspx | work=Reporting Units | publisher=Carrier Strike Group Nine | year= 2015 | accessdate=21 February 2016}}
8. ^Polmar, Ships and Aircraft, Eleventh Edition, 1978, 7.
9. ^¹²{{cite web | title= Cruiser-Destroyer Group Three | url= http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/crudesgru3.htm | publisher=GlobalSecurity.org | date= 26 April 2006 | accessdate=21 December 2010}}
10. ^Chancellorsville Command History Narrative 1991
11. ^¹{{cite book |title= The Naval Institute Guide to The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, 15th ed. |last= Polmar |first= Norman |year= 1993 |publisher= U.S. Naval Institute Press |location= Annapolis, Maryland |isbn= 1-55750-675-2 |pages= 32, 36 (Table 6-5), 376 |url= }}
12. ^{{cite web | title= BGM 109 Tomahawk cruise missiles – Tomahawk Operational Use | url= http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/bgm-109-operation.htm | work=Military | publisher=GlobalSecurity.org | date= 7 July 2011 | accessdate=13 July 2011}}
13. ^'CRUISER-DESTROYER GROUP 3 GETS NEW COMMANDER TODAY.(News)', Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 3 December 1999, via Highbeam.com
14. ^{{cite DANFS | title = USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) | url = http://www.history.navy.mil/DANFS/a2/abraham_lincoln.htm | accessdate =21 December 2010}}
15. ^{{cite web | title= Abraham Lincoln Strike Group | url= http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/batgru-72.htm | work=Military | publisher=GlobalSecurity.org | date= 25 May 2009 | accessdate=21 December 2010}}
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96. ^{{cite web | author= Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steve Smith, USN | title= Enterprise, CVW-1 Support Operation Enduring Freedom | url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=67002 | work= NNS120506-08 | publisher= Enterprise Carrier Strike Group Public Affairs | date= 6 May 2012 | accessdate=4 June 2012}}
97. ^{{cite web | title= Enterprise joins Lincoln in waters near Iran | url= http://www.navytimes.com/news/2012/04/ap-navy-deploys-2nd-aircraft-carrier-to-gulf-040912/ | work= News | publisher= Navy Times | date= 9 April 2012 | accessdate=5 June 2012}}
98. ^{{cite web | author= Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tim D. Godbee, USN | title= Lincoln Concludes Operations in Support of OEF | url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=68299 | work= NNS120710-09 | publisher= USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs | date= 10 July 2012 | accessdate=20 April 2012}}
99. ^¹²³{{cite web | author= Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tim D. Godbee, USN | title= Abraham Lincoln Completes Deployment, Makes Norfolk New Home | url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=68870 | work= NNS120807-10 | publisher= USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs | date= 7 August 2012 | accessdate=7 August 2012}}
100. ^{{cite web | author= Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda L. Kilpatrick, USN |title= Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Transits Suez, Enters 6th Fleet AOR | url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=68396 | work= NNS120716-10 | publisher= USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs | date= 16 July 2012 | accessdate=18 July 2012}} and {{cite web | author= Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher S. Johnson, USN | title= Cape St. George Transits Suez Canal, Enters 6th Fleet | url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=68581 | work= NNS120725-10 | publisher= USS Cape St. George Public Affairs | date= 25 July 2012 | accessdate=25 July 2012}}
101. ^{{cite web | title= USS Sterett returns from Middle East mission | url= http://www.fox5sandiego.com/news/kswb-uss-sterett-returns-from-middle-east-deployment,0,151204.story | publisher= KSWB-TV | date= 5 July 2012 | accessdate=10 July 2012}} and {{cite web | title= USS Sterett Returns to San Diego Thursday | url= http://www.cpf.navy.mil/news.aspx/030021 | work= Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs | publisher= U.S. Pacific Fleet | date= 3 July 2012 | accessdate=10 July 2012}}
102. ^{{cite web | title= USS Abraham Lincoln arrives at new Va. homeport | url= http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/aug/07/uss-abraham-lincoln-arrives-at-new-va-homeport/ | work= Kitsup Sun | date= 7 August 2012 | accessdate= 7 August 2012 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140111063453/http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/aug/07/uss-abraham-lincoln-arrives-at-new-va-homeport/ | archive-date= 11 January 2014 | dead-url= yes | df= dmy-all }}
103. ^{{cite journal |last= Morison |first= Samuel Loring |authorlink= Samuel Loring Morison |date=May 2012 |title= U.S. Naval Battle Force Changes 1 January 2011—31 December 2011: Aircraft Carrier Air Wing Assignments and Composition as of 2 April 2012 |journal= Naval Institute Proceedings |volume= 138 |issue= 5 |pages= 112 |issn= 0041-798X |url= http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2012-05 |accessdate=11 May 2012 |quote=Registration required.}}
104. ^{{cite web | author= Mass Communication Specialist Seaman K. Ashley Lawrence, USN | title= Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Thailand for Port Visit | url= http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=64652 | work= NNS120106-01 | publisher= Carrier Strike Group 9 Public Affairs | date= 6 January 2012 | accessdate=6 January 2012}}
105. ^{{cite web | title= Lincoln Concludes Thailand Port Visit | url= http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=64689 | work= NNS120110-03 | publisher= USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs | date= 10 January 2012 | accessdate=6 January 2012}}
106. ^¹²³{{cite web | title= 2012 History | url= http://www.uscarriers.net/ddg92history.htm | work= USS Momsen DDG 93 | publisher=USCarrier.com | date= 31 January 2012 | accessdate=6 January 2012}}
107. ^{{cite web | author= Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary S. Welch, USN | title= Abraham Lincoln Visits Bahrain | url= http://www.cusnc.navy.mil/articles/2012/021.html | work= Release #021-12 | publisher= USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs | date= 6 February 2012 | accessdate= 10 February 2012 | deadurl= yes | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130305065750/http://www.cusnc.navy.mil/articles/2012/021.html | archivedate= 5 March 2013 | df= dmy-all }}
108. ^{{cite web | author= Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary S. Welch, USN | title= Abraham Lincoln Visits Bahrain | url= http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=65188 | work= NNS120206-06 | publisher= USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs | date= 6 February 2012 | accessdate=10 February 2012}}
109. ^{{cite web | author= Ensign Lexi Dauernheim, USN | title= Cape St. George Deck Division Gives the Ship a Facelift During Port Visit | url= http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=65295 | work= NNS120211-05 | publisher= USS Cape St. George Public Affairs | date= 11 February 2012 | accessdate=12 February 2012}}
110. ^{{cite web | author= Ensign Lexi Dauernheim, USN | title= Cape St. George Completes Port Visit to Dubai | url= http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=66108 | work= NNS120327-04 | publisher= USS Cape St. George Public Affairs | date= 27 March 2012 | accessdate=28 March 2012}}
111. ^In addition to Sterett, the other U.S. Navy ship was the nuclear submarine {{USS|Pittsburgh|SSN-720}}. Royal Navy ships included the frigate {{HMS|Westminster|F237}} and a Trafalgar-class nuclear submarine. The Saudi Navy provided two corvettes, Hitteen and Badr. The Pakistani Navy provided the frigate Badr.
112. ^{{cite web | title= Royal Navy duo in multinational anti-sub exercise | url= http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/TrainingAndAdventure/RoyalNavyDuoInMultinationalAntisubExercise.htm | work= News | publisher= Ministry of Defence | date= 9 May 2012 | accessdate=11 May 2012}}
113. ^{{cite web | author= Ensign Lexi Dauernheim, USN | title= Cape St. George, Daring Sailors Strengthen Coalition Partnership | url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=68134 | work= NNS120629-08 | publisher= USS Cape St. George Public Affairs | date= 29 June 2012 | accessdate=1 July 2012}}
114. ^{{cite web |author= Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher S. Johnson, USN | title= Cape St. George Concludes Malta Visit | url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=68649 | work= NNS120727-09 | publisher= USS Cape St. George Public Affairs | date= 27 July 2012 | accessdate=30 July 2012}}
115. ^{{cite web | author= Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II, USN | title= Abraham Lincoln Visits Turkey | url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=68409 | work= NNS120717-11 | publisher= USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs | date= 17 July 2012 | accessdate=18 July 2012}}
116. ^{{cite web | author= Seaman Phylicia Sorenson, USN | title= Lincoln Wraps Up Port Visit to Turkey | url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=68545 | work= NNS120723-15 | publisher= USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs | date= 23 July 2012 | accessdate=24 July 2012}}
117. ^{{cite web | title= Carrier to stop overnight at Mayport | url= http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-08-03/story/jacksonville-journal-community-news-brief | work= Florida Times-Union | publisher= Morris Communications | date= 3 August 2012 | accessdate=5 August 2012}}
118. ^{{cite journal |last= Wertheim |first= Eric |authorlink= Eric Wertheim |date=February 2011 |title= Combat Fleets |journal=U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings |volume= 137 |issue= 2 |pages= 92 |id= 0041-798X |url= http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2011-02/combat-fleets |accessdate=14 March 2011 |quote= Registration required.}}
119. ^{{cite web | title= CVN-76 Ronald Reagan | url= http://www.gonavy.jp/CVLocation.html | work= CV Locations | publisher= GoNavy.jp | date= 18 January 2012 | accessdate=19 July 2012}}
120. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.10news.com/news/uss-ronald-reagan-returns-to-san-diego-after-more-than-a-year-in-washington-state-032113 |title=USS Ronald Reagan returns to San Diego after more than a year in Washington state |publisher=10News.com |accessdate=21 March 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203091730/http://www.10news.com/news/uss-ronald-reagan-returns-to-san-diego-after-more-than-a-year-in-washington-state-032113 |archivedate=3 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}
121. ^¹{{Cite web| author=Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Black, USN | title= USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs | url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=77353 | work= NNS131031-01 | publisher= USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs | date= 31 October 2013 | accessdate=28 November 2013}}
122. ^¹{{Cite web| author=Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley J. Gee, USN | title= Carrier Strike Group 9 Completes IDCERTEX | url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=77963 | work= NNS131024-01 | publisher= Navy Public Affairs Support Element West | date= 27 November 2013 | accessdate=28 November 2013}}
123. ^¹{{Cite web| title= Ronald Reagan and CVW 14 Underway for TSTA/FEP | url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=33582 | work= NNS071129-15 | publisher= USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs | date= 29 November 2013 | accessdate=16 November 2013}}
124. ^¹²³{{cite web | title= 2013 History | url= http://www.uscarriers.net/cvn76history.htm | work= USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 | publisher= USCarriers.net | date= 12 December 2013 | accessdate=15 December 2013}}
125. ^{{cite web | title= U.S. Naval Update Map: Dec. 31, 2013 | url= http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/us-naval-update-map-dec-31-2013 | publisher= STRATFOR | date= 2 January 2014 | accessdate=6 January 2014| quote=Registration required.}} and {{cite web | title= U.S. Naval Update Map: Dec. 31, 2013 | url= http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/us-naval-update-map-dec-31-2013 | publisher= STRATFOR | date= 2 January 2014 | accessdate=6 January 2014| quote=Registration required.}} and {{cite web | title= U.S. Naval Update Map: Jan. 9, 2014 | url= http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/us-naval-update-map-jan-9-2014 | publisher= STRATFOR | date= 9 January 2014 | accessdate=9 January 2014| quote=Registration required.}}
126. ^{{USS|Ronald Reagan|CVN-76}}, Carrier Air Wing Two, {{USS|Lake Champlain|CG-57}}, {{USS|Wayne E. Meyer|DDG-108}}, {{USS|Kidd|DDG-100}}, {{USS|Momsen|DDG-92}}, {{USS|Pinckney|DDG-91}}, {{USS|Howard|DDG-83}}, and {{USS|Gary|FFG-51}}.
127. ^{{Cite web | author= Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul S. Coover, USN | title= Navy Special forces Test Capabilities at Sea during Ronald Reagan IDCERTEX | url= http://www.public.navy.mil/nsw/news/Pages/ReaganC.aspx | work= | publisher= Naval Special Warfare Command | date= 15 November 2013 | accessdate= 2 December 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131203004025/http://www.public.navy.mil/nsw/news/Pages/ReaganC.aspx | archive-date= 3 December 2013 | dead-url= yes | df= dmy-all }}
128. ^{{Cite web | title= USS Ronald Reagan, Carrier Air Wing Two to Participate in RIMPAC | url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=81750 | work= NNS140619-03 | publisher= USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs | date= 19 June 2014 | accessdate=21 June 2014}}
129. ^{{cite web | title=Navy Aircraft Carrier Moves Underscore Pacific Rebalance Strategy | url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=78601 | work= NNS140114-15 | publisher= U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs | date= 14 January 2014 | accessdate=14 January 2014}}