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Carrier Strike Group Nine
Carrier Strike Group Nine crest
Active1 October 2004 to date.[1]
Country United States of America
BranchUnited States Navy Seal United States Navy
TypeCarrier Strike Group
RoleNaval air/surface warfare
Part ofU.S. Third Fleet
Garrison/HQNaval Station Everett, Washington[2]
Motto(s)Defending Freedom
EngagementsOperation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan (OEF-A)
Operation New Dawn (OND)
DecorationsHumanitarian Service Medal (2005)[3]
WebsiteOfficial Website
Commanders
CommanderRear Admiral Rear Admiral Troy M. Shoemaker[4]
Chief of StaffCaptain Kevin G. Meenaghan[5]
Aircraft flown
Electronic
warfare		EA-6B Prowler
E-2C Hawkeye
FighterF/A-18E/F Super Hornet
F/A-18C Hornet
HelicopterHH-60H/SH-60B/SH-60F Seahawk
TransportC-2A Greyhound

Carrier Strike Group Nine, abbreviated CSG-9 or CARSTRKGRU 9, is one of six U.S. Navy carrier strike groups currently assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet. U.S. Navy carrier strike groups are employed in a variety of roles, all of which involve gaining and maintaining sea control.[6]

Carrier Strike Group Nine is currently based at Naval Base San Diego, California, and it typically deploys to the U.S. Seventh Fleet operating in the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) and the U.S. Fifth Fleet in the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf. The current flagship for Carrier Strike Group Nine is the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).

Overview

Historical background

Cruiser-Destroyer Group Three

USS Coontz flew the flag of Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Eleven from 1 August to 11 November 1962.[7] In May 1972, Rear Admiral Rembrandt C. Robinson, Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Eleven, became the first flag officer killed in the Vietnam War when his helicopter crashed in the Gulf of Tonkin. The Flotilla appears to have been extensively involved in Operation Sea Dragon. On 5 March 1973, a reorganization within the Cruiser-Destroyer Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, resulted in USS Hanson being administratively reassigned to Destroyer Squadron 23, a subsidiary of Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 11, home ported in San Diego. Effective 30 June 1973, Commander Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla Eleven was re-designated as Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Group Three (CCDG-3). USS Oklahoma City (CG-5) was briefly part of Cruiser-Destroyer Group Three in October-December 1979 before decommissioning. On 10 December 1981, the CCDG-3 Staff embarked onboard the Forrestal-class aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-61) to prepare for its first Carrier Battle Group deployment.[8]

In the Summer 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.[9] In 1992, CCDG-3 was assigned as permanent Immediate Superior In Command (ISIC) for the Carl Vinson Carrier Battle Group, which deployed to the Persian Gulf in August 1994.

Abraham Lincoln Carrier Battle Group

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Beginning in June 1998, CCDG-3 commanded the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Battle Group.[8] In 1991, the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Battle Group made its maiden overseas deployment in support of coalition forces following Operation Desert Storm, as well as providing disaster relief in support of Operation Fiery Vigil. In 1993, the battle group provided support to the multinational military forces assigned to Operation Restore Hope in Somalia, and the group subsequently made three WESTPAC deployments to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch (OSW) as well as served as an asset for Operation Vigilant Sentinel. In 2002, the battle group deployed to the Persian Gulf to help provide aircraft for the War in Afghanistan, and in 2003, the group carried out air combat operations against Iraqi military forces during the U.S. invasion of Iraq (pictured).[10][11]

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, longer than any other nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in history.[12] The Battle Group received two additional NUCs as part of the U.S. Fifth Fleet's battle/strike force, Task Force 50, during August 1998 and between 4 March to 1 May 2003. 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. The group received a second MUC for its operations during the period of 1 January 1999 to 10 September 2001, including 'Southern Watch' air combat operations.[12]

On 1 October 2004 Cruiser-Destroyer Group Three (CruDesGru 3) was re-designated as Carrier Strike Group Nine (CARSTRKGRU 9).[1]

Command structure

Commander Carrier Strike Group Nine (COMCARSTRKGRU 9) serves as Immediate Superior-in-Command (ISIC) for the ships and units assigned to the group. Acting as an Operational Commander, COMCARSTRKGRU 9 exercises oversight of unit-level training, integrated training, and readiness for assigned ships and units, as well as maintains administrative functions and material readiness tracking for ships and squadrons assigned to the group.

Carrier Strike Group Nine reports to Commander, U.S. Third Fleet as one of the five carrier strike groups currently part of the United States Pacific Fleet. CARSTRKGRU 9's pre-deployment training and certification - achieved through a Composite Unit Training Exercise - comes under the operational control (OPCON) of the U.S. Third Fleet. When deployed overseas, Carrier Strike Group Nine comes under the authority of the numbered fleet commander in whose area it is operating. 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.

Carrier Strike Group Nine is an operational formation. Administratively the ships and aircraft of the strike group are assigned to U.S. Navy type commands. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG-71), and Destroyer Squadron Nine (DESRON-9) are under the administrative authority of Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific.[13][14] Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) is under the administrative authority of Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific.

CARSTRKGRU 9 Commanders

    • Rear Admiral William Douglas Crowder   (20 July 2004 – 7 September 2005)[15]
    • Rear Admiral John W. (Bill) Goodwin (7 September 2005 – 26 March 2007)[16]
    • Rear Admiral Scott R. Van Buskirk (26 March 2007 – 9 October 2008)[17]
    • Rear Admiral Scott H. Swift (9 October 2008 – 29 January 2009)[17]
    • Rear Admiral Mark D. Guadagnini (29 January 2009 – 13 May 2011)[18]
    • Rear Admiral Troy M. Shoemaker (13 May 2011 – Present)[19]

Force composition in 2011

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), flagship, Carrier Strike Group Nine

U.S. Navy carrier strike groups typically consist of an aircraft carrier (flagship), an embarked carrier air wing, at least one Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, and a destroyer squadron. As of 2011, Carrier Strike Group Nine is composed of the following units:[20]

2004–2009 operations

Operation Unified Assistance (2004)
Main article: Carrier Strike Group Nine 2004–2009 operations

Since its establishment in 2004, Carrier Strike Group Nine has undertaken three western Pacific (WESTPAC) deployments to date in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan (OEF-A), and Operation New Dawn (OND) as well as providing support for regional maritime security operations. CARSTRKGRU 9 also participated in such major military exercises as RSOI/Foal Eagle 06, Valiant Shield 2006, 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 {pictured). In recognition of its disaster-relief mission to Indonesia, Carrier Strike Group Nine received the Humanitarian Service Medal.

During this period, Carrier Strike Group Nine was the second U.S. Navy carrier strike group to be commanded by a former nuclear submarine commanding officer. CARSTRKGRU 9 was also the first carrier strike group to deploy with an entire LAMPS helicopter squadron embarked, with individual air detachments operating from its escort ships and supported by its aircraft carrier/flagship's aviation facilities. The carrier strike group's 2007 composite unit training (COMPTUEX) pre-deployment training exercises included Mobile Security Squadron 2 (MSRON-2), Helicopter Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (HVBSS) Team 1, a highly specialized boarding party, which was a first for West Coast-based U.S. Navy ships.

2010-2011 Operations

Pre-deployment training and certification exercises

Destroyer Squadron Nine (May 7, 2010)

On 13 January 2010, the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln underwent sea trials following the completion of its nine-month, $350-million USD planned incremental availability (PIA) overhaul at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) in Bremerton, Washington.[21][22] On 7 February, Abraham Lincoln left Naval Base San Diego to begin flight deck certification with Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) off the coast of Southern California.[23] On 28 February, Abraham Lincoln also underwent a multi-day post-overhaul evaluation by the Navy Board of Inspection and Survey in San Diego.[24][25]

Beginning 4 May 2010, Destroyer Squadron Nine (DESRON-9) warships Sterett, Halsey, Momsen, Shoup, Ford, and Rodney M. Davis underwent an emergency sortie exercise off the coast of Washington (pictured). This marked the start of a multi-ship training regimen involving six of seven DESRON-9 ships in preparation for upcoming deployment with the carrier strike group.[26]

On 10 May 2010, the carrier Abraham Lincoln completed its Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Problem (FEP) training exercises.[27] TSTA exercises are two-phased training exercises involving shipboard drills, with the first phase done in-port and the second while underway at sea.[28] FEP exercises are consider the third phase of TSTA involving command assessment of the strike group's response to a variety of combat scenarios.[29]

On 13 August 2010, Carrier Strike Group Nine completed for its 18-day Comprehensive Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), a critical milestone in its pre-deployment training, and the strike group was certified as being ready for deployment.[30][31] After COMPTUEX, over 25 Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) midshipmen joined COMCARSTRKGRU 9 for a month-long training cruise.[32]

2010-2011 WESTPAC Deployment

On 11 September 2010, Carrier Strike Group Nine (CARSTRKGRU 9), under the command of Rear Admiral Mark D. Guadagnini, depart Navy Base San Diego, California, for its 2010 western Pacific (WESTPAC) deployment. COMCARSTRKGRU 9 consisted of its flagship, the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln; its embarked Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2); the guided-missile cruiser Cape St. George; and the guided-missile destroyers Halsey and Momsen; and the fast combat support shup Rainier.[33][34] CVW-2 squadrons embarked onboard the Abraham Lincoln included:[35]

While enroute, the strike group executed a series of additional training exercises, including carrier qualifications (CQ), anti-piracy training, and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercises off Guam with the Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine Hawaii.[33][34][37][38][39] Admiral Mark D. Guadagnini set forth the objectives of his strike group for its 2010 WESTPAC deployment as follows:

Security and stability lead to peace and prosperity. Lincoln Strike Group is ready to deploy world-wide as a force for peace in support of our nation’s global interests.[40]
Carrier Strike Group Nine underway (September 19, 2010)

On 25 September 2010, the strike group enter the U.S. Seventh Fleet area of responsibilitity (AOR).[41] On 8 October 2010, Carrier Strike Group Nine paid its first foreign port call at Port Klang, Malaysia, which was followed by a multiunit ASW exercises held on 23 October.[42][43]

Following its rotation with the Fifth Fleet, Carrier Strike Group Nine re-entered the U.S. Seventh Fleet's area of responsibility, and units of the strike group paid port visits to Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, and Naval Station Pearl Harbor.[44][45] On 14 March 2011, the carrier Abraham Lincoln, with the destroyers Momsen and Shoup, departed from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for Naval Air Station San Diego, California, arriving on 19 March, and subsequently to their homeport of Everett, Washington, on 24 March 2011.[46][47][48][49][50] The destroyer Halsey arrived at San Diego on 14 March 2011.[51] Squadrons from Carrier Air Wing 2 also returned to their bases on 18 March.[49][52]

During Carrier Strike Group Nine's 2010-2011 western Pacific 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.[46] Strike group warships Cape St. George, USS Sterett, Halsey, Momsen, and Shoup assisted mariners in distress and provided humanitarian assistance to more than 10 vessels.[46] The strike group also conducted military exercises with France, Bahrain, Malaysia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and Oman.[46] 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.[46][52]

Carrier strike operations

Task Force 50 underway in the Gulf of Oman (November 23, 2010)
U.S.-French carrier force underway in the Persian Gulf (December 10, 2010)

On 17 October 2010, Carrier Strike Group Nine, with Carrier Air Wing 2 embarked, arrived in the U.S. Fifth Fleet's area of responsibility (AOR), joining Carrier Strike Group Ten, led by the carrier Harry S. Truman, as part of Task Force 50 (pictured), the Fifth Fleet's carrier strike force.[53] The task force's mission is to provide support for the surge of coalition forces in Afghanistan, to support existing maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf, and to support the drawdown of forces in Iraq.[53] For long-range air combat missions over Afghanistan, U.S. Air Force KC-135 and KC-10s provided aerial tanker support to CVW-2 aircraft.[54] The French carrier task group led by the Charles de Gaulle joined Carrier Strike Group Nine operating in the Persian Gulf (pictured).[55]

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.[56][57]

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.[58]

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.[59] On 10 February 2011, CARSTRKGRU 9 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.[60]

Aircraft from Carrier Strike Group Nine participated in joint aerial combat training exercises with the Royal Malaysian Air Force on 14 February 2011.[61] 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.[62]

Maritime security & anti-piracy operations

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.[63] On 5 December 2010, the Halsey and the French frigate Tourville participated in a bi-lateral naval gunnery exercise (GUNEX) in the Arabian Sea to enhance coalition maritime forces training and coordination.[64]

Anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Oman (February 2, 2011)

On 18 January 2011, a sailor from the guided-missile destroyer Halsey was reported overboard in the Gulf of Oman, initiating an search and rescue (SAR) involving helicopter from the Halsey, the fast combat support shup Ranier, and the British guided-missile frigate Cumberland, 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.[65][66][67]

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). The U.S. naval team attempted to repair the 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.[68] Also, on 2 February 2011, the DESRON-9 destroyer Momsen, with the cruiser Bunker Hill, 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).[69]

Exercises & port visits

Number Regional Exercises Port Visits Notes
Duration U.S. Force Bilateral/Multilateral Partner(s) Operating Area Location Dates
1st: —- Carrier Strike Group Nine — — Port Klang, Malaysia 8 October 2010 [42]
2nd: — Carrier Strike Group Nine — — Hidd, Bahrain 18 November 2011 [70]
3rd: 5 December 2010 USS Halsey (DDG-97) Gunnery exercise (GUNEX): FS Tourville (D 610) Arabian Sea — — [33]
4th: — Carrier Strike Group Nine — — Dubai, UAE 23–27 December 2010 [58][70]
5th: — USS Cape St. George (CG-71) — — Phuket, Thailand 13 February 2011 [71]
6th: 14 February 2011 Carrier Air Wing Two Royal Malaysian Air Force South China Sea — — [61]
7th: — USS Shoup (DDG-86) — — Perth, Western Australia 16 February 2011 [72]
8th: — USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) — — Singapore 16 February 2011 [44]
9th: — USS Shoup (DDG-86) — — Hobart, Tasmania 23 February 2011 [73]
10th: — USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) — — Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 10 March 2011 [45][70]

Change of Command

On 13 May 2011, Rear Admiral Troy M. Shoemaker relieved Rear Admiral Mark D. Guadagnini as commander, Carrier Strike Group Nine (COMCARSTRKGRU 9) in ceremonies held aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) based at Naval Station Everett.[19]

During Guadagnini's tenure as COMCARSTRKGRU 9, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 77 (HSM-77), the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG-104) and the guided-missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60) earned Battle "E" awards while serving as units of Carrier Strike Group Nine. Admiral Guadagnini's next assignment was as the deputy commander and chief of staff at U.S. Fleet Forces Command headquartered at Naval Station Norfolk.[19]

Admiral Troy M. Shoemaker graduated with honors from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1982. A naval aviator since 1984, he has more than 4,000 flight hours and has made more than 1,000 carrier arrested landings. Shoemaker had previously commanded Strike Fighter Squadron 105 (VFA-105) Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106), and Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17). His immediate previous assignment was as the assistant commander for career management at the U.S. Navy Personnel Command located in Millington, Tennessee.[19]

USS Abraham Lincoln mid-life refueling and overhaul

On 9 December 2010, the U.S. Navy officially announced that Naval Station Everett, Washington, was the new homeport for the USS Nimitz (CVN-68), replacing Abraham Lincoln, which would be undergoing its scheduled Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) at the Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Newport News shipyard in Virginia which is slated to begin in 2013.[74][75]

In addition to the refueling of its two A4W nuclear reactors, Abraham Lincoln's upcoming RCOH will include the installation of the newly developed Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system. Developed by General Atomics, the AAG system will replace the Lincoln's current Mark-7 arresting gear’s hydraulic machinery with an electric motor-based system. The new system offers greater operational flexibility, reliability, and safety with reduced manning and maintenance costs. The AAG system is standard equipment for the upcoming Ford-class supercarriers. Abraham Lincoln is the first Nimitz-class supercarrier to have the AAG system retro-fitted with other Nimitz-class carriers also to be so retro-fitted during their upcoming RCOH yard period.[76]

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Sources

Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

See also

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