“Alongside our partners and allies, we have aggressively pursued every opportunity to elevate our combat readiness in a drive to continue upholding regional stability,” said Rear Adm. and Australia’s bilateral exercise in December and Expeditionary Strike Force and dual carrier operations in January 2022. Notable multinational, bilateral and U.S.-only exercises included Large Scale Exercise 2021 in August, Operation Malabar and Maritime Partnership Exercise 2021 in October, Annual Exercise 2021 in November, U.S. The strike group successfully completed operations and exercises alongside multiple partners and allies including navies from Australia, Canada, Germany, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, as well as the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The complete Air Wing of the Future will also include the MQ-25 Stingray, an aerial refueling drone, which is planned to be incorporated into carrier air wings in 2025.ĭuring the deployment, the air wing executed more than 15,000 fixed-wing and helicopter flight hours comprising of 7,791 sorties, 7,702 launches and 7,761 aircraft arrestments. While deployed, the strike group operated in some of the most heavily navigated waters of the Indo-Pacific including the South China Sea and the Philippine Sea.ĬVN 70 is the first aircraft carrier to deploy with a combination of fourth and fifth-generation platforms within Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 that predominantly represent the “Air Wing of the Future,” including the F-35C Lightning IIs of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, CMV-22B Ospreys of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron 30, F/A-18E/F Super Hornets of VFAs 2, 113 and 192, EA-18G Growlers of Electronic Attack Squadron 136, the E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes of Airborne Command & Control Squadron 113, the MH-60R Seahawks of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78, and the MH-60S Seahawks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 4. The Vinson CSG sailed more than 80,000 nautical miles while underway for 262 days, conducted dual carrier operations and multinational exercises, including maritime security operations integrated training between surface and air units long-range maritime strike anti-submarine warfare information warfare operations maritime interdiction operations personnel recovery air defense operations multiple ship navigation and formation maneuvering and refueling-at-sea operations.
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They have directly supported a free and open Indo-Pacific and have underscored our Navy’s readiness, strength and lethality.”
“Their efforts have demonstrated flexibility and resiliency and ensured mission success in every task. Scott Miller, commanding officer of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the strike group’s flagship. “The tireless dedication and professionalism of our Sailors through a global pandemic, challenging operational tempo and sacrificed time away from family, is truly humbling,” said Capt. commitment to partnerships and alliances in the region while upholding a free and open Indo-Pacific. They continued into the western Pacific demonstrating U.S. Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard as part of the Defense Department’s ongoing presence in the Indo-Pacific region. Third and Seventh Fleet’s areas of operation.Īfter an accelerated departure from San Diego, the CSG supported integrated operations in the Hawaiian Islands operating area with the U.S. 14, marking the end of an eight-month deployment to U.S. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG) returned to San Diego, California, Feb.
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