Carrier Strike Group 10

Carrier Strike Group 10
Carrier Strike Group 10 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 ofUnited States Fleet Forces Command
Garrison/HQNaval Station Norfolk, Virginia
Nickname(s)Bush Carrier Strike Group
EngagementsOperation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan (OEF-A)
Operation Vigilant Resolve
WebsiteOfficial Website
Commanders
CommanderRear Admiral (lower half) Robert D. Westendorff, USN[2]
Chief of StaffCaptain Ron Withrow, USN[3]
Command Master ChiefMaster Chief Pablo Rosado, USN[4]
Notable
commanders
William E. Gortney[5]
Mark I. Fox
Aircraft flown
Electronic
warfare
EA-18G Growler[6]
FighterF/A-18E/F Super Hornet[6]
F/A-18C Hornet[6]
HelicopterMH-60R Seahawk[6]
MH-60S Knighthawk[6]
ReconnaissanceE-2C Hawkeye[6]
TransportC-2A Greyhound[6]

Carrier Strike Group 10 (abbreviated as CSG-10 or CARSTRKGRU 10), is a U.S. Navy carrier strike group. As of August 2022, CSG-10 consists of USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), the strike group's current flagship, with Carrier Air Wing Seven embarked on board, as well as the Ticonderoga-class cruiser Leyte Gulf, and four ships of Destroyer Squadron 26.[Note 1][7]

Through Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2 and Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 2, the group traces its history to the formation of Destroyer Flotilla 2 during the First World War. From the 1970s, the group has made scores of deployments to the Mediterranean and Middle East, usually led by a large-deck aircraft carrier. Between 2004 and 2014, the group made four deployments to the U.S. Fifth Fleet operating in the Persian Gulf and North Arabian Sea. The group's aircraft flew over 10,800 air combat missions in support of coalition ground forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. The group's surface warships were also involved in several high-profile anti-piracy and maritime security operations. The group participated in two major multi-lateral exercises, Operation Brewing Storm 2005 and Operation Bold Step 2007.

  1. ^ Curtis A. Utz and Mark L. Evans (July–August 2005). "The Year in Review 2004". Naval Aviation News. Washington, DC: U.S. Navy. Retrieved 9 November 2010. Aviation Command Changes, 2004
  2. ^ "Carrier Strike Group 10, GHWBCSG Changes Command". DVIDS. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Command Biographies: Captain John M. Maxwell". Carrier Strike Group Ten. U.S. Navy. December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Command Biographies: Senior Chief Kristie Davis". Carrier Strike Group Ten. U.S. Navy. July 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Flag Officer Announcements". For Immediate Release No. 496-07. U.S. Department of Defense. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Morison, Samuel Loring (September 2014). "U.S. Battle Force Aviation Changes 2013–14". Naval Institute Proceedings. 140 (9): 48–50. ISSN 0041-798X. Retrieved 13 September 2012. Registration required; downloadable PDF file.
  7. ^ Carrier Strike Group 10 Public Affairs (10 August 2022). "George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Deploys". United States Navy. Retrieved 11 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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