Carrier Strike Group 7

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Carrier Strike Group Seven
Carrier Strike Group Seven crest.
Active	1 October 2004 to 30 December 2011
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Role	Naval air/surface warfare
Part of	U.S. Third Fleet
Garrison/HQ	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Engagements	Operation Frequent Wind Operation Southern Watch 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis Operation Anaconda Iraq War (2003–2011) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Website	Official website

Carrier Strike Group Seven (CSG-7 or CARSTRKGRU 7) was a U.S. Navy carrier strike group active from October 2004 until 30 December 2011. The strike group's antecendants included two previous aircraft carrier formations, Carrier Division Seven and Carrier Group Seven. Its heritage thus includes the Second World War, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War, as well as the first and the second Persian Gulf wars, encompassing a total of 34 deployments to the Western Pacific Ocean and Persian Gulf.^[1]