Carrier Strike Group 8

Carrier Strike Group 8
Carrier Strike Group 8 emblem
Founded1 October 2004; 20 years ago (2004-10-01)
Country United States of America
Branch United States Navy
TypeCarrier Strike Group
RoleNaval air/surface warfare
Part ofUnited States Fleet Forces Command
Garrison/HQNaval Station Norfolk, Virginia
WebsiteOfficial Website
Commanders
CommanderRear Admiral Sean R. Bailey, USN[1]
Chief of StaffCaptain Steven Bellack, USN[2]
Command Master ChiefCMDCM (SW/AW) Michael Bates, USN[3]

Commander, Carrier Strike Group 8, abbreviated as CCSG-8 or COMCARSTRKGRU 8, is one of five U.S. Navy carrier strike groups currently assigned to the United States Fleet Forces Command. As of 2018 the group flagship is the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). As of 2021, the other units of the group are the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG-56), Carrier Air Wing One, the ships of Destroyer Squadron 28[Note 1] as well as the Royal Norwegian Navy's frigate HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen (F310), which joined the strike group for one deployment.[4]

The group was placed under NATO command as a result of the buildup of Russian forces on the Ukrainian border prior to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]

  1. ^ Beam, Cody (1 June 2023). "Carrier Strike Group Eight Holds Change of Command Ceremony". DVIDS. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Chief of Staff, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8". Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Command Master Chief, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8". Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Departs on Deployment". United States Navy. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  5. ^ Coleman, Julie (25 January 2022). "NATO takes command of US carrier strike group as allies send more jets and warships to deter Russia's threat against Ukraine". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 3 April 2022.


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