Carrier Strike Group 1

Carrier Strike Group One
Carrier Strike Group One emblem
Active1 October 2009 – present.[1]
Country United States of America
Branch United States Navy
TypeCarrier Strike Group
RoleNaval air/surface warfare
Part ofU.S. Third Fleet
Garrison/HQNaval Air Station North Island[2]
San Diego, California[3]
Nickname(s)Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group
Team Carl Vinson[4]
Team Vinson[5]
Motto(s)Virtute et Armis ("By Valor and Arms")[Note 1]
EngagementsWar in Afghanistan
Iraq War
Operation Inherent Resolve
Commanders
CommanderRear Admiral Michael S. Wosje
Chief of StaffCaptain Robin Marling
Command Master ChiefMaster Chief Petty Officer Benjamin H. Bilyeu
Aircraft flown
Electronic
warfare
EA-18G Growler[6]
FighterF/A-18E/F Super Hornet
F-35C Lightning II[6]
HelicopterMH-60S Knighthawk[6]
MH-60R Seahawk[6]
ReconnaissanceE-2C Hawkeye[6]
TransportC-2A Greyhound[6]

Carrier Strike Group One (CSG-1 or CARSTRKGRU 1) is a U.S. Navy carrier strike group. USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the strike group's current flagship, and other units currently assigned are the ship's Carrier Air Wing 2 and embarked Destroyer Squadron 1, deployed with Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain, as well as Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Michael Murphy and USS Wayne E. Meyer.

Although the previous Carrier Strike Group One traced its history to Carrier Division 1, formed in 1930, the current Carrier Strike Group One was an entirely new naval formation when it was established in October 2009. During the relocation of its flagship Carl Vinson to its new home base in San Diego, California, it supported Operation Unified Response, providing humanitarian assistance following the 2010 Haiti earthquake. During its first overseas deployment in 2011, the body of Osama bin Laden was flown to the Carl Vinson for burial at sea. Carrier Strike Group One was the second U.S. Navy carrier force to participate in Operation Inherent Resolve.[7]

  1. ^ "Navy Establishes Carrier Strike Group 1". NNS091002-03. Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet Public Affairs. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Carrier Carl Vinson One at North Island". Navy Times. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  3. ^ "US Navy Local Group - USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)". Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NNS150601-17 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference NNS150511-07 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference Morison2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "2014 History". USS Carl Vinson CVN-70. USCarrier.net. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.


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