Carrier Strike Group 2

"CSG-2" redirects here. For the audio device, see HAECO CSG-2.

Carrier Strike Group 2
Carrier Strike Group 2's 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
Nickname(s)Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group
EngagementsWar in Afghanistan
Iraq War
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
CommanderRear Admiral Kavon Hakimzadeh, USN[1]
Chief of StaffCaptain John W. Weidner, USN[2]
Command Master ChiefCMDCM Antonio Perryman, USN[3]
Notable
commanders		James A. Winnefeld, Jr.
David M. Thomas
Nora W. Tyson
Frederick C. Turner
Aircraft flown
Electronic
warfare		EA-18G Growler[4]
FighterF/A-18E/F Super Hornet[4]
HelicopterMH-60R Seahawk[4]
MH-60S Knighthawk[4]
ReconnaissanceE-2C Hawkeye[4]
TransportGrumman C-2 Greyhound[5]

Carrier Strike Group 2 (CSG-2 or COMCARSTRKGRU 2) is a U.S. Navy carrier strike group, tracing its history originally to 1931. The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is the strike group's current flagship. As of Aug 2020, other units assigned to Carrier Strike Group 2 included the nine squadrons of Carrier Air Wing Three; the Ticonderoga-class cruisers USS Philippine Sea (CG-58); USS Monterey (CG-61), USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Mitscher (DDG-57), USS Laboon (DDG 58), USS Mahan (DDG-72), and USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) from Destroyer Squadron 22.[6]

The group traces its history to the creation of Carrier Division 2 on 1 April 1931. The group took its current form on 1 October 2004. On 29 July 2010, Rear Admiral Nora W. Tyson assumed command of the group, becoming the first woman to command a U.S. Navy carrier task group. The group's 2011 Mediterranean deployment marked the maiden deployment for the carrier USS George H.W. Bush and the guided-missile destroyer Truxtun. The group's units were the first U.S. naval forces to participate in Operation Inherent Resolve, the 2014 U.S.-led multi-lateral air campaign against the Islamic State group.

  1. ^ "Carrier Strike Group 2 Changes Command in the Red Sea". DVIDS. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Captain John w. Weidner, USN". CHIEF OF STAFF CARRIER STRIKE GROUP 2. Carrier Strike Group Two. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  3. ^ "CMDCM Antonio Perryman, USN". SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER CARRIER STRIKE GROUP TWO. Carrier Strike Group Two. 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e 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.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Morison2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "The Ships & Squadrons of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group". U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). U.S. Navy. 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.