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| Carrier Strike Group 9 | |
|---|---|
 Carrier Strike Group 9 crest | |
| Active | 1 October 2004 to date.[1] |
| Country | US |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Type | Carrier strike group |
| Role | Naval air/surface warfare |
| Part of | U.S. Third Fleet |
| Garrison/HQ | Naval Base North Island, California[2] |
| Nickname(s) | Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) |
| Patron | President Theodore Roosevelt |
| Motto(s) | Defending Freedom |
| Engagements | Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan (OEF-A) Operation New Dawn (OND) Operation Praying Mantis (OPM) |
| Decorations | Humanitarian Service Medal (2005)[3] |
| Website | Official Website |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Rear Admiral Christopher D. Alexander |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Electronic warfare | EA-18G Growler[4] |
| Fighter | F/A-18E/F Super Hornet [4] |
| Helicopter | MH-60R Seahawk[4] MH-60S Knighthawk[4] |
| Reconnaissance | E-2D Advanced Hawkeye[4] |
| Transport | [4] |
Carrier Strike Group 9 (CSG-9 or CARSTRKGRU 9) is a U.S. Navy carrier strike group. Commander Carrier Strike Group 9 (COMCARSTRKGRU 9 or CCSG 9) is responsible for unit-level training, integrated training, and material readiness for the ships and aviation squadrons assigned to the group. The group reports to Commander, U.S. Third Fleet, which also supervises its pre-deployment training and certification that includes Composite Unit Training Exercises.
It is currently assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is the group's current flagship. Other group units include Carrier Air Wing 11, the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG-70), and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer's USS John S. McCain (DDG-56), USS Halsey (DDG-97), and the USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118).
The strike group traces its history to Cruiser-Destroyer Group 3, created on 30 June 1973, by the re-designation of Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla 11. From 2004, the strike group has made multiple Middle East deployments providing air forces over Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as conducting Maritime Security Operations. The strike group received the Humanitarian Service Medal in recognition of its disaster relief efforts in Indonesia during Operation Unified Assistance in 2004–05.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ a b "USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72): Unit Awards Received". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Morison, Samuel Loring (September 2014). "U.S. Battle Force Aviation Changes 2013–14, Part A: Carrier Air Wings & Assignments CVW/DOI: 20 May 2014". Naval Institute Proceedings. 140 (9): 49–50. ISSN 0041-798X. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
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