CVW Structure (AS of 2019)
(The future carrier air wing strike fighter structure will comprise of two squadrons of F-35Cs, two squadrons equipped with F/A-18E/Fs and a single squadron of EA-18Gs
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a supercarrier of the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class. One of the largest warships in the world, she was laid down, launched, and commissioned as CVAN-68, "aircraft carrier, attack, nuclear powered", but she was later redesignated as CVN-68, "aircraft carrier, multi-mission, nuclear-powered"
Homeport: Naval Base Kitsap, Washington.
Squadrons assigned to the carrier below (As of June 2019)
VFA- 22- Fighting Redcocks - F/A-18F - Tail Number - 1XX
VMFA-312 – Checkerboards – F/A-18E Tail Number – 2XX
VFA-113 – Stingers– F/A-18E – Tail Number – 3XX
VFA-94 – Mighty Shrikes – F/A-18E – Tail Number - -4XX
VAQ-139 – Cougars - EA-18G – Tail Number – 5XX
VAW-116 – Screamin Indians – E-2C – Tail Number - 60X
HSC-8 – Eightballers – MH-60S - Tail Number – 61X
HSM-73 – Battlecats – MH-60R – Tail Number - 7XX
VRC-30 DET 1 – Providers – C-2A - Tail Number - xx
Squadron Insignia
Carrier Strike Group 11 (CSG-11 or CARSTRKGRU 11) is a U.S. Navy carrier strike group. Carrier strike groups gain and maintain sea control as well as project naval airpower ashore. The aircraft carrier Nimitz is the strike group's current flagship
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) (known informally as "Ike") is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier currently in service with the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1977, the ship is the second of the ten Nimitz-class aircraft carriers currently in service, and is the first ship named after the 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Squadrons assigned to the carrier below (As of June 2019)
VFA- 32 – Swordsmen - F/A-18F - Tail Number - 1XX
VFA-83 – Rampagers – F/A-18E Tail Number – 2XX
VFA-131 – Wildcats – F/A-18E – Tail Number – 3XX
VFA-105 – Gunslingers – F/A-18E – Tail Number - -4XX
VAQ-130 – Zappers - EA-18G – Tail Number – 5XX
VAW-123 – Screwtops – E-2C – Tail Number - 60X
HSC-7 – Dusty Dogs – MH-60S - Tail Number – 61X
HSM-74 – Swamp Foxes – MH-60R – Tail Number - 7XX
VRC-40 DET 4 – Rawhides – C-2A - Tail Number - xx
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Carrier Strike Group 10, abbreviated as CSG-10 or CARSTRKGRU 10, is a U.S. Navy carrier strike group. Carrier strike groups gain and maintain sea control as well as project naval airpower ashore. The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is the strike group's current flagship, and as of 2015, other units assigned to the group include Carrier Air Wing Three embarked on board Eisenhower, the Ticonderoga-class cruiserSan Jacinto, and Destroyer Squadron 26
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the United States Navy's third Nimitz-class supercarrier. She is named for Carl Vinson, a Congressman from Georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the U.S. Navy. The ship was launched in 1980, undertook her maiden voyage in 1983, and underwent refueling and overhaul between 2005 and 2009. Carl Vinson's call sign is "Gold Eagle".
Squadrons assigned to the carrier below (As of June 2019)
VFA- 2 – Bounty Hunters - F/A-18F - Tail Number - 1XX
VFA-137 – Kestrels – F/A-18E Tail Number – 2XX
VFA-192 – Golden Dragons – F/A-18E – Tail Number – 3XX
VFA-34 – Blue Blasters – F/A-18E – Tail Number - -4XX
VAQ-136 – Gauntlets - EA-18G – Tail Number – 5XX
VAW-113 – Black Eagles – E-2C – Tail Number - 60X
HSC-4 – Black Knights – MH-60S - Tail Number – 61X
HSM-78 – Blue Hawks – MH-60R – Tail Number - 7XX
VRC-30 DET 2 – Providers – C-2A - Tail Number - xx
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Carrier Strike Group One (CSG-1 or CARSTRKGRU 1) is a U.S. Navycarrier 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.
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is the fourth Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. She is named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States and a proponent of naval power. She is the fourth ship named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt, three bearing his full name and a fourth with just his last name.
Homeport: NAS North Island, San Diego, California
Squadrons assigned to the carrier below (As of June 2019)
VFA- 154 - Black Knights - F/A-18F - Tail Number - 1XX
VFA-31 – Tomcatters – F/A-18E Tail Number – 2XX
VFA-146 – Blue Diamonds – F/A-18E – Tail Number – 3XX
VFA-87 – Golden Warriors – F/A-18E – Tail Number - -4XX
VAQ-142 – Grey Wolves - EA-18G – Tail Number – 5XX
VAW-115 – Liberty Bells – E-2C – Tail Number - 60X
HSC-8 – Eightballers – MH-60S - Tail Number – 61X
HSM-75 – Wolfpack – MH-60R – Tail Number - 7XX
VRC-30 DET 3 – Providers – C-2A - Tail Number - xx
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Carrier Strike Group 9 (CSG-9 or CARSTRKGRU 9) is a U.S. Navy carrier strike group. Carrier strike groups gain and maintain sea control as well as project naval airpower ashore. It is currently assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet. The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is the group's current flagship. Other group units include Carrier Air Wing Seventeen, the Ticonderoga-class cruisers USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) and USS Cape St. George (CG-71), and Destroyer Squadron 23.
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is the fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. She is the second Navy ship to have been named after the former President Abraham Lincoln.
Home Port: NAS North Island, San Diego, California
Squadrons assigned to the carrier below (As of June 2019)
VFA- 143 – Pukin Dogs - F/A-18E - Tail Number - 1XX
VFA-103 – Jolly Rogers – F/A-18F Tail Number – 2XX
VFA-86 – Sidewinders – F/A-18E – Tail Number – 3XX
VFA-25 – Fist of the Fleet – F/A-18E – Tail Number - -4XX
VAQ-140 – Patriots - EA-18G – Tail Number – 5XX
VAW-121 – Bluetails – E-2D – Tail Number - 60X
HSC-5 – Nightdippers – MH-60S - Tail Number – 61X
HSM-79 – Griffins – MH-60R – Tail Number - 7XX
VRC-40 DET 3 – Rawhides – C-2A - Tail Number - xx
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Carrier Strike Group Twelve (CSG-12 or CARSTRKGRU 12) is one of four U.S. Navy carrier strike groups currently assigned to the United States Fleet Forces Command. Carrier strike groups gain and maintain sea control as well as project naval airpower ashore. USS Gerald R. Ford is the aircraft carrier assigned as the strike group's flagship. Units currently assigned to Carrier Strike Group Twelve included Carrier Air Wing Eight; the Ticonderoga-class cruisers Vicksburg and Normandy; and Destroyer Squadron 2.
USS George Washington (CVN-73) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the sixth carrier in the Nimitz class and the fourth US Navy ship named after George Washington, the first president of the United States.
In 2008, USS George Washington became the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier to be forward-deployed at naval base Yokosuka, Japan.
Since August 2017, the carrier has been in her four-year Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH), which is expected to be completed by August 2021.
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) is the seventh Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in the United States Navy, named for Democratic Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi.
She was commissioned on 9 December 1995. Her home port is temporarily Norfolk, Virginia, for her scheduled refueling complex and overhaul, which began in 2019. After her overhaul is completed sometime in the 2020s, she is scheduled to return to Bremerton, Washington.
Squadrons assigned to the carrier below (As of June 2019)
VFA- 41 - Black Aces - F/A-18F - Tail Number - 1XX
VFA-14 – Tophatters – F/A-18E Tail Number – 2XX
VFA-97 – Warhawks – F/A-18E – Tail Number – 3XX
VFA-151 – Vigilantes – F/A-18E – Tail Number - -4XX
VAQ-133 – Wizards - EA-18G – Tail Number – 5XX
VAW-117 – Wallbangers – E-2C – Tail Number - 60X
HSC-14 – Chargers – MH-60S - Tail Number – 61X
HSM-71 – Raptors – MH-60R – Tail Number - 7XX
VRC-30 DET 4 – Providers – C-2A - Tail Number - xx
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Carrier Strike Group 3 (CSG-3 or CARSTRKGRU 3) is a U.S. Navy carrier strike group. Carrier strike groups gain and maintain sea control as well as project naval airpower ashore The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln(CVN-72) is the group's current flagship. Other units assigned include Carrier Air Wing Nine; the Ticonderoga-class cruisers USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) and USS Antietam (CG-54); and the ships of Destroyer Squadron 21.
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is the eighth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, named after the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman. The ship's callsign is Lone Warrior, Harry S. Truman was launched on 7 September 1996 by Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia and commissioned on 25 July 1998 with Captain Thomas Otterbein in command.
Squadrons assigned to the carrier below (As of June 2019)
VFA- 11 – Red Rippers – F/A-18F - Tail Number - XX
VFA-211 – Fighting Checkmates – F/A-18F Tail Number – 2XX
VFA-136 – Knighthawks – F/A-18E – Tail Number – 3XX
VFA-81 – Sunliners – F/A-18E – Tail Number - -4XX
VAQ-137 – Rooks - EA-18G – Tail Number – 5XX
VAW-126 – Seahawks – E-2D – Tail Number - 60X
HSC-11 – Dragonslayers – MH-60S - Tail Number – 61X
HSM-72 – Proud Warriors – MH-60R – Tail Number - 7XX
VRC-40 DET 1 – Rawhides – C-2A - Tail Number – xx
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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. Carrier strike groups gain and maintain sea control as well as project naval airpower ashore. As of 2018 the group flagship is the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). The other units of the group are the guided-missile cruiser USS Hué City (CG-66), Carrier Air Wing One, and the ships of Destroyer Squadron 28
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is a Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered supercarrier in the service of the United States Navy. As the ninth ship of her class, she's named in honor of Ronald W. Reagan, President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. As of May 2012, the ship was operationally part of Carrier Strike Group Nine and administratively under the command of Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific/Commander, Naval Air Forces. The two administrative titles actually refer to one command carrying out two functions. In October 2015, Ronald Reagan replaced USS George Washington as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Five, the only forward-based carrier strike group home-ported at Yokosuka, Japan, as part of the United States Seventh Fleet.
Homeport: Yokosuka Naval Base Yokosuka, Japan
Squadrons assigned to the carrier below (As of June 2019)
VFA- 102 – Diamondbacks- F/A-18F - Tail Number - 1XX
VFA-27 – Royal Maces – F/A-18E Tail Number – 2XX
VFA-115 – Eagles – F/A-18E – Tail Number – 3XX
VFA-195 – Dambusters – F/A-18E – Tail Number - -4XX
VAQ-141 – Shadowhawks - EA-18G – Tail Number – 5XX
VAW-125 – Tigertails – E-2D – Tail Number - 60X
HSC-12 – Golden Falcons – MH-60S - Tail Number – 61X
HSM-77 – Saberhawks – MH-60R – Tail Number - 7XX
VRC-30 DET 5 – Providers – C-2A - Tail Number - xx
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Carrier Strike Group 5, also known as CSG 5 or CARSTRKGRU 5, is the U.S. Navy carrier strike group assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet and permanently forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet. CSG 5 is responsible for unit-level training, integrated training, and material readiness for the group’s ships and aviation squadrons. As the only continuously forward deployed carrier strike group, the CSG-5 staff does not stand down when the strike group is in Yokosuka, but instead continues to maintain command responsibilities over deploying Carrier Strike Groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers, and frigates that operate in the Seventh Fleet operating area. The commander and staff are also responsible for the higher level Task Force 70 duties throughout the year in addition to the CSG-5 duties. The composition of the strike group in immediate proximity of the Ronald Reagan varies throughout the year.
The Strike Group Flagship is the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan(CVN-76) which also embarks Strike Warfare Commander, Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) and its nine squadrons. As of June 2015, CSG 5 includes three Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Destroyer Squadron Fifteen (CDS 15), which serves as the Sea Combat Commander and is responsible for seven assigned Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is the tenth and final Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy.[1] She is named for the 41st President of the United States and former Director of Central Intelligence George H. W. Bush, who was a naval aviator during World War II. Bush's callsign is Avenger, after the TBM Avenger aircraft flown by then-Lieutenant George H.W. Bush in World War II. Construction began in 2003[6] at the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard's Dry Dock 12, the largest in the western hemisphere. She was completed in 2009 at a cost of $6.2 billion
Squadrons assigned to the carrier below (As of June 2019)
VFA-37- Ragin Bulls - F/A-18E - Tail Number - 1XX
VFA-213- Black Lions - F/A-18F - Tail Number -2XX
- F/A-18F - Tail Number -3XX
- F/A-18F - Tail Number -4XX
VAQ-131- Lancers, - EA-18G - Tail Number - 5XX
VAW-124 - Bear Aces - E-2C - Tail Number - 60X
HSC-9 - Tridents - MH-60S - Tail Number - 61X
HSM-70 - Spartans - MH-60R - Tail Number - 7XX
VRC-40 Det 2 - Rawhiides - C-2A
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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 George H.W. Bush is the strike group's current flagship. In June 2015, other units assigned to Carrier Strike Group 2 included the nine squadrons of Carrier Air Wing Eight; the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG-58); and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Truxtun (DDG-103), USS Roosevelt (DDG-80), and USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) from Destroyer Squadron 22
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the lead ship of her class of United States Navy aircraft carriers. The ship is named after the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford, whose World War II naval service included combat duty aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey in the Pacific Theater.
Construction began on 11 August 2005, when Northrop Grumman held a ceremonial steel cut for a 15-ton plate that forms part of a side shell unit of the carrier.[13] The keel of Gerald R. Ford was laid down on 13 November 2009. She was christened on 9 November 2013. Gerald R. Ford entered the fleet replacing the decommissioned USS Enterprise (CVN-65), which ended her 51 years of active service in December 2012. Originally scheduled for delivery in 2015, Gerald R. Ford was delivered to the Navy on 31 May 2017 and formally commissioned by President Donald Trump on 22 July 2017 She is expected to leave on her first deployment around 2022 As of 2017, she is the world's largest aircraft carrier, and the largest warship ever constructed in terms of displacement