Carrier Strike Group 15
Carrier Strike Group 15 | |
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U.S. Third Fleet | |
Garrison/HQ | Naval Air Station North Island, California, U.S. |
Commanders | |
Commander | RDML Joseph F. Cahill III |
Insignia | |
Service patch |
The group was one of fourteen
The group was established as Cruiser-Destroyer Group 1 circa 1973. It was redesignated Carrier Strike Group 15 in 2004 but then soon afterwards disbanded. Carrier Strike Group 15 was briefly based at
Cruiser-Destroyer Group 1
In 1978, Norman Polmar writes that Cruiser-Destroyer Group 1, with its staff and all its subordinate units at San Diego, consisted of
Rear Admiral
Constellation's 20th deployment began on 16 March 2001. She entered the
Following an abbreviated turnaround cycle, Constellation prepared for her final deployment. She departed on 2 November 2002, leading
Before 2004 (2003?), Cruiser-Destroyer Group One included USS Constellation, USS Bunker Hill, and USS Lake Erie.
South American transit 2004
On 27 May 2004, the carrier Ronald Reagan departed from
- F/A-18F Super Hornet[10]
- F/A-18E Super Hornet[10]
- E-2C Hawkeye 2000[10]
- SH-60 Seahawk[10]
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 (VRC-30): Grumman C-2 Greyhound[10]
Carrier Air Wing Eleven was normally embarked on board the carrier
Exercises & port visits
During its inter-fleet transfer, the carrier Reagan and its embarked CVW-11 aircraft participated on several bilateral and multilateral naval exercises. On 17 June 2004, two Super Étendard jet fighters and three S-2T Turbo Trackers antisubmarine aircraft from the Argentine Navy carried out touch-and-go landings on the Reagan's flight deck during Gringo-Gaucho exercises (pictured).[17] The Reagan Carrier Strike Group also participated in a SIFOREX (Silent Forces) exercise with the Peruvian Navy prior to its port visit to Callao, Peru, on 9 July 2004.[15][18]
The largest exercise involving Cruiser-Destroyer Group 1 during the transit was UNITAS 45-04, the biggest multinational naval exercise held in Latin America. Joining the carrier Reagan and Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) were the guided-missile cruiser Thomas S. Gates, the dock landing ship Tortuga, and the guided-missile destroyers Mustin and Benfold.[19][20]
UNITAS 45-04 included naval forces from
On 6 August 2004, Rear Admiral Robert J. Cox relieved Rear Admiral
On 1 October 2004, Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Group One was re-designated as Carrier Strike Group 15.[2]
On 11 January 2005, Ronald Reagan departed San Diego, transporting two VRC-30 C-2A Greyhound aircraft for use in Operation Unified Assistance. After a 12-day underway period, Reagan paid a three-day port visit to Hawaii beginning 22 January.[22][23]
On 21 March 2005, Carrier Strike Group 15 was disestablished, and Reagan was reassigned as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 7.[24]
Re-establishment
On 29 April 2014, Commander, Strike Force Training Pacific was disestablished, and Carrier Strike Group 15 reestablished.[1]
In January 2016, Rear Admiral Rick Williams, Commander Carrier Strike Group 15, was relieved of his duties.[25] Stars and Stripes reported that it was revealed during a routine inspection that Williams had violated Navy rules by looking at pornographic images on his government computer.
Notes
- ^ U.S. Department of the Navy. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original(PDF) on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ a b Curtis A. Utz and Mark L. Evans (July–August 2005). "The Year in Review 2004". Naval Aviation News. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Navy. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
Aviation Command Changes, 2004
- ^ "About Us: The Carrier Strike Group". Carrier Strike Group Ten. U.S. Navy. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Polmar, Ships and Aircraft, Eleventh Edition, 1978, 7.
- ^ USS Bunker Hill Command History 1987
- ^ Tony Holmes, 'Combat Carriers,'
- ^ Pacific Fleet Changes Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine, 25 July 1995
- ^ "Biography – Vice Admiral John W. Miller". United States Navy. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Constellation III". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History & Heritage Command. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "USS Ronald Reagan Bids Farewell to Norfolk". NNS040528-05. Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Public Affairs. 28 May 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ a b c Journalist 2nd Class Paul Simonds, USN (10 June 2004). "Strike Group Sails with Reagan". NNS040609-22. USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Journalist 1st Class (SW) Sean Linvill, USN (17 June 2004). "USS Ronald Reagan Holds Memorial for Namesake". NNS040617-13. Navy News Service. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Reagan Sailors Visit Rio", NNS040609-20, USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs, 9 June 2004
- ^ "Reagan Makes Port Visit to Valparaiso, Chile". NNS040630-08. USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs. 30 June 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Reagan Makes Foreign Port Visit to Callao, Peru". NNS040709-16. USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs. 10 July 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ "USS Ronald Reagan to Arrive at New Homeport". NNS040722-07. Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs. 22 July 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ Journalist 2nd Class Paul Simonds, USN (26 June 2004). "Reagan Enhances Relations, Welcomes Argentina". NNS040625-06. USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Journalist 3rd Class Robbie L. Thomas, USN (10 July 2004). "Ronald Reagan Strike Group Fosters Relations with Peru Through SIFOREX". NNS040709-15. USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[permanent dead link] - ^ a b Journalist 2nd Class Matt Grills, USN (29 June 2004). "UNITAS Launches Largest Latin American Multinational Exercise". NNS040629-07. U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command Public Affairs. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Lt. Ligia Cohen, USN (7 July 2004). "UNITAS Force Conducts Latin America's First Multinational Amphibious Assault". NNS040707-02. Commander U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command Public Affairs. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ Journalist 2nd Class Shane Tuck, USN (9 August 2004). "Cox Assumes Command of Ronald Reagan Strike Group, Cruiser Destroyer Group 1". NNS040809-14. USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Journalist 2nd Class Robert Edilson, USN (19 January 2005). "USS Ronald Reagan Helps With Relief Effort". NNS050119-11. USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Journalist 3rd Class Stephanie Senn, USN (2 February 2005). "USS Ronald Reagan Sailors Enjoy Hawaii Port Visit". NNS050202-07. USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Navy News Service – Eye on the Fleet". 050321-N-8213G-064. U.S. Navy. 21 March 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ "Admiral relieved of duty 6 months after taking the helm of Carrier Strike Group 15". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
External links
- "Questions & Answers". Summer Pulse 04. U.S. Navy. 2004. Archived from the original on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
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