Expeditionary Strike Groups

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U.S. Navy naval formation amphibious warfare formation

Expeditionary Strike Groups are U.S. Navy naval formations that combine amphibious assault ships, surface combatants, submarines, and embarked Marine forces to conduct rapid, flexible expeditionary operations from the sea.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Expeditionary Strike Group 0
Amphibious Ready Group 3
Amphibious ready groups 1

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Navy naval formation ⓘ
amphibious warfare formation ⓘ
alliedEquivalent NATO amphibious task group ⓘ
commandedBy Navy one-star admiral ⓘ
flag officer ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designedFor flexible expeditionary operations ⓘ
littoral operations ⓘ
rapid deployment ⓘ
doctrine Navy–Marine Corps team concept ⓘ
U.S. Navy expeditionary warfare doctrine ⓘ
evolvedFrom Expeditionary Strike Groups self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Amphibious Ready Group

Carrier Battle Group concepts ⓘ
hasCapability anti-air warfare ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
anti-surface warfare ⓘ
command and control ⓘ
logistics sustainment from the sea ⓘ
sea control ⓘ
strike warfare ⓘ
hasComponent LCAC hovercraft ⓘ
LCU landing craft ⓘ
United States Marine Corps aviation units ⓘ
surface form: Marine aviation combat element

Marine command element ⓘ
Marine infantry battalion landing team ⓘ
Marine logistics combat element ⓘ
amphibious assault ship ⓘ
amphibious transport dock ⓘ
attack submarine ⓘ
dock landing ship ⓘ
embarked Marine Expeditionary Unit ⓘ
guided-missile cruiser ⓘ
guided-missile destroyer ⓘ
helicopter squadron ⓘ
landing craft unit ⓘ
logistics support ship ⓘ
naval aviation detachment ⓘ
surface combatant ⓘ
tiltrotor aircraft detachment ⓘ
introducedBy United States Navy ⓘ
introducedInPeriod early 2000s ⓘ
operatedBy United States Navy ⓘ
operatesIn global maritime commons ⓘ
littoral regions ⓘ
partOf U.S. Fleet Forces Command ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Navy Fleet Forces
primaryMission amphibious assault ⓘ
expeditionary warfare ⓘ
forward presence ⓘ
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief ⓘ
maritime security operations ⓘ
non-combatant evacuation operations ⓘ
power projection from the sea ⓘ
sea-based crisis response ⓘ
supports Marine Corps operations ashore ⓘ
combined operations with allies ⓘ
joint operations ⓘ
typicalEmbarkedForce Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ⓘ
approximately 2,000 Marines ⓘ
worksWith Joint Task Force ⓘ
combatant commands ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Expeditionary Strike Groups → evolvedFrom → Expeditionary Strike Groups self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Expeditionary Strike Group
this entity surface form: Amphibious Ready Group
U.S. Pacific Fleet → hasComponent → Expeditionary Strike Groups ⓘ
Marine Air-Ground Task Forces → integratesWith → Expeditionary Strike Groups ⓘ
subject surface form: Marine Air-Ground Task Force
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy amphibious ready groups
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit → operatesWith → Expeditionary Strike Groups ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy Amphibious Ready Group
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit → operatesWith → Expeditionary Strike Groups ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amphibious Ready Group
Third Fleet → operationalControl → Expeditionary Strike Groups ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Third Fleet
this entity surface form: Amphibious ready groups
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit → typicalNavyPartner → Expeditionary Strike Groups ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amphibious Ready Group