Carrier Strike Groups

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Carrier Strike Groups are powerful, carrier-centered naval formations that combine aircraft carriers, escort ships, and support vessels to project air and sea power across the globe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Navy formation
naval task force
canOperateIn blue-water environment
littoral waters
capableOf coalition operations with allied navies
integrated air and missile defense
joint operations with other services
long-range strike
sustained independent operations
commandedBy flag officer
rear admiral
doctrineOrigin Cold War era
hasCommandElement Carrier Air Wing Commander
Carrier Strike Group Commander
Destroyer Squadron Commander
hasComponent attack submarine
carrier air wing
guided-missile cruiser
guided-missile destroyer
logistics support vessel
replenishment ship
supply ship
hasCoreElement aircraft carrier
includesAircraftType airborne early warning aircraft
electronic warfare aircraft
fighter aircraft
helicopter
transport aircraft
operatedBy United States Navy
predecessor Carrier Strike Groups self-linksurface differs
surface form: Carrier Battle Group
primaryRole air defense
anti-submarine warfare
anti-surface warfare
crisis response
deterrence
disaster relief
humanitarian assistance
maritime security
power projection
sea control
strike warfare
supportedBy logistics support group
underway replenishment group
typicalFlagship nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
usedBy U.S. Fifth Fleet
surface form: United States Fifth Fleet

United States Fourth Fleet
United States Second Fleet
Seventh Fleet
surface form: United States Seventh Fleet

United States Sixth Fleet
United States Third Fleet

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Operation Forager airSupportFrom Carrier Strike Groups
this entity surface form: U.S. carrier task forces
Operation Hailstone conductedBy Carrier Strike Groups
this entity surface form: United States Navy carrier task groups
U.S. Pacific Fleet hasComponent Carrier Strike Groups
Takeo Takagi militaryUnit Carrier Strike Groups
this entity surface form: Carrier Striking Force elements
United States Third Fleet operationalControlOver Carrier Strike Groups
this entity surface form: Carrier strike groups
Carrier Strike Groups predecessor Carrier Strike Groups self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Carrier Strike Group
this entity surface form: Carrier Battle Group
Operation Galvanic supportedBy Carrier Strike Groups
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy carrier task forces