USS Carl Vinson Strike Group arrives in 7th Fleet

PACIFIC OCEAN, USAFRICOM, AT SEA

12.14.2011

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USS Carl Vinson   

PACIFIC OCEAN – The Carl Vinson Strike Group arrived in the 7th Fleet area of operations Dec. 14 as part of their deployment to the western Pacific and U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

While in the 7th Fleet, the Carl Vinson Strike Group will conduct routine exercises with their allies and partners and visit ports around the region. Carrier Strike Group 1 is led by Rear Adm. Thomas Shannon.

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is deployed with the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill and the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey. Embarked aboard Vinson is Destroyer Squadron 1 and Carrier Air Wing 17, which include the “Fighting Redcocks” of Strike Fighter Squadron 22, the “Sunliners” of VFA 81, the “Stingers” of VFA 113, the “First of the Fleet” of VFA 25, the “Garudas” of Electronic Attack Squadron 134, the “Tigertails” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 and the “Red Lions” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 15.

The mission of the Carl Vinson Strike Group is to focus on maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts, which help establish conditions for regional stability.

For more information on CSG-1 and the USS Carl Vinson, visit www.cvn70.navy.mil or www.facebook.com/ussvinson. For more information on USS Bunker Hill, visit www.public.navy.mil/surfor/cg52. For more information on USS Halsey, visit www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg97.

• Date Taken: 12.14.2011
• Date Posted: 12.15.2011 00:32
• Story ID: 81391
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN, USAFRICOM, AT SEA