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Nimitz Carrier SG Operates In South China Sea
by U.S.
Navy USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
January 18, 2023
The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG)
began operating in the South China Sea January 12, 2023 for the first
time during the group’s 2022-2023 deployment.
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January 13, 2023 - The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steams through the South China Sea. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. (Image
created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 3rd Class Carson Croom.)
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While in the South China Sea, the strike
group is conducting maritime strike training, anti-submarine
operations, integrated multi-domain and joint training between
surface and air elements, and flight operations with fixed and
rotary wing aircraft. Carrier operations in the South China Sea are
part of the U.S. Navy’s routine operations in the Indo-Pacific.
“The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group has the capability to deliver
integrated lethal and non-lethal effects from space to undersea,
across every axis, and every domain,” said Rear Adm. Christopher
Sweeney, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11. “Our Sailors’
tenacity and warfighting prowess are unmatched and a testimony to
our country’s determination to work alongside our Allies and
partners to maintain free and open seas.”
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January 13, 2023 - An E/A-18G Growler from the “Cougars” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin McTaggart.)
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The CSG 11 staff is
embarked on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52),
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73),
USS Chung Hoon (DDG 93), USS Wayne E Meyer (DDG 108), the squadrons
and staff of Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW 17), and the staffs of
Destroyer Squadron Nine (DESRON 9) are attached to the strike group
and provide unparalleled firepower across all domains – air, sea and
land.
The squadrons that make up CVW 17 are the
“Fighting Redcocks” of Strike Fighter Squadron 22 (VFA 22), “Mighty
Shrikes” of Strike Fighter Squadron 94 (VFA 94), “Kestrels” of
Strike Fighter Squadron 137 (VFA 137), “Blue Diamonds” of Strike
Fighter Squadron 146 (VFA 146), “Cougars” of Electronic Attack
Squadron 139 (VAQ 139), “Sun Kings” of Carrier Airborne Early
Warning Squadron 116 (VAW 116), “Battlecats” of Helicopter Maritime
Strike Squadron 73 (HSM 73) and the “Screamin’ Indians” of
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 6 (HSC 6).
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January 13, 2023 - An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Blue Diamonds” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 makes an arrested landing on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
flight deck. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations.
(Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photo by
Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin McTaggart.)
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The strike group
remains committed to protecting the rights, freedoms, and lawful
uses of the sea, and upholding the rules-based international order
alongside Allies and partners. CSG 11 demonstrates the ability to
deliver overwhelming maritime force if called upon.
The
Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is currently underway in 7th Fleet
conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy‘s largest
forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and
operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open
Indo-Pacific region.
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