| Carrier Strike Group 12 | |
|---|---|
 Carrier Strike Group Twelve emblem | |
| Founded | 1 October 2004[1] |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Type | Carrier Strike Group |
| Role | Naval air/surface warfare |
| Part of | United States Fleet Forces Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Nickname(s) | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) Carrier Strike Group |
| Engagements | Operation Iraqi Freedom War in Afghanistan Operation Medusa Operation Mountain Fury Operation New Dawn Operation Inherent Resolve |
| Website | Official Website |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Rear Admiral Thomas P. Moninger, USN[2] |
| Command Master Chief | CMDCM(SW) Steven Garrow, USN[3] |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Electronic warfare | EA-18G Growler[4] |
| Fighter | F/A-18E/F Super Hornet[4] |
| Helicopter | SH-60F Seahawk[4] MH-60R Seahawk[4] MH-60S Seahawk[4] |
| Reconnaissance | E-2D Hawkeye[4] |
| Transport | C-2A Greyhound[4] |
Carrier Strike Group Twelve (CSG-12 or CARSTRKGRU 12) is one of four U.S. Navy carrier strike groups currently assigned to the United States Fleet Forces Command. USS Gerald R. Ford is the aircraft carrier assigned as the strike group's flagship.[5] Units currently assigned to Carrier Strike Group Twelve included Carrier Air Wing Eight; the Ticonderoga-class cruisers Vicksburg and Normandy; and Destroyer Squadron 2.
Between 2006 and 2011, with USS Enterprise as its flagship, the group made four deployments to the U.S. Fifth Fleet in the Middle East. Strike group aircraft flew over 13,000 air combat missions in support of coalition ground forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, including 2006's Operation Medusa and Operation Mountain Fury in Iraq. The group's surface warships were also involved in several high-profile anti-piracy operations. The group participated in the multilateral exercises Anatolian Sun 2006, Reliant Mermaid 2007, BALTOPS 2008, and Malabar 2015; the bilateral exercise Inspired Union 2006; and the joint exercise Exercise Bold Alligator 2012.
The 2015 deployment was led by its new flagship, USS Theodore Roosevelt, which has since left the group and shifted homeport to Naval Base San Diego, California.[6] Carrier Strike Group Twelve was the first U.S. Navy carrier strike group to deploy with a Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA) capability that integrates all units via a data link to gain a more comprehensive overview of its operational battlespace.[7] To augment this NIFC-CA capability, the strike group embarked the new E-2D airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft, making its first overseas deployment.[8]
- ^ Curtis A. Utz and Mark L. Evans (July–August 2005). "The Year in Review 2004". Naval Aviation News. Washington, DC: U.S. Navy. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
Aviation Command Changes, 2004
- ^ "CARRIER STRIKE GROUP 12 HOLDS CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY". U.S. Second Fleet. 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Leadership: Command Master Chief". Carrier Strike Group Twelve. 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g Morison, Samuel Loring (September 2014). "U.S. Battle Force Aviation Changes 2013–14, Part A: CARRIER AIR WINGS & ASSIGNMENTS CVW/DOI: 20 May 2014". Naval Institute Proceedings. 140 (9): 49–50. ISSN 0041-798X. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
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- ^ "CSG-12 assumes operational control of USS Gerald Ford".
- ^ "Theodore Roosevelt Deploys for World Tour". NNS150311-08. US Navy. USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) Public Affairs. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Sam LaGrone (5 March 2015). "Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group to Depart for Middle East on Monday in First NIFC-CA Deployment". USNI News. United States Naval Institute. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anthony Hopkins II, USN (16 March 2015). "E-2D Hawkeye Maiden Deployment". NNS150316-12. US Navy. USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) Public Affairs. Retrieved 5 June 2015.