Defense News in Brief: Multiple Allied Carrier Strike Groups Operate Together in 7th Fleet

Source: United States Navy

PHILIPPINE SEA – U.S. Navy carrier strike groups led by flagships USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) joined with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182) and the United Kingdom’s carrier strike group (CSG 21) led by HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) to conduct multiple carrier strike group operations in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 3.

Defense News in Brief: Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve Supports First CMV-22B Osprey Carrier Strike Group Deployment

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PACIFIC OCEAN – Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve (CNAFR) assisted the “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, Detachment (DET) 1, to became the first-ever CMV-22B “Osprey” squadron to deploy with a carrier strike group (CSG) Aug. 2., when the detachment deployed from San Diego as part of the Carl Vinson CSG.

Defense News in Brief: Fleet Readiness Center East hosts Navy official, with eye on modernization

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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and James Balocki visited FRCE as part of a wider tour of Marine Corps Installations East facilities, including Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River and MCAS Cherry Point. Balocki toured the commands with a focus on facilities, environmental protection and restoration, and natural and cultural resources and conservation.