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Sailors assigned to Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) and the embarked air wing of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 returned home with the arrival of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in San Diego. Nimitz will depart San Diego for its return to homeport in Bremerton, Washington at a later date.<\/p>\n

Hawaii-based ships attached to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), returned to homeport on June 20 and 27, respectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor seven months, the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group demonstrated our ironclad commitment to partners and allies in the Indo-Pacific region,\u201d said Rear Adm. Jennifer Couture, commander, CSG-11. \u201cDuring this deployment, Sailors of every rank and rate displayed a vigorous work ethic and a humble devotion to duty and I want to thank them and their families for their sacrifice. I am humbled to serve alongside determined professionals and observe their excellence at every level. Our strike group returns home stronger, smarter, and more resilient than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While in the U.S. 7th Fleet AO, CSG-11 conducted deterrence and presence operations; multinational exercises; integrated multi-domain training; long-range maritime strike exercises; anti-submarine warfare; information warfare operations; air defense operations; multiple ship navigation; and formation maneuvering and refueling-at-sea operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy\u2019s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet.<\/p>\n

Nimitz executed six port calls \u2013 Guam; Singapore; Busan, South Korea; Laem Shabang, Thailand; Sasebo, Japan and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii \u2013 and hosted two formal \u201cBig Top\u201d receptions in South Korea and Thailand. The aircraft carrier also embarked foreign dignitaries, military officials, ambassadors, and international media, and operated with the joint force and several nations, including Australia, Canada, France, Japan, the Philippines, Republic of Korea and Singapore. Alongside allies and partners, the Nimitz CSG\u2019s presence in U.S. 7th Fleet reinforced the United States\u2019 commitment to fly, sail, and operate wherever international law allows in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.<\/p>\n

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Nimitz \u2013 the oldest-serving U.S commissioned aircraft carrier in the world \u2013 completed its 350,000th arrested aircraft landing on April 22, 2023 while sailing in the South China Sea. The milestone was piloted in an F\/A-18F Super Hornet from the \u201cFighting Redcocks\u201d of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 by Capt. Craig Sicola, Nimitz commanding officer, and Cmdr. Luke Edwards, commanding officer of VFA 22. Nimitz is the first active U.S. aircraft carrier to reach this milestone.<\/p>\n

Nimitz\u2019s embarked air wing consisted of the \u201cFighting Redcocks\u201d of Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 22, \u201cMighty Shrikes\u201d of VFA-94, \u201cKestrels\u201d of VFA-137, \u201cBlue Diamonds\u201d of VFA-146, \u201cSun Kings\u201d of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116, \u201cCougars\u201d of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139, \u201cBattlecats\u201d of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73, \u201cScreamin\u2019 Indians\u201d of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6 and \u201cProviders\u201d of Fleet Logistic Support Squadron (VRC) 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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