{"id":558,"date":"2023-03-30T13:28:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T13:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=558"},"modified":"2023-03-31T01:04:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T01:04:54","slug":"supreme-allied-commander-europe-commander-u-s-european-command-embarks-uss-george-h-w-bush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=558","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Commander, U.S. European Command embarks USS George H.W. Bush"},"content":{"rendered":"
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He was joined by Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Adm. Stuart Munsch and Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, U.S. Sixth Fleet Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee aboard the carrier to meet with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush CSG leaders and Sailors to highlight the strike group\u2019s employment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of responsibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have been here at historic times and you\u2019ve performed your duties brilliantly,\u201d said Cavoli in an announcement to the crew. \u201cSince August you have been here, and since August you have kept the peace in some of the most turbulent times we have experienced in Europe since the end of the second World War. I thank you for that. You have proven every day that there is nothing in the world like the United States Navy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group arrived to the European theater in August 2022. Since that time the ships and aircraft across the team worked extensively to build upon relationships with NATO partners and allies in order to increase Alliance capability, reassure partners, and deter aggression from malign actors.<\/p>\n

In addition to examples such as the Strike Group\u2019s leadership and participation in NATO vigilance activity Neptune Strike 22.2 and Neptune Strike 23.1 the team played a key role in a variety of major events in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations with partners and allies including:<\/p>\n

– Dual and tri-carrier operations five times in theater with ESPS Juan Carlos I, ITS Cavour, and the French Carrier Strike Group with FS Charles de Gaulle;
– exercise Mare Aperto 22-2;
– exercise Juniper Oak, the largest U.S.-Israeli military exercise in history in support of U.S. Central Command and U.S. Fifth Fleet while assigned to U.S. Sixth Fleet;
– Algerian engagements including a port visit, passing exercise, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal team engagement;
– exercise Hemex Orion;
– exercise Dynamic Manta;
– shipboard exercises and events with ITS Caio Duilio, HRV Dubrovnik, ALS Butrinti and ALS Lissus, ITS Carabiniere, ITS Virginio Fasan, and TCG Gungor Durmas;
– two iterations of the Spanish Tactical Leadership Program (TLP) for Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 personnel;
– the Athens International Air Show;
– the EURONAVAL Trade Show in Paris;
– more than 22 key leader engagements, five major receptions and protocol events in Crete, Croatia, Italy, France, and Greece which included more than 1,500 visitors to the aircraft carrier alone;
– and multiple press conferences in NATO port visits to reassure host nation audiences and reinforce existing relationships for future maritime operations and international stability.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had the opportunity to train and operate extensively with our NATO partners and allies, and to support the development of relationships with partner nations such as Tunisia and Algeria in the region,\u201d said Rear Adm. Dennis Velez, commander, CSG-10, George H.W. Bush CSG. \u201cThe relationships we\u2019ve built upon and the warfighting capabilities we\u2019ve expanded during our deployment demonstrated the capabilities and reach of the NATO Alliance, and served to deter our adversaries while reassuring our friends and allies.\u201d<\/p>\n

CSG-10, George H.W. Bush CSG, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the visitors toured the ship\u2019s hangar bay to observe the maintenance and teamwork required to maintain ready and capable aircraft in support of the strike group\u2019s mission, observed ship maneuvering from the navigation bridge and flight operations from the flight deck.<\/p>\n

George H.W. Bush is the flagship of CSG-10, George H.W. Bush CSG. George H.W. Bush CSG is comprised of George H.W. Bush, CVW-7, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26, the Information Warfare Commander, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55).<\/p>\n

The ships of DESRON-26 within CSG-10 are the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Nitze (DDG 94), USS Farragut (DDG 99), USS Truxtun (DDG 103), and USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119).<\/p>\n

The squadrons of CVW-7 embarked aboard George H.W. Bush are the \u201cJolly Rogers\u201d of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103, the \u201cPukin Dogs\u201d of VFA-143, the \u201cBluetails\u201d of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, the \u201cNightdippers\u201d of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, the \u201cSidewinders\u201d of VFA-86, the \u201cNighthawks\u201d of VFA-136, the \u201cPatriots\u201d of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, and the \u201cGrandmasters\u201d of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46.<\/p>\n

For over 80 years, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-U.S. Naval Forces Africa has forged strategic relationships with allies and partners, leveraging a foundation of shared values to preserve security and stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

He was joined by Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Adm. Stuart Munsch and Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, U.S. Sixth Fleet Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee aboard the carrier to meet with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush CSG leaders and Sailors to highlight the strike group\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=558"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":560,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558\/revisions\/560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}