The strike group commander is responsible for unit-level training, integrated training, and material readiness for the ships and aviation squadrons assigned to the group. Subsequently, George Washington was relieved as the flagship by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. On 1 October 2004, Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2 was redesignated as Carrier Strike Group 10. In 1997 Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2, Rear Admiral Michael Mullen, led the group on deployment from George Washington. After 2001 the group took part in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The group participated in the 2000 NATO Exercise Destined Glory, Operation Joint Endeavor, Operation Deny Flight, Operation Southern Watch, and Operation Vigilant Resolve. In 1993, following a fleet reorganization, the group staff went aboard a new flagship, the new Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73). Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 9: SH-3HĪirborne Early Warning Squadron 132: EA-6B Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2, late 1992 Cruisers/SubmarinesĬarrier Air Wing 17 squadrons embarked aboard USS George Washington (CVN-73)Īirborne Early Warning Squadron 125: E-2C
The chart below shows Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2's units after the reorganization. USS America (CV-66) went to war during Operation Desert Storm as part of Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2. Their port call at Gdynia was the first visit by United States Navy vessels to Poland since 1927. Naval Forces Europe-hosted exercise in the Baltic Sea. Yarnell (CG-17) and the frigate USS Kauffman (FFG-59) to visit Poland during BALTOPS '90, a U.S. Paulson, Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2, led the cruiser USS Harry E. In late June 1990, Rear Admiral Thomas D. During his tenure as Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2, Admiral Mustin was a pioneer in the tactical use of the Tomahawk cruise missile, and he was one of the first non-aviators to command a U.S. Mustin, also commanded Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2. Navy, commanded Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2. Gravely, Jr., the first African-American flag officer in the U.S. Among its ships was USS Yosemite (AD-19), a destroyer tender. In 1973, Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 2 was renamed Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2, and it relocated to Charleston Navy Yard in South Carolina in 1974.
As part of a Navy reorganization, the Flotilla was reactivated yet again in 1946. Destroyer Flotilla 2 was reactivated in 1931 and served throughout the 1930s as a caretaker of reserve destroyers until again deactivated in the early days of World War II. The Flotilla was deactivated in 1922 as part of fleet reductions after the war. The group participated in two major multi-lateral exercises, Operation Brewing Storm 2005 and Operation Bold Step 2007.Ĭarrier Strike Group 10's lineage can be traced to Destroyer Flotilla 2, which was established during the First World War at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. The group's surface warships were also involved in several high-profile anti-piracy and maritime security operations. The group's aircraft flew over 10,800 air combat missions in support of coalition ground forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Fifth Fleet operating in the Persian Gulf and North Arabian Sea. Between 20, the group made four deployments to the U.S.
From the 1970s, the group has made scores of deployments to the Mediterranean and Middle East, usually led by a large-deck aircraft carrier.
Through Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2 and Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 2, the group traces its history to the formation of Destroyer Flotilla 2 during the First World War. Bush (CVN-77), the strike group's current flagship, with Carrier Air Wing Seven embarked on board, as well as the Ticonderoga-class cruiser Leyte Gulf, and four ships of Destroyer Squadron 26. As of August 2022, CSG-10 consist of USS George H.W. Carrier Strike Group 10, abbreviated as CSG-10 or CARSTRKGRU 10, is a U.S.
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