carrier strike group
Seaborne attack fleet
A carrier strike group is a naval fleet formation built around an aircraft carrier, typically including guided-missile cruisers, destroyers, and submarines that provide protection and extend the carrier's offensive capabilities.
The term replaced "carrier battle group" in U.S.
Navy usage around 2004.
These formations project military power across oceans: The Navy deployed a carrier strike group to the South China Sea.
- sea lanesDesignated ocean passages
- freedom of navigationRight to traverse international waters
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
- Operation Desert Storm1991 allied Iraq offensive
show of force · reconnaissance · submarine · air superiority · combat air patrol · command and control · humanitarian aid · joint operations · Battle of Midway · frigate · missile launchers · radar systems · rapid deployment · flagship · sonar equipment · naval supremacy · task force · escort
- naval forcesnavy, fleet, warships, Royal Navy, US Navy
- Aircraft CarriersUSS Nimitz, USS Enterprise, supercarrier, USS Midway, Charles de Gaulle
- Pentagon ProgramsDARPA, F-22, F-22 Raptor, F-35, B-2 bomber
- Carrier Aviationflight deck, tailhook, catapult, deck crew, meatball
carrier strike groupcoast guard cutter
Armed vessel for maritime patrol
carrier strike grouphospital ship
Watercraft providing medical care
peacekeeping force · demilitarized zone · disarmament · coastal patrol · coast guard cutter