ATLANTIC OCEAN (November 15, 2024) – Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, Gerald R. Ford CSG completed their first at sea integrated training event – Group Sail – underway off the East Coast of the United States, Nov. 14.
With five ships, more than 60 aircraft and roughly 5,500 sailors, the Gerald R. Ford CSG – as other Navy strike groups - provides combatant commanders and America’s civilian leaders a highly-capable force that deter adversaries, reassures Allies and partners, and underpins American security and economic prosperity.
Group Sail was first training opportunity for the entire Gerald R. Ford CSG team - USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), Carrier Air...
Virginia Beach, Va. (August 6, 2024) Capt. David Dartez salutes Rear Adm. Thomas P. Moninger, Commander, Carrier Strike Group Twelve, as he assumes command as Commander, Carrier Air Wing 8 from Capt. Dan Catlin during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Oceana, August 6, 2024. Capt. David Dartez relieves Capt. Dan Catlin as Commander of Carrier Air Wing 8 during a change of command ceremony. CVW 8 is assigned to CSG 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky)
