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Carrier Strike Group Seven (CSG-7 or CARSTRKGRU 7) was a U.S. Navy carrier strike group active from October 2004 until 30 December 2011. The strike group's antecendants included two previous aircraft carrier formations, Carrier Division Seven and Carrier Group Seven. Its heritage thus includes the Second World War, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War, as well as the first and the second Persian Gulf wars, encompassing a total of 34 deployments to the Western Pacific Ocean and Persian Gulf. At the time of its disestablishment, the group consisted of the aircraft carrier , Carrier Air Wing Fourteen, the guided-missile cruiser , and the destroyers and frigates assigned to Destroyer Squadron 7. The group was based at Naval Air Station North Island, California. == Historical sketch 1944–2004 == Carrier Strike Group Seven traced its lineage back to Night Carrier Division Seven, the U.S. Navy's first and only aircraft carrier formation exclusively dedicated to night air operations. Established on 19 December 1944, its aircraft carriers provided night air combat patrols for the U.S. Pacific Fleet's Fast Carrier Task Force during World War Two. Night Carrier Division Seven participated in the Philippine and Okinawa campaigns as well as carrier air raids against the Japanese home islands. According to Clark G. Reynolds' ''The Fast Carrier'' and Edward P Stafford's ''Big E'', the ''Enterprise'' and ''Saratoga'' operated very briefly off Okinawa in February 1945 until ''Saratoga'' was detached to cover the escort carrier and amphibious force. Initially, Night Carrier Division Seven operated as a separate carrier task group within Task Force 38 and operated only at night. When arrived, it was integrated into an existing task group, and the commander of Night Carrier Division Seven directed the night operations within that task group. Carrier Division Seven was re-established at Naval Air Station Alameda, California, on 22 March 1956.〔 The group commander and staff first deployed to the Western Pacific Ocean onboard in 1957. USS ''Coral Sea,'' fresh from refit, arrived at Alameda on 1 April 1960 and was assigned to Carrier Division Seven. During the Vietnam War, division aircraft carriers operated as part of Task Force 77 from Yankee Station and Dixie Station. During its third Vietnam combat deployment, the implemented a new anti-MiG combat patrol plan developed by the Carrier Division Seven staff. Other aircraft carriers assigned to the division included , , , , , and . On 13 September 1962, Rear Admiral Ralph L. Shifley, Commander, Carrier Division Seven, embarked aboard for her first Pacific deployment. In January 1963, the division conducted the major Pacific Fleet exercise 'Red Wheel.' On 6 April 1964, Rear Admiral William F. Bringle assumed command of Carrier Division Seven. In addition to commanding Carrier Division Seven, Admiral Bringle served as Commander Task Group 77.6, during the period of 29 March, to 29 June 1965 and as Commander Task Force 77 from 28 May, to 27 June 1965. Carrier Division Seven was re-designated as Carrier Group Seven on 30 June 1973, and in 1978, was homeported at Alameda as part of Commander, Naval Air Forces, Pacific Fleet (COMNAVAIRPAC).〔Norman Polmar, Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, Eleventh Edition, 1978, 8.〕 By 1984, as always part of COMNAVAIRPAC, the staff had moved to NAS North Island and controlled .〔Norman Polmar, Ships and Aircraft, Thirteenth Edition, 1984, 16.〕 On 2 July 1985, a group change of command ceremony was held on ''Kitty Hawks flight deck, and Read Admiral Stan Arthur hauled down his flag. Rear Admiral D. M. Brooks then took command of the group, with his flag in ''Kitty Hawk''. On 24 July 1985, ''Kitty Hawk'', with Rear Admiral Brooks, Commander Destroyer Squadron 13, and Carrier Air Wing 9 embarked, departed San Diego to commence its fifteenth Western Pacific deployment. ''Kitty Hawk'' spent two days in the Southern California Operating Area on 25–26 July to conduct an abbreviated Operational Readiness Exercise which included AAW defense, long-range conventional strikes and a 39-hour ASW exercise. The group commenced TRANSITEX 85–14 en route to Naval Station Subic Bay in the Philippines on 27 July. ''Kitty Hawk'' conducted Exercise Busy Observer, with USAF B-52s simulating Soviet Tupolev Tu-95 Bear D aircraft on 29 July. An Encounter Exercise was held with the USS NEW JERSEY Surface Action Group on 1 August and then Carrier Air Wing Nine participated in COPE CANINE 85-02, a Hawaiian air defence exercise, on 2–3 August. USS ''Pintado'' then practiced anti-submarine warfare with the group on 3–4 August. On 9–10 August an ENCOUNTEREX/INCHOPEX was held with USS ''Constellation'' (Battle Group Delta) as they returned from a Western Pacific deployment. On each of these days, ''Kitty Hawk'' was monitored by a pair of Soviet Tu-95 aircraft. ''Kitty Hawk'' came under the operational control of the U.S. Seventh Fleet on 12 August and transited the Bashi Channel five days later. The ship the operated briefly in the South China Sea. During 1986, ''Kitty Hawk'' was under the group's control from January to 28 June 1986, and then was transferred to Cruiser-Destroyer Group 5 for later work ups, which included READIEX 87–1.〔(USS Kitty Hawk Command History 1986 )〕 In 1987, the group controlled ''Kitty Hawk'', which was in the process of shifting to the Atlantic Fleet, and .〔Norman Polmar, Ships and Aircraft, Fourteenth Edition, 1987, 19.〕 In 1990–91, the group saw action during the First Gulf War, and later made several Middle East deployments in which its aircraft took part in Operation Southern Watch. Rear Admiral Thomas A. Mercer commanded the group (aboard ''Ranger'', ''Midway'', and ''Nimitz'') before becoming Commander, Naval Forces Philippines. From the summer of 1992, the guided-missile cruisers , , , , and ; Destroyer Squadron 23; Carrier Air Wing Nine; and the carrier were assigned as permanent units of the group. However the group did not deploy again until 1993. Carrier Group Seven, led by Rear Admiral Lyle Bien aboard ''Nimitz'', crossed the Pacific Ocean from 2–20 December 1995 headed for Hong Kong.〔USS Ford Command History 1995〕 Early the next year, as part of the U.S. response to the developing Third Taiwan Straits Crisis, the group transited at high speed from the Persian Gulf to the South China Sea. As of 11 March 1996 ''Nimitz'' was taking part in Operation Southern Watch in the Gulf, but a week later the carrier was in the Indian Ocean, en route to South China Sea. Accompanying Nimitz were , USS Callaghan (DD 994), USS Oldendorf (DD 972), , USS Willamette (AO 180), USS Shasta (AE 33) and .〔Lijun Sheng, China's Dilemma: The Taiwan Issue, I.B.Tauris, 2001, ISBN 978-1-86064-732-1, 32.〕 Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 9 were embarked aboard Nimitz. The Nimitz and six additional ships arrived near Taiwan before 23 March 1996 presidential election. The ''Nimitz'' battle group received a Meritorious Unit Commendation for these operations, formally for the period 13 December 1995 to 3 May 1996. Later in 1996, Rear Admiral John B. Nathman commanded Carrier Group Seven, the ''Nimitz'' Carrier Strike Group and Battle Force FIFTY in the Persian Gulf.〔This last designation appears to be incorrect. It is likely that this is an incorrect reference to Task Force 50 (Battle Force, Fifth Fleet).〕 On 26 February 1998, Carrier Group Seven departed Naval Station Norfolk, the commander and staff embarked aboard the , which was making her maiden deployment.〔. See also ''Proceedings,'' 'Five Fleets: Around the World With the Nimitz', 1998.〕 The group consisted of the carrier ''Stennis''; Carrier Air Wing Seven; the cruiser ; the destroyers and ; the destroyer ; the attack submarines and ; and the fast combat support ship .〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url= http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/batgru-74-westpac98.htm )〕 On 12 November 2001, two months ahead of schedule, the group left for an accelerated Middle East deployment, and became involved in the War in Afghanistan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url= http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/batgru-74-westpac01.htm )〕 The carrier strike group consisted of the carrier ''Stennis''; Carrier Air Wing Nine; the cruisers and ; destroyers and ; the guided-missile frigate ; the submarines and ; and the fast combat support ship .〔 The group later saw action in Operation Anaconda and the Second Gulf War.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url= http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/batgru-74-westpac01.htm )〕 From June 2002 to January 2003, the ''Stennis'' underwent a seven-month refit. On 15 November 2003, Rear Admiral Matt Moffit turned over command of the group to Rear Admiral Patrick M. Walsh. On 21 November 2003, the group completed a 26-day Composite Training Unit Exercise. Since 1956, aircraft carriers assigned to the group and division not already mentioned have included , , , , , , and .〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carrier Strike Group Seven」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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