Throughout Carabiniere’s time with the George H.W. Bush CSG, the ship escorted the Nimitz-class plane provider USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) into and out of the port of Piraeus, Greece, for a scheduled port go to.
Carabiniere additionally labored with Provider Air Wing (CVW) 7 to finish two air protection workouts (ADEX). The ADEXs had been a part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and consisted of 4 to 6 destroyers and frigates, and supplied NATO with rapid operational response capabilities.
“ITS Carabiniere built-in totally and operated fantastically throughout a spread of mission units,” mentioned Capt. Stephen Aldridge, commodore, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26. “Our continued integration with the Italian Navy is a testomony to the U.S.-Italian relationship and the power of the NATO Alliance.”
Carabiniere additionally participated in two underwater monitor workouts. Throughout the anti-submarine warfare workouts, Carabiniere and DESRON 26 tracked simulated submarines, enabling the groups to follow discovering and monitoring adversarial submarines in a dynamic surroundings.
“Working with Provider Strike Group 10 has been an awesome alternative to show the interoperability of the NATO alliance,” mentioned Cmdr. Davide Rossano, commanding officer of Carabiniere. “Our integration into the strike group afforded us invaluable coaching alternatives and an opportunity to hone our warfighting capabilities alongside a key ally.”
CSG-10 labored with Italian allies earlier this deployment, particularly the Orizzonte/Horizon-class guided-missile destroyers ITS Caio Duilio (D 554) and ITS Andrea Doria (D 553) and Cavour CSG. Multicarrier actions with the Cavour CSG and the French Charles de Gaulle CSG demonstrated the coordination of distributed allied forces to coach and function in a joint, high-intensity safety surroundings throughout all domains within the European theater.
George H.W. Bush is the flagship of CSG-10. CSG-10 is comprised of George H.W. Bush, CVW-7, DESRON-26, the Info Warfare Commander, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55).
The ships of DESRON 26 inside 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).
The squadrons of CVW-7 embarked aboard the George H.W. Bush are the “Sidewinders” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86, the “Jolly Rogers” of VFA-103, the “Knighthawks” of VFA-136, the “Pukin Canines” of VFA-143, the “Bluetails” of Provider Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, the “Patriots” of Digital Assault Squadron (VAQ) 140, the “Nightdippers” of Helicopter Sea Fight Squadron (HSC) 5, and the “Grandmasters” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46.
For over 80 years, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) has cast strategic relationships with allies and companions, leveraging a basis of shared values to protect safety and stability.
Headquartered in Naples, Italy, NAVEUR-NAVAF operates U.S. naval forces within the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) areas of accountability. U.S. Sixth Fleet is completely assigned to NAVEUR-NAVAF, and employs maritime forces via the complete spectrum of joint and naval operations.
The George H.W. Bush CSG is on a scheduled deployment within the NAVEUR space of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and companion pursuits.
