“Our passage by way of this vital strait and continued presence within the space performs a crucial function in sustaining the liberty of navigation that’s key to regional safety and stability,” mentioned Rear Adm. Marc Miguez, commander, Service Strike Group (CSG) 2, IKECSG. “I’m extremely happy with the sustained professionalism of every IKECSG Sailor, particularly in evolutions like a strait transit, the place detailed planning, precision navigation and the proficiency of our warfighting groups are on full show.”
The Strait of Hormuz is among the busiest transport lanes, with one-fifth of the world’s power provide transiting by way of the strait yearly. This waterway is crucial to making sure and safeguarding the steadiness of worldwide commerce.
Greater than 500 ships sail by way of the Strait of Hormuz in a typical week, a gentle stream of maritime visitors essential to the vitality of the nations within the Center East area.
The plane provider USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) handed by way of the strait with the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), guided missile destroyers USS Gravely (DDG 107) and USS Stethem (DDG 63), and French Navy destroyer FS Languedoc (D 653) together with air help from a French Navy E-2C Hawkeye and French Air Pressure Rafale strike aircrafts.
“The Mighty IKE brings unmatched capabilities wherever it goes,” mentioned Capt. Christopher Hill, commanding officer of IKE, flagship of IKECSG. “We place ourselves the place our nation’s leaders want us to be and on time, with a purpose to meet the total vary of maritime safety necessities of the mission at hand.”
The IKECSG’s transit by way of the Strait of Hormuz marks the primary plane provider to function within the Arabian Gulf for the reason that Nimitz Service Strike Group in September 2020. IKECSG presence within the U.S. fifth Fleet space of operations, the place it has operated since Nov. 4, demonstrates the U.S. and its companions’ dedication to the free stream of commerce, regional safety and freedom of navigation.
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Service Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. fifth Fleet in help of naval operations to make sure maritime stability and safety within the Center East Area. Together with IKE, deployed strike group property embody staffs, ships and plane of CSG 2, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 22, USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) and Service Air Wing (CVW) 3.
IKECSG items departed their homeports of Norfolk, Virginia, and Mayport, Florida, on Oct. 13 and 14 for a scheduled deployment.
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. fifth Fleet’s space of operations encompasses about 2.5 million sq. miles of water space and contains the Arabian Gulf, Purple Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and elements of the Indian Ocean. This expanse, comprising 21 nations, contains three crucial choke factors on the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Strait of Bab al Mandeb.
