Dwyer visited the flagship and the supporting staffs of the George H.W. Bush CSG whereas underway finishing Composite Coaching Unit Train (COMPTUEX), the ultimate certification for deploying service strike teams.
“My mission as commander of 2nd Fleet is to defend the East Coast of the USA from all maritime avenues of method,” Dwyer mentioned. “To do this, I’ll use our licensed and educated naval forces, which embrace the middle piece of our naval forces, our service strike group.”
This was not Dwyer’s first time on the ship. He served aboard George H.W. Bush as a pilot of the connected service air wing.
“It looks like simply yesterday I used to be flying from the flight deck from this mighty warship throughout her maiden deployment,” Dwyer mentioned. “I believed we had our war-face on then, however I’m extremely impressed by what I’ve seen being again with all of you. The passion, motivation, and warrior spirit that each member of this nice workforce has exhibited has been nice to see.”
This COMPTUEX options the third iteration of a NATO vignette, a time frame a CSG trains whereas working beneath NATO command and management.
Italian destroyer ITS Caio Dulio (D 554), Brazilian submarine BNS Tikuna (S-34), and Columbian submarine ARC Tayrona (S-29) joined the strike group for the train, emphasizing the strengthening of protection partnerships and capabilities between the U.S. and bilateral or multilateral companions.
“As we’re watching very intently the occasions unfolding on NATO’s jap flank with Russia’s unlawful army motion in Ukraine, it’s incumbent upon us, the USA, the USA Navy, and all of our allied companions to indicate resolve towards that unlawful aggression,” Dwyer mentioned.
The George H.W. Bush Service Strike Group is comprised of George H.W. Bush, Service Air Wing (CVW) 7, Destroyer Squadron 26, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), and its Info Warfare Commander.
“We’re embracing the challenges confronted on this train and utilizing them as a chance to study, develop, and develop as a workforce,” mentioned Rear Adm. Dennis Velez, commander, CSG-10, George H.W. Bush CSG. “Each Sailor in our strike group stands able to defend our nation anytime, anyplace we’re known as.”
As soon as certification is full, the George H.W. Bush Strike Group can be assignable world-wide.
“That is our closing step in being a totally deployable United States warship,” mentioned Capt. David Pollard, commanding officer of George H.W. Bush. “As soon as we’re full with COMPTUEX, the George H.W. Bush CSG can be licensed prepared for deployment. However I say, we’re prepared now. We’re able to reply our nation’s name. We’re able to defend the boys, ladies, and kids of the USA of America. We’re the soldiers, leaders, academics and ambassadors that signify the American folks. We are going to signify our households, our communities, and our nation with delight whereas exemplifying our namesake’s legacy of service, grit, humility, and resilience.”
George H.W. Bush offers the nationwide command authority versatile, tailorable warfighting functionality because the flagship of a service strike group that maintains maritime stability and safety to make sure entry, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and companion pursuits.
The George H. W. Bush CSG is an built-in fight weapons system that delivers superior fight functionality to discourage, and if mandatory, defeat America’s adversaries in assist of nationwide safety.
