Nitze deployed July 17, 2022, following completion of a four-week composite coaching unit train with Provider Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush CSG.
Whereas working in U.S. fifth Fleet, Nitze and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) recovered two U.S. Saildrone Explorer unmanned floor autos captured by an Iranian ship within the Purple Sea.
Cmdr. Katie Jacobson relieved Cmdr. Sam Sareini as commanding officer throughout a change of command ceremony within the Gulf of Aden, Sept. 28.
Nitze labored with the Yemen Coast Guard to answer a hearth onboard a small motorboat within the Gulf of Aden, Oct. 26, rescuing three Yemeni civilians. Moreover, Nitze labored with the U.S. Air Drive to deconflict air area for the President of the USA throughout a United Nations convention.
As a part of Operation Unified Takedown, the ship accomplished maritime interdiction and safety operations, supporting regional maritime stability by means of counter-narcotics and counter-weapons smuggling operations. Throughout Unified Takedown, Nitze accomplished quite a few go to, board, search, and seizure operations, ensuing within the seizure of two,200 kilograms of hash and 320 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine price an estimated $43 million.
The ship left U.S. fifth Fleet and rejoined the George H.W. Bush CSG within the Mediterranean Sea, the place the ship participated in Train Juniper Oak 23-2, the biggest bi-lateral U.S.-Israeli train in historical past, and the NATO-led vigilance exercise Neptune Strike 23.1. Nitze additionally labored to strengthen interoperability throughout the French-led, multi-national Train ORION.
“I’m extremely pleased with my crew and the excellence they achieved whereas conducting excessive danger, excessive visibility mission units throughout this prolonged deployment,” Jacobson stated. “Our officers and crew superior maritime safety at sea, served as ambassadors ashore, and seamlessly built-in with our allies and companions. They embodied our mantra of ‘Higher Each Day’ and mirrored beautifully on the USA and the U.S. Navy.”
All through the deployment, the crew had the chance to expertise the areas of Rota, Spain; Eilat, Israel; Aqaba, Jordan; Salalah, Oman; Duqm, Oman; Djibouti; Rome, Italy; Gölcük, Türkiye; and Valletta, Malta throughout scheduled port visits. Moreover, the crew hosted key leaders, together with the U.S. Ambassadors to Türkiye and Malta, strengthening necessary allied and associate relationships throughout the theaters.
The Nimitz-class plane provider USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) is the flagship of CSG-10, George H.W. Bush CSG. CSG-10 is comprised of George H.W. Bush, Provider Air Wing (CVW) 7, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26, the Info Warfare Commander, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55).
The ships of DESRON-26 finishing deployment inside CSG-10 are the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers Nitze, USS Truxtun (DDG 103), and Delbert D. Black.
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 Canine” 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.
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