

Our Mission - We optimize seapower by applying relevant oceanographic knowledge in support of U.S. A subordinate command to NAVOCEANO is the Fleet Survey Team, also based at SSC. The ships that comprise the Stennis Battle Group are USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) USS Port Royal (CG 73), USS Russell (DDG 59), USS Elliot (DD 967), USS Rentz (FFG 46), USS Asheville (SSN 758). Organization - NAVOCEANO reports operationally to Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, SSC, and administratively to Commander, Naval Information Forces, Suffolk, VA, which are both aligned under United Statesįleet Forces Command in Norfolk, VA. This includes tailored oceanographic, hydrographic, bathymetric, geophysical, andĪcoustic products and services to DoD customers worldwide that aid in safe navigation and effective mission planning. Stennis Space Center (SSC) in south Mississippi.įrom data collection through production and analysis, NAVOCEANO provides the warfighter the best available knowledge of the maritime battlespace. Stennis completed her first wartime deployment to the Western Pacific and North Arabian Sea supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.The Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) is responsible for providing oceanographic products and services to all elements of the Department of Defense (DoD). Stennis was also the platform for the first coalition E-2 and C-2 Cross deck landings onboard the FMS Charles De Gaulle, and the French E-2 landing onboard USS John C. This was more than twice as many, taking on more than twice as much fuel, and FIVE times as many pallets of ordnance than the previous two years combined. She made a record 16-day transit to the Gulf in response to critical national tasking. The ship conducted 30 underway replenishments. Stennis Battle Group to the Arabian Gulf in February 1998. 7 8 The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is the group's current flagship. Carrier strike groups gain and maintain sea control as well as project naval airpower ashore. The flight deck crew safely recovered 9,600 arrested landings. Carrier Strike Group 3 ( CSG-3 or CARSTRKGRU 3) is a U.S. and the planes used over 23,115,895 gallons of jet fuel. The carrier strike group consisted of the carrier John C. The aviators flew 10,600 combat sorties, and logged 54,390 hours.The ordnancemen built and the aviators dropped 275,000 pounds of ordnance. The ship and crew sustained 100 days of continuous operations with only 4 days liberty in Bahrain, allowing the ship to anchor only once. The ship conducted flight operations for 111 days supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. She was the first carrier to launch strikes into Afghanistan in support of OPERATION Anaconda.

Suggs, feels his flagship is fully capable of 'cooling things off' if the diplomatic.

STENNIS (CVN 74) Battle Group Commander, Rear Admiral Ralph E. Stennis was the fifth carrier on station in the North Arabian Sea. Browse Getty Images premium collection of high-quality, authentic Uss John C Stennis stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures. Although the heat of tensions has decreased in the region, the air temperature continues to climb things will literally be 'hot' for the crew of USS JOHN C.

Truly an historic deployment, we think you'll find some of the below facts remarkable. Stennis, and the Carrier Battle Group, had arrived where she would spend the next four months operating in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and Operation ANACONDA. The carrier left San Diego on 12 November 2001 to relieve the Vinson battle group in the Arabian Sea. The Stennis battle group deployed two months earlier than originally scheduled. Stennis was operating off the coast of southern California on September 11, 2001, going through continuous exercises for the upcoming deployment in January 2002. Stennis Strike Group WESTPAC 01 Deployment
