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Department of the Navy ^ | 06/11/04 | DNO Daily Operations Brief

[PokeyJoe]

June 10, 2004

The Navy Fact File contains complete descriptions of the roles and characteristics of Navy ships.
The make-up of a Carrier Strike Group (CSG)
The make-up of a Carrier Air Wing (CVW)
The make-up of an Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)

Navy Personnel
Active Duty: 376,185 Officers: 55,793 Enlisted: 317,213 Midshipmen: 3,179	Ready Reserve: 147,622 [As of 30 Apr.] Selected Reserves: 83,719 Individual Ready Reserve: 63,903 Reserves currently mobilized: 2,535 [as of 9 June]
Personnel on deployment: 49,604
Navy Department Civilian Employees: 181,701 [as of 30 Apr.]
Ships and Submarines
Ships: 295
Ships Underway (away from homeport): 164 (56% of total) On deployment: 108 ships (37% of total)	Submarines underway (away from homeport): 30 submarines (57% of submarine force) On deployment: 8 submarines (15% of submarine force)
Ships Underway
Carriers: USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - Atlantic Ocean USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) - Atlantic Ocean USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - Pacific Ocean USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - Pacific Ocean USS George Washington (CVN 73) - Arabian Gulf USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Pacific Ocean USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - Atlantic Ocean USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) - port visit, Rio De Janeiro Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) Two USS Wasp (LHD 1)[22 MEU] - Arabian Gulf USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) - Arabian Gulf USS Yorktown (CG 48) - Gulf of Oman USS Shreveport (LPD 12) - Indian Ocean USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) - Arabian Gulf USS McFaul (DDG 74) - Arabian Gulf Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) Three [11th Marine Expeditionary Unit] USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) - Pacific Ocean USS Denver (LPD 9) - Pacific Ocean USS Comstock (LSD 45) - Pacific Ocean		Amphibious Ships: USS Tarawa (LHA 1) - Pacific Ocean USS Nassau (LHA 4) - Atlantic Ocean USS Peleliu (LHA 5) - Pacific Ocean USS Essex (LHD 2) - Pacific Ocean USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - Atlantic Ocean USS Boxer (LHD 4) - Pacific Ocean USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) - Pacific Ocean USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - Atlantic Ocean USS Austin (LPD 4) - Atlantic Ocean USS Duluth (LPD 6) - Pacific Ocean USS Dubuque (LPD 8) - Pacific Ocean USS Juneau (LPD 10) - Pacific Ocean USS Ponce (LPD 15) - Atlantic Ocean USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) - port visit, Singapore USS Tortuga (LSD 46) - Atlantic Ocean USS Rushmore (LSD 47) - Pacific Ocean USS Ashland (LSD 48) - Atlantic Ocean USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) - Sunda Sea USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) - Atlantic Ocean USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) - port visit, Mayport, Fla.
Aircraft (operational): 4,000+

[PokeyJoe]

Navy Veterans: When was the last time that 60% of all active duty surface and submarine assets were underway, with 40% deployed?

Just wondering.

Semper Fi

[PokeyJoe]

... RN deployment status is also elevated.

I know we have an op temp... but 10 US carriers at sea... the only 2 NOT at sea are being refueled (2 year process). What gives? the RN and the USN both at battle stations? Or just making an obvious "try it and you'll regret it" statement?

[BenLurkin]

Interesting information but I hope those positions are VERY approximate (maybe even wrong - if you know what I mean).

[piasa]

I've heard of pregnant chads, 3/4 hanging chads, 2 point hanging chads, etc. Seeing the Med there I wonder if North Africa's ever heard of a puckered Chad?

[Navy Patriot]

Vietnam.

[Consort]

Garbage Scow, W J Clinton.

[hc87]

See this thread and post #47, which is reposted below.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1151351/posts



Seven Carrier Strike Groups Underway for Exercise “Summer Pulse 04”

Story Number: NNS040603-02
6/3/2004
Special release from the U.S. Department of Defense

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Department of Defense announced June 2 that this summer, simultaneous deployment of seven aircraft carrier strike groups (CSGs) will demonstrate the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat power across the globe by operating in five theaters with other U.S., allied and coalition military forces.

“Summer Pulse 04” will be the Navy’s first exercise of its new operational construct, the Fleet Response Plan (FRP). FRP is about new ways of operating, training, manning, and maintaining the fleet that results in increased force readiness and the ability to provide significant combat power to the President in response to a national emergency or crisis.

Beginning this week and continuing through August, the Navy will exercise the full range of skills involved in simultaneously deploying and employing carrier strike groups around the world. Summer Pulse 04 will include scheduled deployments, surge operations, joint and international exercises, and other advanced training and port visits.

Under the FRP construct, the Navy can provide six CSGs in less than 30 days to support contingency operations around the globe, and two more CSGs can be ready in three months to reinforce or rotate with initially responding forces, to continue presence operations in other parts of the world, or to support military action in another crisis. Summer Pulse 04 will exercise the logistics and shore infrastructure necessary to execute a large scale surge operation, stress the operational concepts in the Navy’s Sea Power 21 strategy, and improve Navy interoperability with numerous allies and coalition partners, as well as other U.S. military forces.

The seven aircraft carriers involved in Summer Pulse 04 will include: the Norfolk-based USS George Washington (CVN 73) CSG and the San Diego-based USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) CSG, both currently deployed, and Yokosuka, Japan-based USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The Mayport, Fla.-based USS John F Kennedy (CV 67) CSG will begin a combined and joint exercise early this month, followed by a scheduled overseas deployment. The Norfolk-based USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) CSG will conduct a scheduled training exercise followed by overseas pulse operations with the Norfolk-based USS Enterprise (CVN 65) CSG, beginning early this month. USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) will conduct operations in the U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command theaters during the ship’s interfleet transfer from Norfolk, Va., to its Pacific Fleet homeport of San Diego.

The near-simultaneous deployment of seven carrier strike groups provides the Navy and the joint combatant commanders an opportunity to exercise the FRP while maintaining the ability to respond to crises around the globe, enhance regional security and relationships, meet combatant commander requirements including forward presence, and demonstrate a commitment to allies and coalition partners. Summer Pulse 04 is scheduled to conclude in August.

For more information on the Summer Pulse 04 events and to schedule coverage opportunities, please contact Fleet Forces Command media office at (757) 836-3600.




http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1151351/posts

[Iberian]

Hell's Bell's let's just give them SOB's the play book. Whose side are we on .

[Navy Patriot]

Good one!

[Freemeorkillme]

Amen to that! Don't post things like this anymore.

[AGreatPer]

Not one of us in South Africa. Something wrong there.

[Freemeorkillme]

Pull this thread, please.

[AGreatPer]

Follow up. South Africa is PRoducing the highest grade Uranium for Nuclear BOmbs in the world. WE have NOThing there.

Sorry, major keyboard PRoblems.

[eastforker]

You dummy, this was put out by DOD, they want this info out in public domain, read the source.

[steve86]

this was put out by DOD, they want this info out in public domain

True, they certainly aren't working to conceal it.

And the info is two weeks old, and only approximate.

[eastforker]

Look at the source who wants this info out, we want this info out.

[killjoy]

Hell's Bell's let's just give them SOB's the play book. Whose side are we on .

Considering it is on the US Navy's official website, I don't think we are giving anything away to anyone.

[eastforker]

We have some dummies here that do not have a clue, the American Eagle is flexing it's wings.

[Diverdogz]

It was funny watching these guys rant...until you came along and ruined it :)

[steve86]

the American Eagle is flexing it's wings.

I wish I knew if it were just a demonstration. I don't.