[MilCom] Nimitz Strike Group getting underway. Lots of monitering coming up

[Greg Brazil]

 From Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet Public Affairs

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG), with more than
7,000 Sailors and Marines, will deploy Jan. 24 while the
forward-deployed USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) undergoes scheduled maintenance
in Yokosuka, Japan.

Nimitz CSG is deploying under the Navy's fleet response plan (FRP) and
will operate in the Western Pacific in support of U.S. commitments in
the region.

The FRP provides the United States with the ability to respond to any
global commitment with flexible and sustainable forces and the ability
to rapidly respond to a range of situations on short notice.

The Nimitz CSG, commanded by Rear Adm. Terry Blake, is comprised of
Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11,
Destroyer Squadron 23, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz
(CVN 68), the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), the
guided-missile destroyers USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), USS Higgins (DDG
76), and USS Chafee (DDG 90), the "Scorpions" of Helicopter
Anti-submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 49, the "Easy Riders" of HSL-37 and
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11.

The squadrons of CVW-11 include the "Tophatters" of Strike Fighter
Squadron (VFA) 14, the "Black Aces" of VFA-41, the "Sunliners" of
VFA-81, the "Wallbangers" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117, the
"Red Devils" of Marine Corps Strike Fighter Squadron 232, the "Black
Ravens" of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 135, the "Providers" of
Carrier Logistics Support 30, and the "Indians" of Helicopter
Anti-submarine Squadron 6.