220531-N-TC847-0044 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 31, 2022) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Chris Merrells, signals to a MH-60R Sea Hawk attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46 on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), May 31, 2022. The George Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and i
220531-N-TC847-0044 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 31, 2022) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Chris Merrells, signals to a MH-60R Sea Hawk attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46 on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), May 31, 2022. The George Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat America’s adversaries in support of national security. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of CSG-10 and the GHWBSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, and HSM-4.
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