
Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied. Each of the five destroyers is equipped with 90-96 VLS silos, for a total of 468 silos spread out among the destroyers. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. USS Rafael Peralta is one of the newest ships in the fleet. The 48-year-old general has risen from a platoon commander to lead a large group of forces.

USS Russell and USS Hamilton are the oldest ships and were built at a time when the Burke-class ships did not have hangars to embark helicopters. The five destroyers are all Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers: USS Pinckney, USS Russell, USS Paul Hamilton, USS Kidd, and USS Rafael Peralta. Each VLS is an armored silo capable of carrying SM-2, SM-6, and ESSM air defense missiles, Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles, and anti-submarine rocket torpedoes. In contrast to carrier strike groups (CSGs), which emphasize air power and are led by a supercarrier, ESGs are strongly suited for amphibious warfare and are led by.

Bunker Hill is equipped with the Aegis Combat System, including the SPY-1 air defense radar, and is equipped with 122 vertical launch systems. In the United States Navy, the expeditionary strike group ( ESG) is a coordinated group of surface ships, aircraft, submarines, and other naval assets. The cruiser is USS Bunker Hill, the oldest of the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers.

The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is unusual because of the large number of escorts. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dylan Lavin They were all redesignations of former Carrier Groups (CarGrus) and Cruiser-Destroyer Groups (CCDGs). SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Fighter jets roared off the USS Nimitz as the nuclear-powered U.S. Front to back: USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS Pickney, USS Paul Hamilton, USS Russell, USS Kidd, USS Rafael Peralta, and USS Bunker Hill. The Navy maintains 11 carrier strike groups, 10 of which are based in the United States and one that is permanently homeported in Japan.
