![]() ![]() The ABECSG includes aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 Destroyer Squadron 21 the Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), USS Gridley (DDG 101), USS Sampson (DDG 102), USS Spruance (DDG 111), USS Preble (DDG 88), USS Momsen (DDG 92) and Pre-Commissioning Unit Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123). The carrier strike group includes the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), the embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, and embarked staffs of Task Force 70. ![]() The more than 5,500 Sailors assigned to CSG-3 ships and units support maritime security, maintain freedom of the seas in accordance with international law and customs, and promote regional stability in the Indo-Pacific. The USS Abraham Lincoln has embarked on a scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific region. The ABECSG returned to North Island in August after a 7-month deployment in support of maritime security operations in the 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operation. In a first, the US Marine Corps has sent its F-35C stealth fighter jets as part of a carrier strike group. “These talented Sailors stand ready to respond, compete and win across the full spectrum of competition and conflict.” SUSTEX takes that training to the next level, emphasizing the integration and teamwork that gives us competitive advantage in all warfighting domains against any potential adversary,” said Lenox. “Since returning from deployment in August, the ships and squadrons of CSG-3 have trained continuously to ensure that they are ready to answer the call if needed. Abraham Lincoln is part of Carrier Strike Group Three (CSG-3) with Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) embarked, with Abraham Lincoln as the flagship of the strike. Kevin Lenox, includes flagship USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), the squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, and ships from Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21.ĭuring SUSTEX, ABECSG will execute flight operations with CVW 9’s carrier-based aircraft and undergo a myriad of integrated training evolutions that test every core warfare area including information warfare, air defense, long-range strike and surface and subsurface warfare.
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