VOL.54 NO. 11 MARCH 19, 2015
SERVING NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA, DAM NECK ANNEX, AND NALF FENTRESS
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ADVANCED HAWKEYE MAKES MAIDEN DEPLOYMENT —Page 3
NMCRS HOSTS INFORMATIONAL BREAKFAST
THEODORE ROOSEVELT DEPLOYS FOR WORLD TOUR BY MCSN WYATT L. ANTHONY USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Public Affairs The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) departed its homeport in Norfolk for an around-the-world deployment, March 11. TR and its Sailors will conduct operations in the U.S. Navy’s 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility during the deployment. “The crew has done an absolutely stellar job getting TR ready for deployment,” said Capt. Daniel C. Grieco,TR’s commanding officer. “We’re at the point where the ship’s systems are perfect and ready to go and the crew is as sharp as they can possibly be.” The deployment is part of an ongo-
ing rotation of U.S. forces supporting maritime security operations in international waters around the world. “This is a unique deployment that will actually encompass three different areas of responsibility or AORs,” said Grieco. “We will start off going to 6th Fleet, which is in the Mediterranean, then head on to 5th Fleet, the Middle East, and we will continue through 7th Fleet area of operations before we wind up at the end in San Diego.” Working with allied and partner maritime forces, TR will focus heavily on maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts, which help establish conditions for regional stability. “This is my first deployment,” said Damage Controlman Fireman Norman Sanders, from Portage, Ind.“I just
know that it will be a great learning experience, and will give me opportunities I have never had before, so I am very excited.” The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) consists of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, TR, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2 staff, the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), and the guided-missile destroyers USS Farragut (DDG 99), USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) and USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81). “This will be my 11th deployment and my fifth set of work-ups in a command position. We are more ready to conduct sustained operations at sea as we embark on this deployment
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Photo by MC2 Justin Wolpert The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) departs its homeport in Norfolk March 11 for an around-the-world deployment to their new homport in San Diego. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group will conduct operations in the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.
INCREASED FLIGHT OPERATIONS F/A-18 aircraft based at NAS Oceana will continue to conduct intensive day and night flight operations through the first week of April 2015. These flight operations, which include Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) conducted at NALF Fentress in Chesapeake, are necessary for two Navy Carrier Air Wings and the Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) to complete required aircraft carrier pre-deployment and sustainment training. Night flight operations are expected to continue past midnight during this period.