Carrier Battle Group Composition

Under the new system, aircraft carriers will be assigned to "core battle groups" consisting of one aircraft carrier, an attached air wing, and at least two cruisers. For deployment, a four-ship destroyer squadron (DesRon), a pair of attack submarines, and a replenishment vessel will be attached to the core group to form the full battle group. This list reflects the standing core battle groups, as released by Navy News Service and compiled by C. Cavas in his "USN Ship Notes, 8/3/95."

ATLANTIC FLEET

George Washington Battle Group
ComCruDesGru 2: USS George Washington (CVN 73), USS South Carolina (CGN 37), USS Normandy (CG 60).

John C. Stennis Joint Task Group
ComCarGru 2: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), USS San Jacinto (CG 56), USS Monterey (CG 61).

John F. Kennedy/America Joint Task Group
ComCarGru 6: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67)/USS America (CV 66), USS Vicksburg (CG 69), USS Hue City (CG 66), USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51).

Eisenhower Joint Task Group
ComCruDesGru 8: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), USS Anzio (CG 68), USS Cape St. George (CG 71).

Theodore Roosevelt Joint Task Group
ComCarGru 8: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), USS Mississippi (CGN 40).

Enterprise Joint Task Group
ComCruDesGru 12: USS Enterprise (CVN 65), USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), USS Gettysburg (CG 64).

PACIFIC FLEET

Constellation Battle Group
ComCruDesGru 1: USS Constellation (CV 64), USS Chosin (CG 65), USS Lake Erie (CG 70).

Kitty Hawk Battle Group
ComCruDesGru 5: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Cowpens (CG 63).

Carl Vinson Battle Group
ComCruDesGru 3: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), USS California (CGN 36), USS Arkansas (CGN 41), USS Shiloh (CG 67).

Nimitz Battle Group
ComCarGru 7: USS Nimitz (CVN 68), USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), USS Port Royal (CG 73).

Abraham Lincoln Battle Group
ComCarGru 3: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), USS Princeton (CG 59), USS Chancellorsville (CG 62).

Independence Battle Group
ComCarGru 5: USS Independence (CV 62), USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), USS Mobile Bay (CG 53).

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