Carrier Strike Group 11
| Carrier Strike Group 11 | |
|---|---|
Carrier Strike Group 11 crest | |
| Active | 1 October 2004 to date. |
| Country | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Type | Carrier Strike Group |
| Role | Naval air/surface warfare |
| Part of | U.S. Third Fleet |
| Garrison/HQ | Naval Station Everett, Washington |
| Nickname(s) | Nimitz Carrier Strike Group |
| Motto(s) | Combat Proven |
| Engagements | Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa (OEF-HOA) |
| Decorations | Navy Unit Commendation (2005) Meritorious Unit Commendation (2009) |
| Website | Official Website |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | RDML Maxmilian Clark |
| Command Master Chief | CMDCM Jeremiah J. Walker |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Electronic warfare | EA-18G Growler |
| Fighter | F/A-18E/F Super Hornet F/A-18C Hornet |
| Helicopter | MH-60R Seahawk MH-60S Knighthawk |
| Reconnaissance | E-2C Hawkeye |
| Transport | C-2A Greyhound |
Carrier Strike Group 11 (CSG-11 or CARSTRKGRU 11) is a U.S. Navy carrier strike group. The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is the strike group's current flagship. Other units currently assigned to the group include the cruisers USS Lake Erie (CG-70) and USS Princeton (CG-59), and Destroyer Squadron 9.
Between 2006 and 2013, the group made four deployments to the U.S. Fifth Fleet operating in the Persian Gulf and North Arabian Sea, as well as a surge deployment with the U.S. Seventh Fleet in the western Pacific Ocean. The group participated in bilateral exercises Malabar 2005 and Malabar 2005, Key Resolve/Foal Eagle 2008, as well as joint exercise Valiant Shield 2007.