OtherUS Carrier Strike Group One

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Carrier Strike Group 1 traces its lineage to Carrier Division 1 (CarDiv 1), the U.S. Navy's first seagoing naval aviation formation. It was first organized in October 1930 as part of the Aircraft Scouting Force, U.S. Fleet in the Atlantic. It initially included the U.S. Navy's first aircraft carrier, the Langley, as well as the aircraft tender Wright and the minesweepers Sandpiper and Teal. In 1933, USS Saratoga (CV-3) was reassigned to Carrier Division One under Commander Aircraft, Scouting Force, which also included aircraft tender Wright; the minesweepers Lapwing, Teal, and Swan; and the rigid airships Akron and Macon. Carrier Division One was initially headquartered at the Coco Solo Naval Air Station located on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal Zone near Colón, Panama. In 1939, Carrier Division One was transferred to the Pacific Scouting Force. Division aircraft carriers saw service in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
In June 1973, Carrier Division 1 was redesignated Carrier Group 1 (CarGru 1), and in January 1974, it was located at Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) in San Diego, CA. On 1 October 2004, Carrier Group 1 became Carrier Strike Group 1. In 2005, it was redesignated Commander, Strike Force Training Pacific. On 1 October 2009, Carrier Strike Group 1 was re-established based at Naval Base Point Loma, CA under Rear Admiral Ted N. Branch.

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N/A		N/A	c 2009
			Carrier Strike Group One Logo

Virtute et Armis ("By Valor and Arms")

 

N/A		N/A	2020-06-25 USPS Type 12 Cancel "Midway Office Br." San Diego CA
			Change of Command

Cachet by Neal J. Mills

 

N/A		N/A	2021-05-28 Locy Type 11-2n+ (USS, FPO AP 96629) USS Carl Vinson CVN-70
			Change of Command

Cachet by Neal J. Mills

 

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