![]() On Septemthe George Washington was relieved by the Abraham Lincoln Battle Group in the Perisan Gulf, where the George Washington had been supporting Operation Southern Watch and Operation Enduring Freedom. East Coast, as well as on training ranges in North Carolina and Florida.įollowing a stand down period, the George Washington Battle Group deployed on Jand headed for the North Arabian Sea where it relieved the John F. The exercise took place in the waters off the U.S. Ships and squadrons of the USS George Washington (CVN 73) Battle Group successfully completed JTFEX 02-2 on May 5, paving the way for its certification to deploy. Radford (DD 968), guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59), attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) and oiler USNS Supply (T-AOE 6). Units participating in COMPTUEX include USS George Washington (CVN 73) with Carrier Air Wing 17 and Destroyer Squadron 26 embarked guided-missile cruisers USS Normandy (CG 60) and USS Monterey (CG 61) guided-missile destroyers USS Barry (DDG 52), USS Laboon (DDG 58) and USS Mahan (DDG 72) destroyer USS Arthur W. In accordance with presidential directives, all training on Vieques utilized inert (non-explosive) ordnance.Ĭonducted by the commander of Carrier Group 4 it was a critical step in the pre-deployment training cycle and a prerequisite for the battle group's Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX), scheduled for late April. COMPTUEX is an intermediate level battle group exercise designed to forge the Battle Group into a cohesive, fighting team. ![]() The exercise also utilized the Northern and Southern Puerto Rican Operating Areas and will involve complex battle group training events, naval surface fire support training and air-to-ground bombing. On 01 April 2002 ships and aircraft of the USS George Washington (CVN 73) Carrier Battle Group commenced use of the Vieques Island inner range in conjunction with their Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX). George Washington Strike Group MED 02 Deployment ![]()
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