US Navy Carrier Strike Group One Arrives in Hawaiian Islands Operating Area

US Navy Carrier Strike Group One Arrives in Hawaiian Islands Operating Area. U.S. Navy units assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 are operating in the Hawaiian Islands Operating Area (HIOA) and continue to integrate operations with the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard. The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the flagship of CSG-1, operates alongside Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, Destroyer Squadron 1, the guided-missile destroyers USS O’Kane (DDG 77), USS Howard (DDG 83), USS Chafee (DDG 90), USS Dewey (DDG 105) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). Subsequently, Vinson will be conducting Combat Efficiency Operations to include integrated flight operations between CVW-2’s carrier-based aircraft and land-based Marine Corps and Air Force fighter squadrons, as well as U.S. Coast Guard C-130s. Join this channel to get access to perks: #USNavy #aircraftcarrier #military