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■ 美 원정공격군 서태평양에 배치



美 항공모함 USS John C. Stennis[CVN 74] 전단(戰團)이 서태평양으로의 배치를 위해 5월24일 캘리포니아주 샌디에고(San Diego)를 출항했다.



그리고 美 해군과 제11 해병대원정부대(海兵隊遠征部隊)[MEU, Marine Expeditionary Unit] 합계 5,000명 이상을 실은 상륙돌격함(上陸突擊艦, Amphibious Assault Ship) USS Belleau Wood[LHA 3]를 중심으로 한 美 원정공격군(遠征攻擊群)[ESG, Expeditionary Strike Group]이 美 중부사령부의 요청으로 5월27일 샌디에고를 출항해서 서태평양으로의 배치를 위해 이동하고 있다고 6월1일자 美 해군 신문 NAVY NEWSSTAND가 보도했다.



배치 이유는 테러와의 전쟁과 향후 신속한 작전을 위한 것이라고 한다.





▶ USS Belleau Wood[LHA 3] 원정공격군을 구성하는 함정(艦艇)



* 2004년5월27일 샌디에고를 출항한 함정



상륙돌격함 USS Belleau Wood[LHA 3]



상륙수송선거함(上陸輸送船渠艦, Amphibious Transport Dock) USS Denver[LPD 9]



상륙선거함(上陸船渠艦, Landing Ship Dock) USS Comstock[LSD 45]



* 몇 주후 출항할 함정들



미사일순양함(Guided Missile Cruiser) USS Mobile Bay[CG 53]



미사일구축함(Guided Missile Destroyer) USS Preble[DDG 88]



미사일구축함 USS Hopper[DDG 70]



핵추진 공격형 잠수함 USS Charlotte[SSN 766]





▶ USS John C. Stennis[CVN 74] 전단을 구성하는 함정과 함재기(艦載機)



* 2004년5월24일 샌디에고를 출항



항공모함 USS John C. Stennis[CVN 74]



이지스(Aegis) 장착 미사일순양함 USS Lake Champlain[CG 57]



미사일구축함 USS Howard[DDG 83]



미사일초계함(Guided Missile Frigate) USS Ford[FFG 54]



핵추진 공격형 잠수함 USS Salt Lake City[SSN 716]



군수지원함(軍需支援艦, Replenishment Ship) USNS Rainier[T-AOE 7]



F/A-18 Hornet



F/A-18E Super Hornet



F-14 Tomcat



EA-6B Prowler



S-3 Viking



E-2C Hawkeye



SH-60 Seahawk









USS Belleau Wood ESG Deploys



Story Number: NNS040601-10



Release Date: 6/1/2004 1:51:00 PM



By Journalist 3rd Class Cynthia R. Smith, Navy Public

Affairs Center San Diego



SAN DIEGO (NNS) - More than 5,000 Sailors and Marines

embarked with the U.S. Belleau Wood (LHA 3) Expeditionary

Strike Group (ESG) began to deploy May 27 to the Western

Pacific and Central Command Area of Responsibility (AOR) in

support of the global war on terrorism.



Belleau Wood, USS Denver (LPD 9) and USS Comstock (LSD 45)

departed San Diego May 27 to meet U.S. Central Command`s

request for forces to support the global war on terrorism

and to conduct future operations as directed. The remainder

of the strike group, USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), USS Preble (DDG

88), USS Hopper (DDG 70) and the fast attack submarine USS

Charlotte (SSN 766), will depart in the coming weeks.



The deployment is considered a prudent step to increase

military capabilities and enhance flexibility in region ESG

officials. The Belleau Wood ESG`s ability to deploy a few

weeks earlier than its original deployment date is an

example of the flexibility of naval assets and the Fleet

Response Plan (FRP).



Staci Smith, from Oroville, Calif., is the brother of Marine

Lance Cpl. Sean Smith, embarked with the 11th Marine

Expeditionary Unit (MEU). Smith noted that, while she is sad

to see her brother deploy, she is proud of the job he will

be doing in Iraq.



"I am very proud of Sean," Smith said. "He is going to go

complete his job and then come back home to us safely. He is

a Marine. He will get the job done."



Jenise Angeles, from Portland Ore., is the mother of Marine

Pfc. J.T. Dickinson, a mortarman with the 11th MEU. She

explained that her son is ready to do his job and that she

is proud of him.



"It is going to be difficult for everyone," said

Angeles, "but J.T. is glad he has the opportunity to do what

he came into the Marines to do. He told me he was proud to

serve his country, and I am proud of him for stepping up to

the challenge. I am going to miss him, but now I can look

forward to welcoming him home."



Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet certified the ESG ready for

deployment, and special operations training group, 1st

Marine Expeditionary Forces, certified the embarked 11th MEU

as special operations capable.



Brig. Gen. Joseph V. Medina is in command of the Belleau

Wood ESG, which includes the staff of ESG 3, Amphibious

Squadron 5 and surface ships Belleau Wood, Denver, Comstock,

Mobile Bay, Preble, Hopper and Charlotte. Brig. Gen Medina

is also in command of the 11th MEU, including Battalion 1/4,

Marine Service Support Group (MSSG) 11, and Marine Medium

Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 166, based at Camp Pendleton and

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in Calif., respectively.



This is the first ESG to be commanded by a Marine Corps

general.



The Expeditionary Strike Group staff provides the planning

and staff functions, which enable them to respond to a range

of possible missions as directed by the regional combatant

commander.



"Belleau Wood Expeditionary Strike Group supports the

Department of the Navy`s vision to align, organize,

integrate, and transform to meet the challenges that lay

ahead. The ESG brings enhanced power projection, defensive

protection and operational independence afforded by the

freedom to maneuver on the sea," Medina said.



Under the Navy`s new operational construct, the Fleet

Response Plan (FRP), naval forces have been trained to

immediately respond to a crisis or contingency with the

required combat power. This "progressive readiness" was

developed to tailor training to meet today`s quick response

requirements.



The ESG will have a variety of missions while deployed, to

include humanitarian assistance and non-combatant evacuation

operations, and combat operations in support of joint force

commanders throughout the Western Pacific and Central

Command AOR.



http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=13560



* 美 상륙돌격함 USS Belleau Wood[LHA 3] 사진



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USS John C. Stennis Strike Group Deploys for Pacific

Operations



Story Number: NNS040525-07



Release Date: 5/25/2004 2:54:00 PM



From Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet Public Affairs



SAN DIEGO (NNS) - More than 6,200 Sailors from the USS John

C. Stennis (CVN 74) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) departed from

San Diego May 24 to conduct operations in the Eastern and

Western Pacific for joint and combined operations in support

of the global war on terrorism, and to carry out assignments

as directed by the nation`s leaders.



The Stennis CSG includes the aircraft carrier Stennis, the

Aegis-equipped guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG

57), Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83),

guided-missile frigate USS Ford (FFG 54), Los Angeles-class

fast-attack submarine USS Salt Lake City (SSN 716) and the

replenishment ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7).



All of the ships of the Stennis CSG are homeported in San

Diego, with the exception of USS Ford (FFG 54), homeported

in Everett, Wash., and USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7), homeported in

Bremerton, Wash.



Stennis is the flagship for Commander, Carrier Group 7, Rear

Adm. Patrick Walsh. On deployment, Stennis is also home to

Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21, commanded by

Capt. John Christenson, and Commander, Carrier Air Wing

(CVW) 14, commanded by Capt. Scott Swift.



Capt. David Buss of Lancaster, Penn., commands Stennis at

the center of the strike group. The ship carries

approximately 3 million gallons of fuel for 70 aircraft and

three escort ships, and enough weapons and stores for

extended operations without replenishment. The massive

flight deck covers 4.5 acres and looms almost seven stories

above the water.



Stennis`s embarked air wing consists of the following types

of aircraft: F/A-18 Hornet, F/A-18E Super Hornet, F-14

Tomcat, EA-6B Prowler, S-3 Viking, E-2C Hawkeye and SH-60

Seahawk. These aircraft can be used to conduct strikes,

support land battles, protect the strike group or other

friendly shipping, and implement a sea or air blockade.



The ship`s two nuclear reactors give it virtually unlimited

range and endurance and a top speed in excess of 30 knots.

The ship`s four catapults and four arresting gear engines

enable it to launch and recover aircraft rapidly and

simultaneously. The Stennis CSG provides a visible presence

to demonstrate resolve in a crisis.



This is the first deployment for the Stennis CSG in two

years. However, the ship`s air wing returned from an

historic 10-month deployment embarked aboard the aircraft

carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in May 2003.



http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=13467



* 美 항공모함 USS John C. Stennis[CVN 74] 사진



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