Carrier Strike Group 5 (CSG-5)

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 9, 2020) – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) is

Rear Adm. Eric Anduze turned over command of Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) and Task Force 70 to Rear Adm. Jeffrey Heames on Aug 12.

The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) concluded the bilateral exercise Carrier Strike Group Exercise (CSGEX) 2025 on Nov. 14, 2025.

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5, embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), USS Shoup (DDG 86), and USS Milius (DDG 69) departed Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK), after a scheduled port visit Nov. 9.

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 7, 2024) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) of Carrier Strike Group 5 (CSG-5) joined with surface vessels and aircraft from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s (INDOPACOM) joint forces and Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) to conduct a formation sailing and fly-over event as part of the first-ever multinational exercise Valiant Shield, June 7.

Seaman Carlos Diaz, from Minneapolis, Minnesota stands port watch on the bridge wing of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordinance Mobile Unit 5 conduct static rappel training aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is operating in the South China Sea for the first time during its 2021 deployment, June 14.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 launches from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

Machinist’s Mate Fireman Dallas Smalls from North Charleston, South Carolina, performs maintenance on a washer extractor aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

Sailors signal to dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) from the hangar bay of the U.S. Navy’s only forward deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a replenishment-at-sea.

Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Adm. Samuel Paparo met with Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 Rear Adm. Will Pennington and warfare commanders from CSG-5 aboard the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), June 9.