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Batman47 Board Founder/CNC User is Offline Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 364 Karma: 5 applaud / smite 393 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:03 am    Post subject: Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) – PHIBRON 1 · Quote Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) – PHIBRON 1 Focus on Commander, Amphibious Force, U.S. 7th Fleet http://www.news.navy.mil/local/ctf76 Commander, Amphibious Force, U.S. 7th Fleet Story Archive http://www.news.navy.mil/local/story_archive.asp?id=151 Commander, Amphibious Squadron One Amphibious Task Force – (CTF) 76 COMPHIBRON ONE (COMPHIBRON) 1 COMPHIBRON 1 PHIBRON ONE Amphibious Squadron ONE (CPR 1) Amphibious Squadron 1 (CPR 1) http://www.cpr1.navy.mil/default.aspx http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/phibron1.htm Located in San Diego, California at the 32nd Street Naval Station, Amphibious Squadron One (CPR 1) is the Command and Control Leg of the USS Tarawa (LHA 1) ESG (Expeditionary Strike Group), former ARG (Amphibious Readiness Group). Amphibious Squadrons are built much like an athletic team whose coaching and training staff remain permanently intact and receive athletes only for the season. The Core Staff serves as the "coaching staff" for the different units under its command. These units are referred to as Naval Support Elements or NSEs. They serve on this "team" for one year. A PHIBRON's NSE's consists of an Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD or LHA), an Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD), a Dock Landing Ship (LSD), a Fleet Surgical Team (FST-6), a Fleet Information Warfare Center detachment (FIWC), a Naval Beach Group detachment (NBG-2), a Search and Rescue detachment (HC SAR), an Explosive Ordinance Disposal detachment (EOD), a Tactical Air Control Squadron (TACRON), and a Naval Special Warfare Task Unit (NSWTU). All elements come together for six months of training then deploy for six months as a forward-deployed, self-sustaining Amphibious Task Force. Amphibious Squadron One is subordinate to Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 or COMEXSTRKGRU THREE. http://www.esg3.navy.mil Focus on Expeditionary Strike Group 3 http://www.navy.mil/local/ESG%203 Amphibious Squadron ONE (CPR 1) was established on 1 October 1954.   Amphibious ships are assigned to a squadron, more precisely an amphibious squadron which originally began as a Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). Each amphibious squadron is designated by number and is comprised of an at-sea staff. Amphibious Squadron ONE’s primary mission is to plan and execute amphibious operations including the embarkation of Marines, transiting to an objective area, and conducting assaults under combat conditions while employing the latest and most effective amphibious force doctrine. COMPHIBRON ONE is prepared to perform a variety of tasks to support operational requirements and to control ships and forces when assigned for operations, exercises and deployments. Since the afloat forces administrative reorganization in August 1986, the mission and functions of COMPHIBRON ONE as an assault squadron have changed in that ships are no longer permanently assigned. COMPHIBRON ONE is prepared to perform tasks across a wide operational spectrum supporting contingency requirements and controlling ships and forces during operations, exercises, and deployments. A tactical amphibious squadron's organization is unique. Ships are assigned periodically to one of the tactical squadrons for specific operations or for temporary administrative purposes. The squadron staff functions for the commander in the operational readiness of each ship. The amphibious squadron commander with his staff is charged with responsibilities for planning and executing amphibious operations and deployments with a reinforced Marine Battalion. The amphibious squadron staff is capable of planning and executing amphibious assaults at the Marine Expeditionary Unit level with augmenting detachments from a Tactical Air Control Squadron, Naval Beach Group, Special Warfare Group, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, and Fleet Surgical Team. Additionally it serves as Naval Forces Commander in various Joint Task Force Operations. Amphibious Ready Groups from the Naval Surface Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet normally deploy to the Western Pacific. However, other regions in the Pacific Fleet area of responsibility are often included. The Amphibious Ready Group's capabilities range from providing medical supplies, personnel and food for evacuation in the event of natural disaster, to landing combat ready Marines ashore. Amphibious Squadron ONE has participated in numerous worldwide amphibious operations in war and peace. The Operations have been varied and wide-ranging including: evacuation of the Tachen Islands in 1955; support of national policy during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962; Operation END SWEEP, (the clearance of mines from North Vietnamese waters) in 1973; Operation EAGLE PULL (the evacuation of Saigon) in 1975; numerous KANGAROO and VALIANT USHER exercises in Australia; TEAM SPIRIT exercises in Thailand and Somalia as well as in Hawaii and Southern California; support of OPERATIONS ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM; and participation in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises. Indian Ocean operations during the period of 8 August through 30 September 1980 earned COMPHIBRON ONE the Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. In 1983, COMPHIBRON ONE's Amphibious Ready Group ALPHA became the first Pacific Fleet amphibious squadron to transit the Suez Canal for duty supporting the Multi-national Peacekeeping Forces in Beirut, Lebanon under the operational control of Commander, Sixth Fleet.  Contingency operations in the Eastern Mediterranean in 1983 earned the Squadron the Navy Expeditionary Medal and a second award for the Meritorious Unit Commendation for participation in Operations EAGLE PULL and FREQUENT WIND. During the Western Pacific deployment in 1986, Amphibious Squadron ONE and the THIRTEENTH Marine Amphibious Unit operated the Mastiff Remotely Piloted Vehicle from USS TARAWA (LHA 1). This was the Navy's first deployment of the unmanned drone aboard a Navy ship. Participating in Operations EAGLE PULL and FREQUENT WIND, the Squadron was awarded the Navy and Meritorious Unit Commendations.   In 1990, world events necessitated a larger force requirement in the Arabian Gulf in which COMPHIBRON ONE formed the centerline of a 13-ship Amphibious Task Force, the largest West Coast deployment from the United States since 1965. COMPHIBRON ONE was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation, Southwest Asia Service Medal, and the Kuwait Liberation medal for its support of Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM. COMPHIBRON ONE earned its second Navy Unit Commendation during WESTPAC 97 for participation in Operations SOUTHERN WATCH, SILENT ASSURANCE and Exercises NEON FALCON and EAGER MACE. Certified as Marine Expeditionary Unit/Special Operations Capable (MEU/SOC), Amphibious Squadron ONE was ready to deploy 15 November 1990. World events necessitated a larger force requirement overseas in which COMPHIBRON ONE formed the centerline of a 13 ship Amphibious Task Force in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM. This was the largest West Coast deployment from the United States since 1965. For their service, COMPHIBRON ONE was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation Southwest Asia Service Medal and the Kuwait Liberation medal. The Peleliu ARG consisted of USS Peleliu (LHA 5), USS Denver (LPD 9) and USS Anchorage (LSD 36), homeported in San Diego. Embarked in the ARG was the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). As of February 1996 the Peleliu ARG was operating in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq in conjunction with the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Battle Group. Peleliu (LHA 5) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) -- By mid-1997 USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Battle Group, USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) had completed Pacific Joint Task Force Exercise 97-2 (JTFEX 97-2) which certified each element as ready to deploy in the fall. USS Nimitz Battle Group and USS Peleliu ARG replaced the USS Constellation Battle Group and USS Boxer ARG on a six-month deployment. Peleliu ARG deployed 28 August 1997 and the Nimitz Battle Group deployed 01 September 1997. Peleliu deployed with USS Comstock (LSD 45), USS Juneau (LPD 10) and Marines of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). During deployment in 1998, COMPHIBRON ONE participated in Operations SOUTHERN WATCH, SILENT ASSURANCE, Exercises NEON FALCON and EAGER MACE. It also participated in combined CVBG operations with the NIMITZ and GEORGE WASHINGTON Battle Groups. These operations clearly demonstrated U.S. resolve to maintain peace and stability in the United States Central Command Area of Operations. The three-ship USS Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), commanded by Captain William F. Hopper, Commander, Amphibious Squadron One, departed Naval Station San Diego 21 June 1999 for a routine, six-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf. Amphibious Ships USS Peleliu (LHA 5), USS Ogden (LPD 5) and USS Rushmore (LSD 47) deployed with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC). All of the ships are homeported at Naval Station San Diego. Peleliu ARG, with more than 5,000 Sailors and Marines, operated and took part in amphibious exercises with allies in the Pacific and Arabian Gulf. During the deployment, the ships visited ports in Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, Thailand and the Arabian Gulf. In July 1999 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midget (WHEC 726) joined the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) for operations enroute to the Arabian Gulf. This was the first time since World War II that a Coast Guard cutter had joined a Navy amphibious group for real-world operations. During the deployment which concluded 21 December 1999, COMPHIBRON ONE, as Commander of the PELELIU Amphibious Ready Group, participated in Operation STABILISE in East Timor, providing heavy lift and humanitarian assistance to an Australian-led coalition force. COMPHIBRON ONE also executed Exercises IRON MAGIC 99 and RED REEF 10 in the Arabian Gulf. As the Officer Conducting the Exercise for RED REEF, the Squadron directed the largest amphibious exercise in Saudi Arabia since the Gulf War including participation by 13 U.S. and Saudi ships, a submarine, helicopters and carrier airwing aircraft. While returning home from assistance operations in East Timor in 2001, COMPHIBRON ONE and the Peleliu ARG were diverted following the 9/11 attacks to support OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. They departed from Sydney, Australia and headed for the North Arabian Sea. In the ensuing four months, the ARG/MEU team conducted a variety of operations critical to the War on Terrorism. Most notable was the execution of the longest amphibious raid in United States Navy/Marine Corps history to establish the first conventional ground forces in Afghanistan- a distance in excess of 400 miles. On January 17, 2003 PHIBRON ONE departed San Diego as the Commander of Amphibious Task Force - West headed towards the Persian Gulf. The Task Force was comprised of 2 LHDs, 2 LPDs, and 3 LSDs. These ships carried roughly 7,500 Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force. COMPHIBRON ONE was most recently deployed as Amphibious Task Force West January 17, 2003, in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM in the Persian Gulf.. The seven ship task force deployed in January of 2003 and rendezvoused with Amphibious Task Force East to form the largest Amphibious Task Force deployed since World War II. The Task Force was comprised of 2 LHDs, 2 LPDs, and 3 LSDs. These ships carried roughly 7,500 Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force. COMPHIBRON ONE served as Commander, Task Force 51, in charge of the seventeen amphibious ships in the Arabian Gulf. Currently, COMPHIBRON ONE is embarked aboard USS Tarawa (LHA 1) in preaprations for her next deployment. Amphibious Squadron ONE is prepared to perform tasks across a wide operational spectrum supporting contingency requirements and to control ships and forces during operations, exercises, and deployments. Amphibious Squadron ONE is proud of its heritage and accomplishments, standing "First in Defense" and ever ready to support and defend this great nation. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/phibron1.htm http://www.cpr1.navy.mil/Site%20Pages/History.aspx Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) [TARESG] Expeditionary Strike Group 1 Story Archive http://www.navy.mil/local/story_archive.asp?id=223 USS Tarawa (LHA-1) "Eagle of the Sea" http://www.tarawa.navy.mil/default.aspx Focus on USS Tarawa (LHA 1) http://www.navy.mil/local/lha1 USS Tarawa (LHA 1) Story Archive http://www.navy.mil/local/story_archive.asp?id=182 USS Tarawa (LHA 1) History http://navysite.de/ships/lha1.htm USS Tarawa (LHA 1) Photos http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/07/0701.htm Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group [TARARG] http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/lha-1.htm   Naval Station San Diego, CA. USS Tarawa (LHA-1) - Naval Station San Diego, CA. – ow-commandpost http://www.freepowerboards.com/owcommandpost/viewtopic.php?p=12902#12902   USS Tarawa (LHA 1) Deployment History                       http://www.uscarriers.net/lha1.htm History of USS Tarawa http://www.tarawa.navy.mil/Site%20Pages/LHA1.aspx The Battle of Tarawa http://www.tarawa.navy.mil/Site%20Pages/Battle.aspx Tarawa is the flagship for the Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Group, operating out of San Diego, with Amphibious Squadron Three embarked subordinate to Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 or COMEXSTRKGRU THREE and reports operationally when deployed to the 7th Fleet AOR, to Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7/Task Force 76, the Navy’s only forward–deployed amphibious task force. COMAFLOATRAGRU Afloat Training Group, Atlantic and Afloat Training Group, Pacific. http://www.atg.surfor.navy.mil/default.aspx   Afloat Training Group provides dynamic, quality afloat training to Navy and Coast Guard Sailors to ensure a combat ready force capable of performing a broad spectrum of maritime missions. Special emphasis is placed on training ships’ training teams, special evolution teams, and watch teams to institutionalize the onboard capability to sustain and improve combat readiness throughout an employment cycle. ATG proudly employs the best Sailors in the Navy and keeps their warfare expertise sharp by maintaining technical in-rate currency of professional knowledge and skills through a robust training program of formal Navy schools, installation and factory training, technical symposiums, informal training and self study. Afloat Training Organization (ATO) http://www.dcfp.navy.mil/train/ato.htm   Afloat Training Group, Western Pacific http://www.atgwp.navy.mil _________________ U. S. Navy Veteran  August 1977 to July 1983 Yoeman Second Class, with student pilot's license
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