Carrier Strike Group TWO

Carrier Strike Group TWO prepares and provides combat ready maritime forces for on-call surge or scheduled deployed operations to execute the Maritime Strategy. We achieve operational success through superb leadership, material excellence, constant innovation and unmatched fighting skill. Heritage and Lineage Originally commissioned as Carrier Division TWO on September 30th, 1937, Rear Admiral C.A. Blakely served as Commander and Immediate Superior in Chain of Command of the soon-to-be delivered USS YORKTOWN (CV5) and USS ENTERPRISE (CV6), the first U.S. Navy ships designed from the keel up as aircraft carriers. The mission of Carrier Division TWO was the supervision and training of the two carriers and their assigned air groups with the ultimate goal of furnishing fleet aviation support to the Battle Force. Additionally, a constant search for, and evaluation of, new tactics for Naval Aviation was pursued. Through the years this mission evolved considerably as the carrier no long...