Carl Vinson
In January 1996, the "Carl Vinson" Battle Group was redesignated the "Carl Vinson" Task Group, and Destroyer Squadron 5 was reassigned to Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific in Hawaii on 1 February 1996. The Carl Vinson Task Group successfully completed all predeployment examinations and deployed in May 1996 with USS "Carl Vinson", , , , , , , USS "Jefferson City", and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen.