Carrier Strike Group One Carrier Strike Group One , abbreviated as CSG - 1 or CARSTRKGRU 1 , is one of five U . S . Navy carrier strike groups currently assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet . Carrier strike groups gain and maintain sea control as well as project naval airpower ashore . Although the previous Carrier Strike Group One traced its history to Carrier Division 1 , formed in 1930 , this current Carrier Strike Group One is an entirely new naval formation when it was established in October 2009 . During the reloaction of its flagship " Carl Vinson " to its new home base in California , Carrier Strike Group Obe supported Operation Unified Response , providing humanitarian assistance following the 2010 Haiti earthquake . During its first overseas deployment in 2011 , the body of Osama bin Laden was flown to the " Carl Vinson " for burial at sea . Historical background . Carrier Strike Group One traces its lineage to Carrier Division 1 ( CarDiv 1 ) , the U . S . Navy ' s first seagoing naval aviation formation . It was first organized in October 1930 as part of the Aircraft Scouting Force , U . S . Fleet in the Atlantic . It initially included the U . S . Navy ' s first aircraft carrier , the , as well as the aircraft tender and the minesweepers and . In 1933 , was re - assigned to Carrier Division One under Commander Aircraft , Scouting Force , which also included aircraft tender " Wright " ; the minesweepers , " Teal " , and ; and the rigid airship s and . Carrier Division One was initially headquartered at the Coco Solo Naval Air Station located on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal Zone near Colón , Panama . In 1939 , Carrier Division One was transferred to the Pacific Scouting Force . Division aircraft carriers saw service in World War II , the Korean War , and the Vietnam War . Rear Admiral John H . Cassady served as Commander Carrier Division 1 immediately after the end of Second World War . In this capacity , Cassady commanded Task Group 21 . 11 , led by the carrier , during Operation Frostbite in February 1946 . This naval exercise involved the embarked Air Group 74 conducting flight operations in Davis Straits between Labrador and Greenland . Previously , U . S . Naval carrier aviation had virtually no experience operating in Arctic waters . Subsequently , Admiral Cassady commanded Task Group 125 . 4 , consisting of the carrier " Franklin D . Roosevelt " ; the cruiser ; and the destroyers , , and , which paid a highly - publicized port visit to Piraeus , Greece , in September 1946 . In conjunction with earlier visits , including that of to Turkey , this port call demonstrated U . S . support to Greece and Turkey in the face of Soviet pressure . According to James Chace , the deployment of Task Group 125 . 4 " symbolized " American resolve against that Soviet pressure , marking the true beginning of the Cold War . In 1952 Commander Carrier Division 1 was flying his flag aboard off Korea . In August 1955 , Carrier Division 1 comprised at Puget Sound ( in refit , receiving an angled flight deck ) , USS Hornet ( CV - 12 ) at San Francisco , and , and both at San Diego . In June 1973 , Carrier Division 1 was redesignated Carrier Group 1 ( CarGru 1 ) , and in January 1974 , it was located at North Island , California . Despite being headquartered at North Island , it was responsible for the , which with Carrier Air Wing Five aboard had moved to United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka , Japan , on 5 October 1973 . The move was the result of an accord signed on 31 August 1972 between the U . S . and Japan . In addition to the morale factor of dependents housed alongside with the crew , the move allowed continuous positioning of three carriers on the Pacific Rim at a time when the economic situation demanded the reduction of carriers in the fleet . In December 1990 , following commanding Battle Group Delta , ComCarGru 1 was designated Commander , Training Battle Group , with responsibility for the Carrier Battle Group Inter - Deployment Training Cycle for the Pacific Fleet . In 1996 the group was commanded by Timothy Beard . On 1 October 2004 , Carrier Group 1 became Carrier Strike Group 1 . In 2005 , it was redesignated Commander , Strike Force Training Pacific . On 1 October 2009 , Carrier Strike Group 1 was re - established based at Naval Base San Diego , California under Rear Admiral Ted N . Branch . Command structure . Commander Carrier Strike Group One ( COMCARSTRKGRU 1 or CCSG 1 ) is responsible for unit - level training , integrated training , and material readiness for the ships and aviation squadrons assigned to the group . Carrier Strike Group One reports to Commander , U . S . Third Fleet , which also supervises its pre - deployment training and certification that includes Composite Unit Training Exercise s . When deployed overseas , the strike group comes under the command authority of the numbered fleet in whose area it is operating ( Third , Fourth , Fifth , Sixth , or Seventh Fleets ) . When deployed in this fashion , the group utilizes a task force or task group designator , for example , Task Group 50 . 1 in the Fifth Fleet area . n deployed in this fashion , the group utilizes a task force or task group designator , for example , Task Group 50 . 1 in the Fifth Fleet area . Operational history . 2010 operations . On 12 January 2010 , , departed Naval Station Norfolk for its new homeport of San Diego with squadrons VFA - 81 , VAW - 125 , VRC - 40 , and HS - 15 embarked . Just hours after the 2010 Haiti earthquake , " Carl Vinson " was redirected from the North Atlantic to Haiti to contribute to the Operation Unified Response relief effort . On 15 January , the " Carl Vinson " arrived off the coast of Port - au - Prince " ( pictured ) " to provide humanitarian aid , with its trained personnel , emergency relief supplies , and 19 helicopter s on deck . On 16 January , the arrived in Haiti to assist the " Carl Vinson " . In addition to providing medical relief , " Carl Vinson " s desalination capacity provided fresh drinkable water to Haiti ' s population . In total , the " Carl Vinson " delivered 1 , 095 , 442 lbs . ( 496 , 884 kg . ) of food ; 147 , 591 gallons ( 558 , 693 litres ) of potable water ; and more than 40 , 000 lbs . ( 18 , 143 kg . ) of medical supplies . The ship ' s medical team treated 60 patients . The " Vinson " s embarked helicopters flew 1 , 299 sorties , conducted 1 , 152 medical evacuations , and delivered more than 2 , 900 , 000 lbs . ( 1 , 315 , 418 kg . ) of cargo ashore . On 1 February , the " Carl Vinson " , the cruiser , and the oceanographic survey ship ended their mission and departed Haiti although ten of " Vinson " s helicopters remained to support the relief effort . In March 2010 , during her transit around South America , the carrier strike group participated in Southern Seas 2010 naval maneuvers with the Brazilian , Uruguayan , and Argentine navies . The group also paid port visits to Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , and Callao , Peru . " Carl Vinson " arrived at its new homeport on 12 April 2010 following a three - month underway period . 2010 – 2011 deployment . On 26 October 2010 , Rear Admiral Samuel Perez , Jr . took command of the group . On 30 November 2010 , Carrier Strike Group One departed Naval Air Station North Island , California , for its 2010 – 2011 deployment . During the deployment , Carrier Air Wing Seventeen flew 1 , 656 combat air sorties , logging a total of 9 , 140 flight hours while 33 bombs and 2 , 970 rounds of 20 - mm ammunition were expended . On 2 May 2011 , following Operation Neptune ' s Spear , the body of Osama bin Laden , the founder of the al - Qaeda terror group , was flown out by a MV - 22 tilt - rotor aircraft to the carrier " Carl Vinson " operating in the Northern Arabian Sea , and the body was subsequently buried at sea after religious rites were conducted aboard the " Vinson " . On 5 May 2011 , as part of NATO ' s counter - piracy Operation Ocean Shield , the carrier " Carl Vinson " , the cruiser " Bunker Hill " , and the Turkish frigate " Giresun " responded to a distress call from the Panamanian - flagged , Chinese - owned bulk carrier " Full City " . An Indian Navy Tu - 142 maritime patrol aircraft located the " Full City " , and while " Giresun " boarded the merchant vessel , " Bunker Hill " and its embarked HS - 49 helicopters intercepted a dhow believed to be the ' mothership ' for the pirate attack ( " pictured " ) . " Bunker Hill " s VBSS boarding party seized weapons and other equipment commonly used in piracy , and the boarding party also sank a small skiff being towed by the dhow . " Giresun " s boarding party found the " Full City " s Chinese crew safe and in control of their ship . On 15 June 2011 , " Carl Vinson " returned to its homeport of Naval Station San Diego , California . 2011 – 2012 deployment . On 18 November 2011 , Rear Admiral Thomas K . Shannon took command of the group . On 30 November 2011 , the group departed Naval Air Station North Island , California , for its 2011 – 2012 deployment . During this deployment , aircraft from Carrier Strike Group One flew 1 , 085 missions in support of ground forces in Afghanistan , totaling 6 , 600 flight hours , while delivering 7 , 283 pounds ( 3 . 3 MT ) of ordnance and expending 1 , 717 rounds of 20 - mm ammunition in support of coalition operations in Afghanistan . On 10 January 2011 , two guided - missile destroyers from Destroyer Squadron One , " Stockdale " and " Gridley " , and their embarked detachments from helicopter squadron HSL - 49 participated in a passing exercise with the Japanese helicopter destroyer " Kurama " in the Sea of Japan . Later in the same day , " Stockdale " and " Gridley " participated in separate maneuvers with units of the Republic of Korea Navy . Also , during its maiden deployment , the new British guided - missile destroyer operated with Carrier Strike Group One and Carrier Strike Group Nine in the Persian Gulf and North Arabian Sea . Carrier Strike Group One joined Carrier Strike Group Three , led by the carrier , in the North Arabian Sea , with Carrier Strike Group Nine , led by the carrier , en route to the Arabian Sea amid rising tension between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran over U . S . naval access to the Strait of Hormuz . While with the Seventh Fleet , between 9 – 16 April 2012 , Carrier Strike Group One participated in Malabar 2007 with the Indian Navy ( " pictured " ) . Ships of the strike group paid a port visit to Brisbane on 5 May 2012 to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Coral Sea . Between 7 – 16 May 2012 , Carrier Strike Group One became the first U . S . Navy carrier strike group to participate in the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative , a maritime law enforcement operation within the exclusive economic zones of various South Pacific states . On 11 May 2012 , Carrier Strike Group One entered the U . S . Third Fleet area of responsibility . On 23 May 2012 , the carrier " Carl Vinson " , the cruiser " Bunker Hill " , and the destroyer " Halsey " returned to Naval Air Station North Island , California , concluding the six - month - long 2011 – 2012 deployment for Carrier Strike Group One . 2012 – 2013 operations . On 5 July 2012 , " Vinson " began a planned incremental availability overhaul to undergo major maintenance and modernization , with a scheduled completion date of 1 February 2013 . The " Carl Vinson " completed its maintenance on 3 February 2013 and began carrier qualifications with Carrier Air Wing 17 . On 21 February 2013 , Rear Admiral David F . Steindl relieved Rear Admiral Thomas K . Shannon as commander , Carrier Strike Group One in ceremonies held aboard the group ' s flagship , the " Vinson " . A surface warfare officer , Steindl had commanded Destroyer Squadron Seven while Shannon takes command of the Military Sealift Command .