Carrier Strike Group Fourteen Carrier Strike Group Fourteen ( CSG - 14 or CARSTRKGRU 14 ) was a U . S . Navy carrier strike group . Carrier Strike Group Fourteen was for some time the only U . S . carrier strike group that does not have an assigned aircraft carrier or carrier air wing . As of December 2010 , it directs the cruisers and . Carrier Strike Group Fourteen is currently based at Naval Station Mayport . Without a carrier flagship , it does not conduct the typical deployments of other carrier strike groups ; instead , its two cruisers making independent voyages . The group is not listed in the " Administrative Organisation of the Operating Forces of the United States Navy : Fleet Chain of Command " , March 2012 , and thus appears to have been disestablished . Overview . Commander Carrier Strike Group Fourteen exercises oversight of unit - level training , integrated training , and readiness for assigned ships and units , as well as maintains administrative functions and material readiness tracking for ships and squadrons assigned to the strike group . The group reports to the Commander of the United States Fleet Forces Command as one of its six carrier strike groups currently assigned to that command . The group ' s pre - deployment training and certification would theoretically come under the control of Fleet Forces Command following the disestablisment of the U . S . Second Fleet on 30 September 2011 . However , without a carrier assigned , the group does not conduct pre - deployment group workups . Administratively , " Gettysburg " and " Philippine Sea " are under the authority of Commander , Naval Surface Forces Atlantic . Ticonderoga class cruiser s provide a wide range of capabilities , including ballistic missile defense ( BMD ) , regional air defense ( RAD ) , battlespace management ( BSM ) , maritime interdiction operations ( MIO ) , maritime security operations ( MSO ) , and precision strike tomahawk ( PST ) strike missions . Historical background . Effective 30 June 1973 , Commander Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla Twelve was re - designated as Commander Cruiser - Destroyer Group Twelve ( CCDG - 12 ) . In 1986 , while commanding Cruiser - Destroyer Group Twelve , Rear Admiral Henry H . Mauz , Jr . , commanded the carrier battle group and Task Group 60 . 3 , part of Task Force 60 , U . S . Sixth Fleet during an operation codenamed ' Attain Document ' , which led to the Action in the Gulf of Sidra ( 1986 ) . The operation was intended to assert the freedom of navigation in the Gulf of Sidra as well as to challenge the territorial claims of Libya to the area . Subsequently , the " America " carrier battle group and the rest of Task Force 60 carried out Operation El Dorado Canyon , a series of punitive strikes against Libya in retaliation for the 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing . Commander , Cruiser - Destroyer Group 12 previously served as Immediate Superior - in - Command for , Carrier Air Wing Eight , Destroyer Squadron 18 , , and USS Philippine Sea ( CG - 58 ) . CCDG - 12 reported to Commander , Second Fleet as one of six carrier battle group Commanders in the Atlantic Fleet . CCDG - 12 ' s 2003 deployment included the destroyers , , and . On September 1 , 2004 , Commander , Cruiser Destroyer Group 12 transferred command of the USS " Enterprise " ( CVN 65 ) and its Carrier Strike Group to Commander , Cruiser - Destroyer Group 8 . This apparently left Cruiser - Destroyer Group 12 without an assigned aircraft carrier . On 1 October 2004 , Cruiser - Destroyer Group 12 was redesignated Carrier Strike Group 14 . As of 2010 , Carrier Strike Group 14 may have been deactivated . The Navy ' s Strike Group 14 webpage is no longer active , and the admiral listed in command is no longer mentioned in the official US Navy biography website of currently active flag officers , suggesting this officer may have since retired . It was announced on October 22 , 2009 that the last listed commander of the group , Rear Admiral Bernard J McCullough , was to be reassigned from deputy chief of naval operations for integration of capabilities and resources , N8 , Office of the Chief of Naval Operations , for reappointment to the grade of vice admiral and assignment as commander , Fleet Cyber Command / commander , Tenth Fleet , Fort Meade , Md . 2005 operations . On 25 May 2005 , USS " Philippine Sea " departed Naval Station Mayport , Florida , for a four - month surge deployment in support of Maritime Inerdiction Operations ( MIO ) in the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea , returning on 8 December 2005 . USS " Gettysburg " and its embarked U . S . Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment ( LEDET ) completed a six - month Counter Narco - Terrorism operations in the western Hemisphere as part of Joint Interagency Task Force South which ended on 4 April 2006 . 2006 operations . On 6 June 2006 , USS " Philippine Sea " departed Naval Station Mayport for a six - months in support of maritime security operations ( MSO ) and Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Persian Gulf , returning 8 December . 2007 0perations . USS " Philippine Sea " completed an Expeditionary Strike Group Integration ( ESGINT ) exercise and a 17 - day Composite Unit Training Exercise ( COMPTUEX ) in preparation for its 2008 overseas deployment . On 6 July , USS " Gettysburg " departed Naval Station Mayport on a five - and - a - half month deployment involving Maritime Security Operations ( MSO ) in the Persian Gulf , including 71 consecutive days supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom ( OIF ) before returning on 19 December 2007 . 2008 operations . During its U . S . Sixth Fleet deployment to the Mediterranean Sea , tracked a contact of interest , the motor vessel " Iran Bagheri " , between 11 – 13 March 2008 . Following 3 - day port visit to Souda Bay , Crete , " Philippine Sea " participated in " Caya Green 08 " , a bilateral two - phased military exercise with the Israel Defense Forces ( IDF ) . Between 16 – 19 March , Phase I involved " Philippine Sea " leading U . S . naval assets conducting maritime patrols and harbor sweeps in Haifa with Israeli air assets . Following pre - sail planning meetings in Haifa , Phase II began on 24 March , and " Philippine Sea " and the Israeli Navy participated in small - boat defense , convoying operations , and anti - submarine warfare ( ASW ) against a non - nuclear diesel - electric submarine in a littoral environment . Following the conclusion of Caya Green 08 , " Philippine Sea " departed Haifa on 26 March . On 29 March 2008 , " Philippine Sea " transited the Suez Canal with the vehicle cargo ship and the guided - missile destroyers and . On 9 April , " Philippine Sea " escorted the departing amphibious assault ship , and following a port visit to Fujairah , United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) , " Philippine Sea " participated in Arabian Shark ’ 08 / SHAREM , a multilateral anti - submarine warfare ( ASW ) exercise in the Gulf of Oman held between 14 – 20 April 2008 . Following Arabian Shark ’ 08 / SHAREM , between 22 – 20 April , " Philippine Sea " operated with Combined Task Force 158 ( CTF - 158 ) protecting the Al Basrah Oil Terminal , as well as conducting maritime security operations and maritime interception operation for the CTF - 158 , in the Persian Gulf . Following its second port visit to Jebel Ali , " Philippine Sea " participated in Goal Keeper III , a multilateral maritime security operation exercise ( " pictured " ) , before returning to the CTF - 158 area of responsibility ( AOR ) on 14 May . Following a four - day port visit to Bahrain , " Philippine Sea " completed its Persian Gulf tour of duty by escorting the amphibious assault ship , the dock landing ship , and the guided - missile destroyer through the Straits of Hormuz on 31 April 2008 . " Philippine Sea " completed its 2008 MED deployment with port visits to Aksaz , Turkey ; Split , Croatia ; and Sicily , Italy , before returning to Naval Station Norfolk on 11 July 2008 . 2009 operations . On 21 February 2009 , " Ticonderoga " - class guided - missile cruiser departed Naval Station Mayport . During its 2009 overseas deployment , " Gettysburg " served as the flagship of Combined Task Force ( CTF - 151 ) , an international naval task force to counter piracy activity off the coast of Somalia , under the overall command of Rear Admiral Caner Bener of the Turkish Navy . The most significant accomplishment during " Gettysburg " s tour of duty as CTF - 151 was the capture of more than a dozen suspected pirates aboard an alleged " mothership " on 13 May 2009 . The Republic of Korea destroyer Munmu the Great and " Gettysburg " responded to a distress call from the Egyptian - flagged merchantship MV " Amira " , which was under attack 75 nautical miles ( 138 . 9 km ) south of Mukalla , Yemen . Helicopters were launched from " Munmu " and " Gettysburg " , which located " Amira " and a nearby dhow suspected of serving as a pirate " mothership " with approximately 17 people on board . " Gettysburg " s visit , board , search and seizure ( VBSS ) team and U . S . Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 409 ( LEDET - 409 ) board the suspected dhow and discovered eight assault rifles , a rocket - propelled grenade launcher , and one rocket - propelled grenade ( RPG ) . All 17 passengers were transferred to " Gettysburg " for further questioning . On 28 June 2009 , the guided - missile cruiser relieved USS " Gettysburg " ( CG - 64 ) as the flagship for Combined Task Force 151 . Commenting on " Gettysburg " s three - month tour of duty as CTF - 151 ' s flagship , Admiral Bener noted : USS " Gettysburg " and embarked Helicopter Anti - submarine Squadron Light 46 ( HSL - 46 ) Detachment 9 returned to Naval Station Mayport on 28 July 2009 . 2010 operations . USS " Philippine Sea " participated in a multinational NATO exercise called Joint Warrior , held 11 – 21 May 2010 ; it was then followed by a two - day port visit to Plymouth , England , and Faslane , Scotland . Both " Gettysburg " and USS " Philippine Sea " are undergoing training operations in the Atlantic Ocean . 2011 operations . " Gettysburg " completed its Composite Training Unit Exercise ( COMPTUEX ) as part of the Carrier Strike Group Two on 10 February 2011 . " Gettysburg " deployed with an embarked Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 70 ( HSM - 70 ) detachment as part of Carrier Strike Group Two , departing Naval Station Mayport on 10 May 2011 . " Gettysburg " subsequently participated in NATO naval exercise Exercise Saxon Warrior off the coast of England . On 3 June 2011 , " Philippine Sea " paid a port visit to Kiel , Germany , prior to participating with the multi - national exercise Baltic Operations 2011 ( BLATOPS - 2011 ) . This exercise included naval units from the United States , Russian , Danish , Polish and French navies , and BALTOPS - 2011 ended on 21 June 2011 . On 6 July 2011 , " Philippine Sea " rescued 26 Filipino crew members from the Marshall Islands - owned , Liberian - flagged supertanker " Brilliante Virtuoso " ( " pictured " ) southwest of Aden , Yemen , after the ship ' s superstructure was set on fire following a reported pirate attack from the rocket - propelled grenades ( RPG ) . " Philippine Sea " transited the Suez Canal on 1 July 2011 . The " Philippine Sea " returned to its homebase on 15 November 2011 , and the " Gettysburg " returned on 8 December 2011 . 2012 operations . On 17 September 17 , 2012 , " Gettysburg " departed Norfolk to participate in the multi - national exercise Joint Warrior 12 - 2 held off the coast of Scotland from 1 – 11 October 2012 . " Gettysburg " paid a port visits at HM Naval Base Clyde from September 26 – 30 and Portsmouth , England , from October 13 – 18 before returning to Norfolk on 31 October 2012 .