senior national representative for the CSG. “USS The Sullivans have been tremendous representatives of the United States during Carrier Strike Group 21,” said Brig. “I’d like to thank all of her ship’s company for their outstanding contribution to the Carrier Strike Group deployment.”Ĭommissioned in 1997 and named after the five Sullivans brothers who tragically lost their lives when their ship was sunk in World War II, USS The Sullivans is one of the escort ships providing air defense to aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth during its inaugural global deployment. navies: ‘We stick together,’” said Minister for the Armed Forces James Heappey. “The Sullivans’ ship’s motto says everything about the special relationship between the U.K. Such exercises develop interoperability between militaries, enhancing regional stability and security. USS The Sullivans played a key role in numerous exercises from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean and back, including countries like Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore, as well as NATO. The destroyer and its 280-strong crew have made a significant contribution, both in the pre-deployment exercising off the coast of Scotland last spring and throughout the CSG’s deployment since May. Having worked with the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) for the last 13 months, USS The Sullivans has departed from the group after seven months deployed alongside Royal Navy vessels.
Carrier Strike Group after a five-month contribution to the global deployment, the U.K Ministry of Defence said Oct. LONDON - The USS The Sullivans, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, has departed the U.K. After nearly 13 months of training alongside the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group 21, USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) detached from the Strike Group in the Arabian Sea Oct.
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