| Carrier Strike Group 8 | |
|---|---|
 Carrier Strike Group 8 emblem | |
| Founded | 1 October 2004 |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Type | Carrier Strike Group |
| Role | Naval air/surface warfare |
| Part of | United States Fleet Forces Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia |
| Website | Official Website |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Rear Admiral Sean R. Bailey, USN[1] |
| Chief of Staff | Captain Steven Bellack, USN[2] |
| Command Master Chief | CMDCM (SW/AW) Michael Bates, USN[3] |
Commander, Carrier Strike Group 8, abbreviated as CCSG-8 or COMCARSTRKGRU 8, is one of five U.S. Navy carrier strike groups currently assigned to the United States Fleet Forces Command. As of 2018[update] the group flagship is the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). As of 2021[update], the other units of the group are the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG-56), Carrier Air Wing One, the ships of Destroyer Squadron 28[Note 1] as well as the Royal Norwegian Navy's frigate HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen (F310), which joined the strike group for one deployment.[4]
The group was placed under NATO command as a result of the buildup of Russian forces on the Ukrainian border prior to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]
- ^ Beam, Cody (1 June 2023). "Carrier Strike Group Eight Holds Change of Command Ceremony". DVIDS. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Chief of Staff, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8". Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Command Master Chief, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8". Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Departs on Deployment". United States Navy. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Coleman, Julie (25 January 2022). "NATO takes command of US carrier strike group as allies send more jets and warships to deter Russia's threat against Ukraine". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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