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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
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**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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US Carrier Ships
From LifeWire, for About.com
Carrier Fleet
The U.S. Navy maintains 11 aircraft carriers that stand ready to address threats to U.S. security. The carriers’ mobility allows them to be deployed wherever needed to support ongoing or sudden conflicts. The ships are routinely sent to international waters, and the air wing teams that travel with each carrier are available to perform a variety of missions ranging from surveillance to strikes.
An air wing comprises more than 80 combat aircraft and 2,000 sailors organized by squadron. These squadrons are proficient in several different aircraft. A typical wing’s fighters include F/A-18 Hornets, and wings also operate SH-60 Seahawk helicopters, S-3B Viking anti-submarine jets, E-2C Hawkeye early warning aircraft and EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare planes.
A carrier is able to deliver more than 150 strikes per day using precision-guided bombs. These are typically directed against targets near an enemy’s coastline, but the hits can also be long-range. Carriers usually stock at least 4,000 bombs. The Navy plans to steadily upgrade the current tactical air wing, gradually progressing from F/A-18Cs to F/A-18E/Fs and a version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
The 11 U.S. Navy aircraft carriers in active service are the USS Kitty Hawk, the USS Enterprise, the USS Nimitz, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, the USS Carl Vinson, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the USS Abraham Lincoln, the USS George Washington, the USS John C. Stennis, the USS Harry S. Truman and the USS Ronald Reagan.
The USS Kitty Hawk is typical of the carriers. Weighing in at 80,000 tons, the carrier is more than 1,000 feet in length and is 130 feet tall at its highest point. Its flight deck is 250 feet wide, and its top speed is 40 miles per hour.
The Kitty Hawk was commissioned in April 1961 under the command of Capt. William F. Bringle, and it saw combat for the first time in 1965 as part of a battle against Viet Cong insurgents in Vietnam.
Four decades later, the venerable carrier remains in service. It assumed a more public role after the Sept. 11 attacks when it traveled more than 6,000 miles in 12 days to the North Arabian Sea to serve as a base for U.S. joint forces.
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Permalink Reply by Molly Molly Fo Folly on
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Nice information
BUT (of course ) that brings up questions ( go figure)
OK so if I have this correct we have a Carrier ........along with the Carrier there is a battle group that goes with.
What does this battle group comprise of.....ships, how many of each different ship, and what are there jobs.
Does a carrier battle group have subs.........or are subs they own entity with there own battle group ?
If someone doesnt want to explain a link to this info would be great :)
I know I am always asking questions and never seemed to be satisfied with the info provided, I just always want to know more. I really thank you guys for putting up with me and all my "feed me info attitude" you know I love you guys :)
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Permalink Reply by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on
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You were the inquistive child ...weren't you Molly?!!! Actually the questions are what drives this site so it's all good! Carriers do travel with a full fleet and each ship serves a specific purpose and I am working on trying to pull those details but I bet Karen can tell us if a sub travels with the fleet. My memory says no but since they are black and underwater...maybe they are right there with the fleet and ...who knew!!!
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I saw that you explained What each ships purpose was ........so now all we need to know is what ships, how many of each in battle groups.
Yep going to Karen for the sub info here ............ ((she probably has her head in a suitcase recounting socks to make sure she has everything ready )) LOL LOL I can just see her , camera, Kleenex, cell phone, camera , Kleenex oops did i already count that ......
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Is this HER weekend?!! We must celebrate! I'll be working on those other ships...when I'm not working! The job keeps getting in the way today!!! lol
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This is what I got from Karen .........so I cant take credit here. God Bless her for all her info :)
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/powerhouse/cvbg....
which is interesting because the strike group is not always the same....which originally I thought it was. Also if I read this correct sometimes the Carrier & strike group can actually go in protection of the amphibious ships and there mission.
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thank you for all of the information ! My son has been on several of these carriers and is currently assigned to USS Dwight Eisenhower. He is is a Aircrew man and has the resposiblity of deciding if that aircraft can leave the carrier. A lot of responsibility but I am very proud of him......Just the videos I have watched scare me to death when that wing goes over his head......Mama wants him to be on his toes and pay attention always.
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