Carrier Strike Group Working Up
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 10, 2013) Ships from the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group simulate a strait transit. The strike group is conducting a pre-deployment evaluation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert/Released) 131210-N-VC599-169.
Note the 8900-ton guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke, DDG-51 leading the fleet. The “Built to Fight” Burke’s hull is pushing thirty years old but she never looked better.