Constellation (CV 64) - Naval Cruise Book

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Caimvneiv Gimmmp Sevens history CARGRUSEVEN meets challenges USS Constellation is the llag- ship for Carrier Group Seven and Battle Group Delta which not only includes an aircraft carrier and her air wing, but also destroyers. fri- gates, cruisers, oilers, tenders and supply ships. Carrier Group Seven, homeport- ed at Naval Air Station North ls- land in San Diego, Calif, is under the administrative command of Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and is under the oper- ational command of designated fleet and task force commanders of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. N The mission of Carrier Group Seven, which is commanded by RearAdm. Lyle F. Bull, has adminis- trative command of ships assigned to it, operational command of ships and units assigned by higher authority, and assistance to Com- mander Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacilic Fleet, in the administration of Pacific naval air force units tem- porarily assigned to it for opera- tional purposes. Established on March 22, 1956, at Naval Air Station, Alameda, Calif., as Carrier Division Seven, the command first deployed to the Western Pacific aboard USS Bon Homme Richard in 1957. Carrier Group Seven has been command-- ed by 27 rear admirals and two cap- tains. The command has complet- ed 26 deployments to the Western Pacific embarked in 16 aircraft car- riers including: Kearsarge, Han- cock, Shangri-La, Lexington, Ran- ger, Ticonderoga, Oriskany, Kitty Hawk, Constellation, Midway, Coral Sea, Saratoga, America, En- terprise and Nimitz. Inheritor of a proud tradition, Carrier Group Seven is as ready today as it was at its founding to meet the challenges ahead. iPhoto by JO2 Steven D. Thompsonl 1987 Cruisebook 15