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carrier battle group

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A standing naval task group consisting of a carrier, surface combatants, and submarines as assigned in direct support, operating in mutual support with the task of destroying hostile submarine, surface, and air forces within the group's assigned operational area and striking at targets along hostile shore lines or projecting fire power inland. Also called CVBG.


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However, there's really only one reason to send the Stennis, and that is in case offensive operations begin, in which case an additional carrier battle group can provide a tremendous increase in firepower.
Navy Aircraft Carrier Battle Group, reconfigured the submarines into the screening force in the area of the probable passage of the Aircraft Carrier Battle Group.
CorMac Technologies developed a multi-language custom text-to-speech application now used by as a battlefield voice-simulator training tool with the USS Enterprise carrier battle group.
 
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