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Home» News»Eisenhower Strike Group Participates in Interoperability Exercises with French Navy
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group and the French destroyer FS Forbin conducted bilateral air and surface gunnery exercises
ARABIAN SEA (April 25, 2020) The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), center, the guided-middle cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56), top, and the French anti-air frigate Forbin (D620) conduct a group-sail exercise in the Arabian Sea April 25, 2020. Ike, San Jacinto and Forbin are operating under national tasking, as they participate in a bilateral, interoperability exercise to strengthen partnership between the U.S. and French navies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sophie A. Pinkham)

Eisenhower Strike Group Participates in Interoperability Exercises with French Navy

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and the French Navy conducted a bilateral, interoperability exercise in the North Arabian Sea April 25- 26, 2020.

Martin Manaranche 28 Apr 2020

Story by Cmdr. Brian Wierzbicki

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and the French Navy conducted a bilateral, interoperability exercise in the North Arabian Sea April 25 – 26, 2020.

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE), guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) and FS Forbin (D620), operating under national tasking, participated in formation steaming, an air defense exercise and a surface gunnery exercise.

“The French have outstanding naval capabilities,” said Capt. Edward Crossman, commanding officer, USS San Jacinto. “We look forward to any chance to work with them as an opportunity to learn and fine-tune our tactics and procedures. It’s an absolute win for San Jacinto’s “gunslingers” to operate with our partners in Forbin. This training makes us stronger as an allied force, dedicated to maintaining regional stability and sustaining freedom of the seas.”

Earlier this year, IKE and the French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) and its escorts participated in cross-deck interoperability exercises in the Mediterranean Sea.

Last week, @TheCVN69 CSG 🇺🇸 and the French destroyer FS #Forbin 🇫🇷conducted bilateral air and surface gunnery exercises to strengthen interoperability and the close relationship of U.S. and French navies. @EtatMajorFR @MarineNationale @US5thFleet https://t.co/udLL7pdrvo pic.twitter.com/eyXia0lrxp

— FFEAU.ALINDIEN (@FFEAU_ALINDIEN) April 28, 2020

The three ships have been at sea for extended periods of time. As a precautionary measure against the global pandemic coronavirus, no cross-deck of personnel between the ships occurred during the exercise. The close relationship between the U.S. and French navies and familiarity with each other’s procedures supports execution of rapid integration exercises such as this.

IKE Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations conducting maritime security operations in international waters alongside our allies and partners.

The ships and aircraft of IKE strike group, commanded by Rear Adm. Paul Schlise and the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 staff, include flagship USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), commanded by Capt. Kyle Higgins; the eight squadrons and staff of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, commanded by Capt. Trevor Estes, and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26, commanded by Capt. William Shafley.

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Naval News comments:

FS Forbin (as well as the Royal Netherlands Navy frigate De Ruyter) are currently under operational deployed to the Persian/Arabian gulf as part of Operation AGENOR, the military component of the EMASOH initiative.

This operation aims to strengthen Europe’s ability to assess the situation and monitor maritime activity, and to guarantee freedom of navigation in the Arabian Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

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Posted by : Martin Manaranche
Martin Manaranche is based in Brittany, France. He is currently studying International Relations at Lyon III university. Martin conducted an internship at the French Navy's Ecole Navale in Brest and is therefore particularly fond of naval defense issues.

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