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French Navy and US Navy Conduct Dual Carrier Operation
IONIAN SEA (Mar. 11, 2022) A French Navy Rafale F-3R launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Mar. 11, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Crayton Agnew)

French Navy and US Navy Conduct Dual Carrier Operation

Since the beginning of February, the U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Group 8 (CSG) with USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and the French Navy CSG, with aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91), have been coordinating their operations in the Mediterranean. These complex interactions, mobilizing the capabilities of these multinational naval air forces, involve more than 15 surface ships, submarines, maritime patrol aircraft and the two air wings.

Naval News Staff 16 Mar 2022

French MoD press release – translation by Naval News

Together, the two CSGs contribute to the defense of the Alliance’s eastern flank and to the control of air-sea space in the Mediterranean. At sea, they reinforce NATO’s situational awareness capabilities from the central to the eastern Mediterranean. In the air, they participate in NATO’s Enhanced Vigilance Activities (eVA) in Romanian and Bulgarian airspace.

Rafale Marine A330 MRTT
A French Air Force A330 MRTT refuels a French Navy Rafale M over Romania, March 7, 2022.

Sharing information by connecting communication networks and tactical data links, the ability to deploy French and American air assets on both aircraft carriers and in the same areas of operation, and control of maritime airspace in complex operations: all these capabilities underline the interoperability of the two allied navies and the strengthening of their joint combat capabilities.

IONIAN SEA (Mar. 11, 2022) Two French Navy Rafale F-3Rs are refueled on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Mar. 11, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Crayton Agnew)

The airwings also conducted air-to-air interactions of increasing intensity. These various aircraft-to-aircraft trainings mixed aircraft and crews, further enhancing their ability to operate together. French and American landing officers exchanged positions on board the aircraft carriers to enable cross decks of the Rafale Marine, F-18 Super Hornet, French E-2C Hawkeye and American E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. For the first time, an E-2D performed landing presentations on the French aircraft carrier.

The proximity of the two CSGs also enabled the commanders of each CSG, each carriers and each air group to hold joint briefings, to share their assessment of the tactical situation and coordinate their defense and surveillance postures in depth.

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class John Gandy, from Waco, Texas, directs the pilot of a French Rafale F-3R on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Mar. 11, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelsey Trinh)
An F/A-18E launches from the flight deck of the French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91), Mar. 11, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bela Chambers)
An F/A-18E traps aboard French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91), Mar. 11. French Navy picture.

This Dual Carrier Operation is a concrete illustration of the work done by both navies to achieve this high level of interoperability, and of the mutual trust between the only two navies in the world operating nuclear-powered CATOBAR aircraft carriers .

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