2012
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 of the US Navy, comprising USS Carl Vinson, embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG-97) participated in te 10 day exercise. Military Sealift Command's fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) also provided support for the exercise.
The frigate INS Satpura (F48), destroyers INS Ranvir (D54) and INS Ranvijay (D55), and corvette INS Kulish (P63) represented the Indian Navy, along with Indian Navy replenishment oiler INS Shakti (A57).
The exercise took place in approximately 450 nautical miles of sea and air space, and offered the opportunity for the U.S. and Indian naval services to conduct communications exercises, surface action group (SAG) operations, helicopter cross-deck evolutions, and gunnery exercises. The participants split into two SAGs, with Bunker Hill leading one and Satpura leading the other. Carl Vinson and CVW-17 provided air support for the exercise.
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