CSG-4 holds change of command ceremony

ByPettyOfficer2ndClass

IsaacMaxwell

Carrier Strike Group Four NORFOLK, Va Carrier Strike Group Four (CSG-4) held a change of command ceremonyMay15attheCSG-4headquarters buildingaboardNavalStationNorfolk Va

Rear Adm. Max McCoy relieved Rear Adm. Jeffrey Czerewko as commander, CSG-4 CzerewkoservedasCSG-4’scommander since July 2022 and will be assigned as commander of Naval Education and Training Command (NETC). As CSG-4 commander, he was responsible for leading CSG-4’s mission of mentoring training and assessing East Coast-based deploying carrier strike groups (CSGs), amphibious ready groups (ARGs), and independently-deployingships

“It has been a privilege to serve with the outstanding professionals of Carrier Strike Group Four, setting and shaping the trainingstandardforunitsdeployingaroundthe globe,” said Czerewko. “I know that naval forcestrainedbyCSG4areoperatingatthe peak of their lethality and survivability and ready to protect the vital interests of the UnitedStates.”

Under Czerewko’s leadership CSG-4 conducted two complex, integrated exercisestoensurereadinessofdeployingforces, including the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group / Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (ARGMEUEX) and the Gerald R. Ford StrikeGroupCompositeTrainingUnitExercise(COMPTUEX).Duringthistimeframe, CSG-4 also incorporated new elements in exercises, including the introduction of the Root Cause Analysis Tool (RCAT). RCAT is a web-based application which enables enhanceddatacollectionduringassessment events by capturing and cataloguing causal factors that affect performance. RCAT has broader applicability for all organizations interested in capturing personnel, process and material causal factors, and tying them to both good and bad impacts The output of RCAT will enable a data-informed feedbacklooptovariousNavysystemsinorderto improvefutureprioritizationandresourcing decisionstocorrectrootcauses.Inaddition CzerewkoalsoguidedtheintegratedassessmentofARG/MEUteamsduringtheBataan ARGMEUEX,ensuringNavy/MarineCorps teamsweretrainedjointlyinavarietyofkey warfightingareas McCoy previously served as commander oftheNavalAviationWarfightingDevelopmentCenter HecommandedStrikeFighter Squadron (VFA) 86 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW)2.Additionally,heservedasthefirst commodoreoftheJointStrikeFighterWing at Naval Air Station Lemoore and chief of staffforCommander,NavalAirForces

“TheCSG-4teamhasbuiltanoutstanding legacytrainingdeployingunitstomeetFleet demands,”saidMcCoy.“I’mhonoredtolead this team of exceptional Sailors, Marines and civilians as they continue this critical missiontoensurewarfightingreadiness.”

CSG-4trainsanddeliverscombat—ready navalforcestoU.S.2ndFleet(C2F)andU.S. Fleet Forces Command, which are capable of conducting full-spectrum integrated maritime, joint, and combined operations in support of U.S. national interests. CSG-4 conducts training through exercises that create a realistic training environment and includesacademic,syntheticandlivetraining CSG-4includessubordinatecommands Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic (EWTGLANT); Tactical Training Group, Atlantic (TACTRAGRULANT) and Training Support Vessel Squadron Four (TSVRON-4)