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deployment by the numbers
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strait h i g h l i g h t s
number of TR Officers
2,934
of gibraltar
number of enlisted TR Sailors
USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) and embarked Carrier Air Wing ONE (CVW-1) deploy from Norfolk, Virginia for a nine-month deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve with Carrier Strike Group TWELVE (CSG12), Destroyer Squadron TWO (DESRON 2) and the guided-missile cruiser USS
two
MAR
NORMANDY (CG 60).
day delay
before getting underway
due to sea life in nor folk, va
PORT CALL: PORTSMOUTH, U.K.
950
new sailors
TR safely transits the Suez Canal, Apr. 6
into the North Arabian Sea (5th Fleet) in support of Operation INHERENT
PORT CALL: MANAMA, BAHRAIN
OIR missions Apr. 16. United States
Central Command and partner
nations conduct targeted airstikes of Iraq and Syria as part of the comprehensive strategy to degrade and defeat the Islamic State of
32,502 aircraft moves, over 17,000 recoveries,
Sailors from the aircraft carrier USS
7,285 combat sorties, and 955 elevater runs
THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)
5th
22nd
targets damaged or destroyed
Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL. During OIR
as an integral part of the mission.
june
ISIL
RESOLVE (OIR). She launches her first
V-1 Flight Deck Division conducted
7,655 by
participate in a Morale, Welfare and
Recreation (MWR) sponsored cultural
tour in Manama, Bahrain. During the tour Sailors visited a camel farm, the Bahrain National Museum and a Bahraini fort.
With 98 tanks, 325 HMMWVs, 472 staging areas, 2,045 buildings, 1,859 fighting positions, 154 oil infrastructure, and 2,702 other targets damaged and destroyed becuase of operations associated with
Operation Inherent Resolve.
The battle wages on as the U.S. and its coalition forces operate forward.
F L EE T
APR MAY JUN
A R E A O F O P E R AT I O N S
33,000 dental procedures f or 5,000+
patients
totaling $2,433,000
48,000+ nautical miles steamed 24,000+
combat flight hours
STEELBEACH PICNIC Vice Adm. John Miller, commander,
Supply’s S-2 division took the
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th
lead coordinating and celebrating
Fleet, returns a salute while boarding the aircraft
Independence Day out to sea during a
carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Aug. 11.
Steel Beach Picnic on the flight deck, July
By Aug. 1, TR welcomed more than
5. More than 290 S-2 Sailors contributed
400 distinguished visitors
to the event while countless voulunteers
aboard. More than 342 foreign nationals,
from organizations such as the
U.S. military leaders and media embarked
Mustang Association, First Class
TR for tours, briefs and exchanges fostering
Petty Officer Association, Second Class
and strengthening relationships. Building
Petty Officer Association and CSADD
partnerships through presence, guests
assisted. More than 125 bottles of ketchup,
from Cyprus, Greece, Morroco, Spain and
125 bottles of mustard, 1,700 beef patties,
more visited TR. Notable press syndicates
800 hot dogs, and 1,960 steaks fed more
included BBC, Bild, CCTV, Reuters
than 5,000 Sailors and Marines. MWR
and ABC. Vice also visited the ship and
set up games, pools and provided a DJ to
produced a feature that aired on HBO.
TR
AUG
JUL
set the celebratory tone.
HOSTS CHANGE OF COMMAND Theodore Roosevelt held a change of
command ceremony in the ship’s hangar
bay, July 21. Capt. Craig Clapperton relieved Capt. Daniel Grieco. Rear Adm. Andrew
Lewis relinquished command of CCSG 12 to Rear Adm. Roy J. Kelley the same day.
161
reenlistment approvals with more than $1.7 million paid in Selective Reenlistment
Bonuses
FY 15
T R ( T HE M A N / T HE S H I P ) BD A Y 5K RUN
75,040
EXCERCISE MALABAR
28
expended rounds of ammunition
senior Indian, Japanese and U.S. military and civilian officials
Malabar is a continuing series of complex, high-end war fighting exercises conducted to advance multi-national
PORT CALLS: DUBAI, UAE & SINGAPORE
maritime relationships and mutual security. It features complex
exercises
both ashore and at sea, and has grown in magnitude and complexity since its aboard TR, distinguished visitors observed
flight operations, coordinated Indian,
29
Japanese and U.S. ship maneuvers and toured TR.
comrels
i nv o l v i n g 4 37 c r e w m e m b e r s
1,748 h o u r s encompassing
SEP OCT
new chiefs
44
conception in 1992. During their time
MORE THAN
34,000
mainte nance act i ons
SECDEF V I S I T
T O
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter
TIGER h i g h l i g h t s
T R
visited the aircraft carrier USS Theodore
C R U I S E
Roosevelt (CVN 71), Nov. 8, in the
South China Sea and met with Sailors and Marines aboard the ship to thank them for their service following more than 8 months at sea. During the visit, Carter received a brief covering the operations of Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, held a brief press conference, met with Cmdr. Robert Francis, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS
Lassen (DDG-82),
and spoke with a group of 200 Sailors and Marines before awarding the 200 with challenge coins. SECDEF’s visit played a key role in power projection and presence. His visit was featured on major news
723
tigers on board
6 days
syndicates such as ABC, USA Today and
NOV
FOX News.
out to sea
PORT CALL: PEARL HARBOR
2,910
Total sorties launched & recovered (OIR)
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around-the-world deployment
2015
“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.� | Theodore Roosevelt