Group 12 transited the Strait of Hormuz, completing its deployment with Operation Inherent Resolve. During this deployment, the strike group launched 1,812 combat air sorties and expended 1,085 precision-guided munitions. On 23 November 2015, the strike group's flagship, USS Theodore Roosevelt, arrived at its new homeport, NAS North Island in San Diego, California, completing its eight-and-a-half-month long world cruise. 2015 deployment force composition 2015 deployment combat operations, exercises, and port visits 2019 deployment On 1 April 2019, and Carrier Strike Group 12 departed Norfolk for a six-month deployment. On 9 April Abraham Lincoln'' arrived in the United States Sixth Fleet area of operations, for operations in the Mediterranean Sea before proceeding to the Persian Gulf, then the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, before heading across the Pacific Ocean to her new homeport at San Diego. On 5 May 2019 this deployment was diverted to the Middle East due to tensions with Iran. Strike group commanders 2004-2020 Commander Carrier Strike Group Twelve (COMCARSTRKGRU 12 or CCSG 12) is responsible for unit-level training, integrated training, and material readiness for the ships and aviation squadrons assigned to the group. When deployed overseas, the group comes under command of the numbered fleet (i.e., Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, or Seventh) in whose area it is operating, and will have a task force or task group designator, for example, Task Group 50.1 in the Fifth Fleet area. Group commanders since 2004 have included: See also U.S. Carrier Group tactics Notes Citations References Carrier Strike Groups Military in San Diego Military units and formations established in 2004