In the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami , Carrier Strike Group Seven was dispatched to take part in the U.S. military relief effort , Operation Tomodachi . It appears that the unplanned Japan disaster relief operations meant the carrier strike group 's planned participation in Exercise Key Resolve/Foal Eagle 2011 in Korea was cancelled . A planned port call to Busan , in South Korea was cancelled , and the group was the first U.S. naval force to arrive . It arrived off the east coast of Honshu on 13 March 2011 and immediately began supporting relief operations
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Carrier Strike Group 7