▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Battle ▁" E " ▁award . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Cur ts ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁Commander ▁Dest roy er ▁Squadron ▁One , ▁to ▁Commander ▁Dest roy er ▁Squadron ▁N ine ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁Car rier ▁St rike ▁Group ▁N ine . ▁In ▁March ▁USS ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁St rike ▁Group ▁( CS G - 9 ) ▁depart ed ▁for ▁deployment ▁to ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Fle et ▁area ▁of ▁operations ▁( Pers ian ▁G ulf ). ▁This ▁marked ▁Cur ts ▁first ▁St rike ▁Group ▁deployment ▁since ▁transfer ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Naval ▁Reserve . ▁Cur ts ▁primarily ▁performed ▁a ▁Crit ical ▁In frastr ucture ▁Prote ction ▁role ▁by ▁acting ▁as ▁Sc ene ▁of ▁Action ▁Commander ▁for ▁O il ▁Platform ▁protection ▁efforts ▁at ▁the ▁Kh aw ar ▁al ▁Am aya ▁and ▁al ▁Bas rah ▁oil ▁terminal s ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf . ▁Cur ts ▁also ▁conducted ▁bi - l ater al ▁exer cis es ▁with ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁and ▁Pak ist ani ▁nav ies ▁during ▁her ▁trans it ▁to ▁the ▁G ulf . ▁ ▁Cur ts ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁in active ▁res erves ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁February . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 1 2 th ▁Session ▁Of ▁Congress , ▁a ▁transfer - by - gr ant ▁was ▁proposed . ▁The ▁recip