Operations Commands

Commander, Carrier Strike Group NINE (CCSG 9)
The mission of the Commander, Carrier Strike Group NINE is to plan and conduct operations/exercises in surface, subsurface, and air strike warfare as directed by the numbered fleet commander as well as participate in the development of tactical doctrine. In addition, the strike group provides assistance to the type commanders in the preparation of employment schedules and supervises operational training and all elements of combat effectiveness. The staff ensures that assigned ships are maintained at the highest possible standard of operational and material readiness.

CCSG 9 staff consists of approximately 60 personnel, 25 officers and 35 enlisted. The staff has a varied and extensive professional background in order to deal with the breadth and scope of task group operations. All three warfare communities, air, surface, and subsurface are represented, as well as the intelligence, oceanographic and legal communities.

Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNAP) Material Representative and Support Equipment Rehabilitation Facility
Commander Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNAP) is represented in the Pacific Northwest and at Naval Station Everett. With one half of the entire Pacific fleet's aircraft carriers home ported in Puget Sound, CNAP's influence and interest span a wide area.
Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, is represented in Everett through their Support Equipment Rehabilitation Facility. This activity provides for the repair, rehabilitation and periodic maintenance of aircraft carrier-based support equipment. During aircraft carrier homeport upkeep cycles, approximately 2,000 individual items are processed through the carrier's Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department. The rehabilitation process includes disassembly, washing, sand blasting, painting and verifying operational readiness.

USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72)
USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) arrived at Naval Station Everett Jan. 8, 1997. It is the fifth Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the largest warship in the world. The ship was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company and commissioned Nov. 11, 1989.

Named after the nation's 16th president, the ship is the second ship of the line to bear his name and takes its motto, "Shall Not Perish," from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The ship boasts all the amenities that would be found in any American city with a comparable population, including a post office with its own zip code, TV and radio stations, newspaper, fire department, library, hospital, general store, two barber shops and much more.

The ship also generates enough electricity to power a city of 100,000 and carries enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days without replenishment. USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN also has the capability of distilling more than 400,000 gallons of freshwater from seawater each day. USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN is also a floating airport, capable of launching an aircraft every 15 seconds. The ship carries six different types of aircraft (including the F/A-18 Hornet, EA-6B Prowler, E-2C Hawkeye, SH-60 Seahawk) with a total complement of about 80 aircraft. The ability to launch and recover aircraft is the ship's primary offensive weapon and is made possible by the individual squadrons who make up the carrier air wing which is assigned to USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN when it is deployed. During deployments, USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN is the nucleus of a carrier strike group of five to nine ships, including guided missile cruisers, destroyers, frigates, replenishment ships and submarines. The ship can be reached on the quarterdeck number at (425) 304-5154/5097 or DSN: 727-5154/5097.

Commander, Destroyer Squadron NINE
Commander, Destroyer Squadron NINE (COMDESRON NINE) is the Immediate Superior in Command for all Everett-based Surface Combatants, providing administrative and operational oversight in addition to developing and formalizing doctrine, operational procedures, tactics, and associated training requirements. COMDESRON NINE also serves operationally as Sea Combat Commander for the ABRAHAM LINCOLN Strike Group under Commander, Carrier Strike Group NINE, incorporating surface and undersea warfare, maritime interception operations, and mine warfare commander functions, within any assigned carrier strike group or as an assigned task force, task group, or task unit within the 3rd, 5th or 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. Destroyer Squadron NINE currently includes the guided missile frigates USS FORD (FFG 54), USS RODNEY M. DAVIS (FFG 60), USS INGRAHAM (FFG 61), USS CURTS (FFG 38-San Diego based), and the guided missile destroyers USS SHOUP (DDG 86) and USS MOMSEN (DDG 92). COMDESRON NINE can be reached at (425) 304-4601/10/ 30/40/50 or DSN: 727-4601/10/30/40/50.

Regional Support Organization (RSO) PACNORWEST
The mission of RSO PACNORWEST is to support the type commander (TYCOM) and Commander, Destroyer Squadron NINE (CDS-9) to achieve and maintain the highest level of engineering, material, combat systems, training, medical and personnel readiness for all Pacific Northwest (PNW) surface force ships and other ships as directed by the TYCOM. When CDS-9 is in port, RSO provides support in preparation for and throughout the training cycle. RSO is acting ISIC when CDS-9 deploys and provides support to the ships remaining in the Continental United States (CONUS) area.

RSO supports CDS-9 ships to maintain engineering, material, and combat systems readiness by performing advisory checks before inspections, monitoring and facilitating the completion of CASREPS, coordinating pre-INSURV assessments, and monitoring and analyzing Combat Systems Readiness indicators.

RSO assists CDS-9 ships to maintain training readiness in coordination with CDS-9 by monitoring and providing overall supervision of CDS-9 ship's training progress, ensuring compliance with SURFORTRAMAN, conducting ULTRA C/E and ULTRA S and granting certifications.

RSO facilitates the medical and personnel readiness of CDS-9 ships by: arranging medical assistance and expertise to shipboard IDCs and junior corpsmen; making referrals to clinics, hospitals, specialists or technicians to ensure quality, timely care; and conducting technical assist visits and medical readiness inspections.

RSO also provides support for transient personnel from both CDS-9 and Commander, Carrier Strike Group NINE (CCSG-9) units. RSO PACNORWEST can be reached at (425) 304-4576/4622/4638. The RSO SDO can be reached at (425) 508-1648.

USS FORD (FFG 54)
Homeported in Everett since Sept. 3, 1994, the USS FORD (FFG 54) is the 48th ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class of guided missile frigates. Built by Todd Pacific Shipyard in San Pedro, Calif., USS FORD was commissioned on June 29, 1985. Constructed to provide in-depth defense against air, surface and sub-surface threats for military and merchant shipping, USS FORD is very capable of operating independently or as an integral member of a surface group. The combat systems aboard USS Ford utilize a computer command and control system to integrate the ship's sensors and weapons. The propulsion system is a computer controlled gas turbine power plant that uses jet engines similar to those found on commercial airliners. USS FORD was named after Gunner's Mate Second Class Patrick Osborne Ford who was killed June 21, 1968 by enemy gun fire when his patrol river boat was operating in the upper My Tho River in Vietnam. Seriously wounded, Petty Officer Ford saved the lives of three shipmates and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. USS FORD can be reached by phone at (425) 304-3673/5201 or DSN: 727-3673/5201.

USS RODNEY M. DAVIS (FFG 60)
USS RODNEY M. DAVIS (FFG 60) is the fiftieth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class of guided missile frigates and designed to provide self-defense and protection of shipping in conjunction with other sea forces.

USS RODNEY M. DAVIS was commissioned May 9, 1987 and was named in honor of Sergeant Rodney Maxwell Davis. After serving six years in the Marine Corps, Davis was ordered to the Republic of Vietnam in August 1967, where he was assigned duty as a platoon guide with Company "B," First Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division. He was operating with his unit in the Quang Nam Province on a search and clear mission during Operation SWIFT when it was attacked by a large North Vietnamese force. Elements of the platoon were pinned down in a trench line by mortars, heavy automatic and small arms fire. He went from man to man encouraging them on and also returning fire at the same time. An enemy hand grenade fell in the trenches his men were fighting from and without hesitation he threw himself upon the grenade. He saved his fellow Marines in this selfless act and thus earned the nation's highest military decoration...the Medal of Honor.

USS RODNEY M. DAVIS arrived at Naval Station Everett May 5, 1998 and can be reached at (425) 304-5002 or DSN: 727-5002.

USS INGRAHAM (FFG 61)
The USS INGRAHAM (FFG 61) is the 51st and last ship in the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate-building program which was the largest ship-building program since World War II. While the building concept in the early 1970s was for the ship to be principally an ocean escort, USS INGRAHAM has the capability to be a workhorse in naval operations around the globe. Built by Todd Pacific Shipyards LA Division, San Pedro, Calif., USS INGRAHAM was commissioned on Aug. 5, 1989. Also homeported here Sept. 3, 1994, USS INGRAHAM is 453 feet long, displaces 4,100 tons and can travel at a speed of 30 knots. Weapons include surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, a 76mm rapid-fire gun, a close-in weapon system, anti-submarine torpedoes and two Lamps MK III helicopters.

USS INGRAHAM is the fourth ship to honor the name of Captain Duncan Nathaniel Ingraham who died in 1891. Captain Ingraham, while in command of the sloop St. Louis in the Mediterranean Squadron in 1852, interfered with the detention of the Austrian consul of Martin Kosztca, a Hungarian who had declared in New York his intention of becoming an American citizen. For his conduct in this matter, Ingraham was given thanks and a medal by Congress. USS INGRAHAM (FFG 61) can be reached at (425) 304-5213/7 or DSN: 727-5213/7.

USS SHOUP (DDG 86)
USS SHOUP (DDG 86) is the 36th ship in the Arleigh Burke-class of Aegis guided missile destroyers, and the eighth Flight IIA Aegis destroyer, the most advanced variant of the class. USS SHOUP was designed to conduct simultaneous operations in multi-threat environments to include air, surface and subsurface warfare areas. She is equally adept at operating as part of an aircraft carrier strike group in high-threat environments as well as providing vital support and escort capabilities for naval amphibious forces and auxiliary ships.

USS SHOUP was commissioned on June 22, 2002 in Seattle and has been homeported in Everett since May 23, 2002. USS SHOUP's namesake is General David M. Shoup, USMC, the 22nd Commandant of the Marine Corps and a recipient of both the Congressional Medal of Honor and the British Distinguished Service Order. General Shoup was honored for his actions during the Pacific Campaign in World War II while commanding the Second Marines at Betio, a bitterly contested island of Tarawa Atoll.

Built at Litton Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., USS SHOUP's cutting-edge designs for propulsion, tactical flexibility and survivability ensure it will hold a prominent place in our defense arsenal to carry out the Navy's mission well into the 21st Century. USS SHOUP can be reached at (425) 304-5030 or DSN: 727-5030.

USS MOMSEN (DDG 92)
The second of the new Arleigh Burke-class of Aegis guided missile destroyers to be homeported at Naval Station Everett, USS MOMSEN (DDG 92) was commissioned into active duty in Panama City, Fla. on Aug. 28, 2004 and is named after Vice Admiral Charles B. Momsen of Flushing, Long Island, N.Y. (1896-1967) who honorably served in the U.S. Navy from 1919-1955. Throughout his service, Momsen made many contributions to the Navy, most notably his invention of the Momsen Lung, his critical role in the salvage and rescue of 33 personnel from the sunken submarine USS SQUALUS (SS-192), and his command of the battleship USS SOUTH DAKOTA (BB-57) in the Pacific theatre during WWII.

USS MOMSEN arrived in Everett on Oct. 15, 2004 after completing its maiden sail around the United States, including its transit through the Panama Canal. The ship underwent its Combat Systems and Final Qualifications Trials in early 2005 and underwent its maiden deployment to the SEVENTH FLEET from April to September 2006, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines. USS MOMSEN departed on her first USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN Strike Group deployment to the FIFTH FLEET from March to October 2008 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and the Global War on Terror, which included her first transit through the Suez Canal. USS MOMSEN (DDG 92) can be reached at (425) 304-5175 or DSN: 727-5187.

USCGC Henry Blake (WLM 563)
The Coast Guard Cutter Henry Blake (WLM 563) is one of the newest cutters to the Pacific Northwest. Henry Blake was commissioned Oct. 27, 2000 at Naval Station Everett. The 175-foot buoy tender replaced the 180-foot Coast Guard Cutter Mariposa (WLB 397) that was decommissioned March 31, 2000. The Henry Blake was named for the New Dungeness Spit Lighthouse keeper, Henry Blake. The New Dungeness Spit Lighthouse is located on Washington's Olympic Peninsula that was first lit Dec. 14, 1857 making it the first active lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The Henry Blake has an area of responsibility that includes the Puget Sound, Strait of Juan de Fuca and the northern coastal portion of the 13th Coast Guard District. Henry Blake's primary mission is servicing navigations aids, but it also provides marine environmental protection and search and rescue.

USCGC Blue Shark (WPB 87360)
The USCGC Blue Shark (WPB 87360) is a newly designed 87-foot coastal patrol boat that arrived at Naval Station Everett July 19, 2005 and was commissioned here Aug. 16, 2005. The Blue Shark has several enhancements over the older coastal patrol boats including improved mission sea keeping abilities (up to sea state five), significantly upgraded habitability, and compliance with all current and projected environmental protection laws. It also employs an innovative stern launch and recovery system using an aluminum-hulled inboard diesel-powered water jet small boat. The vastly larger pilothouse is equipped with an integrated bridge system including an electronic chart display system (ECDIS) that interfaces with the Coast Guard's new surface search radar.

Blue Shark joined the buoy tender USCGC Henry Blake (WLM 563) at Naval Station Everett where it conducts homeland security, maritime law enforcement, and search and rescue operations, further reinforcing joint operations between the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy.  read more...

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