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	USS Essex (CV-9)
		Departing Pearl Harbor, she participated with TF 16 in carrier operations against Marcus Island (31 August 1943); was designated flagship of TF 14[?] and struck Wake Island (5-6 October); launched an attack with TG 50.3[?] against the Gilbert Islands where she also took part in her first amphibious assault, the landing on Tarawa (18-23 November).
		She deployed with TF 58 to support the occupation of the Marianas (12 June-10 August); sortied with TG 38.3[?] to lead an attack against the Palau Islands[?] (6-8 September), and Mindanao (9-10 September) with enemy shipping as the main target, and remained in the area to support landings on Peleliu[?].
		During the remainder of the war she operated with TF 58, conducting attacks against the Tokyo area (16-17, and 25 February) both to neutralize the enemy's airpower before the landings on Iwo Jima and to cripple the aircraft manufacturing industry.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/us/USS_Essex_(CV-9).html (1235 words)

	USS Alaska (CB-1)
		She reached Ulithi, the fleet anchorage in the Caroline Islands, on 6 February, and there joined TG 58.5, a task group in the famed Task Force (TF) 58[?], the fast carrier task force.
		TF 58, cloaked by bad weather, approached the Japanese homeland from east of the Marianas.
		During the afternoon, TF 58 retired slowly to the southwestward, covering the crippled Franklin and simultaneously launching fighter sweeps against airfields on Kyushu in order to disorganize any attempted strikes against it.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/us/USS_Alaska_(CB-1).html (2841 words)

	Fast Carrier Task Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		TF 38 came into existence in August 1943, built around USS Saratoga, and under the command of Rear Admiral Frederick Sherman.
		TF 58 was created under the command of Marc Mitscher, on 6 January 1944.
		It became TF 58 again on 26 January 1945 under Admiral Raymond Spruance, then back to TF 38 under Halsey on 25 May 1945, remaining so until the end of the war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/TF_58 (298 words)

	USS Wisconsin (BB-64)
		Between 14 December and 16 December, TF 38's naval aviators secured complete tactical surprise and quickly won complete mastery of the air and sank or destroyed 27 Japanese vessels; damaged 60 more; destroyed 269 planes; and bombed miscellaneous ground installations.
		While TF 58's planes were off dispatching Yamato and her consorts to the bottom of the South China Sea, enemy aircraft struck back at American surface units.
		The next day, 151 enemy aircraft committed seppuku into TF 58, but Wisconsin, bristling with five-inch, 40-millimeter and 20- millimeter guns, together with other units of the screens for the vital carriers, kept the enemy at bay or destroyed him before he could reach his targets.
	ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/us/USS_Wisconsin_(BB-64).html (4523 words)

	Bell II
		The planes of TF 58 anticipated the two main events of 31 January, the amphibious assault on Kwajalein and the unopposed occupation of Majuro, with an aerial overture designed to destroy or suppress any Japanese aviation based within range of the objectives.
		The mayhem and destruction TF 58 caused the enemy on the four major islands of the Marianas, though significant, really took second place to the mission's primary objective, the collection of photographic intelligence in preparation for the invasion planned for those islands four months later.
		On 6 June, she stood out of Majuro lagoon in the screen of TF 58 that was on its way to deliver the preliminary air strikes in the conquest of the Mariana Islands.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/b4/bell-ii.htm (6363 words)

	StrategyPage.com - Unclassified Documents From Marine Task Force 58’s Operations in Afghanistan
		Thus, the TF 58 staff directed that a reconnaissance be made for a nearby alternate airstrip should Rhino’s become unusable prior to the completion of reconstitution operations and the withdrawal of all forces.
		TF 58, in coordination with TF K-BAR, was tasked to conduct or assist with the conduct of SSE missions in and around Kandahar.
		Despite the fact that the mission was conducted in the TF 58 AO, and that TF 58 had declared that they were developing the mission in their intentions messages for over a week, CENTCOM was surprised that the mission had occurred with the speed that it had.
	www.strategypage.com /articles/tf58/cont.asp (6488 words)

	DD-746 DANFS
		While two of TF 58's task groups moved in to support the Iwo Jima assault on 19 February, Taussig stood off to the south to screen a refueling rendezvous between TG 30.8 and the three remaining carrier task groups.
		TF 58 provided air support through the first three months of the campaign, and Taussig moved about off Okinawa screening the carriers from Japanese submarines and planes.
		She then headed south with TF 38 and arrived at the Leyte Gulf base on 13 June to prepare for the expected invasion of the Japanese home islands.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/destroy/dd746txt.htm (3681 words)

	Defence Magazine
		Also assigned to TF 58 were USN maritime security detachments and Iraqi marines embarked on the two large Iraq oil platforms for point defence duties.
		This aspect of the CTF 58 mission is a crucial element in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq.
		TF 58 staff took the lead in the establishment of the Iraqi transition working group, which brought together all the key players responsible for the training, development and operational employment of the Iraqi Navy, into a single formal body to direct and manage the transition process.
	www.defence.gov.au /defencemagazine/editions/20050801/features/feature_gulf.htm (1337 words)

	Battle of the Philippine Sea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Japanese forces had been sighted on June 15 by American submarines, and by the next day Admiral Ray Spruance, commander of the U.S. 5th Fleet, was convinced a major battle was about to start.
		The capital ships were supported by 8 heavy cruisers, 13 light cruisers, 58 destroyers, and 28 submarines.
		Shortly before midnight on June 18, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sent Spruance a message from Pacific Fleet Headquarters indicating that the Japanese flagship was approximately 350 miles (560 km) to the west-southwest of Task Force 58.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea (2389 words)

	Military Factory - USS Wisconsin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Between 14 and 16 December, TF 38's naval aviators secured complete tactical surprise and quickly won complete mastery of the air and sank or destroyed 27 Japanese vessels; damaged 60 more; destroyed 269 planes; and bombed miscellaneous ground installations.
		On 18 and 19 March 1945, from a point 100 miles southwest of Kyushu, TF 58 hit enemy airfields on that island.
		The next day, 151 enemy aircraft committed hara-kiri into TF 58, but Wisconsin, bristling with 5-inch, 40-millimeter and 20- millimeter guns, together with other units of the screens for the vital carriers, kept the enemy at bay or destroyed him before he could reach his targets.
	www.militaryfactory.com /ships/popup.asp?ship_id=11 (4631 words)

	Tokyo Raids: February 16 - 17, 1945
		After two weeks at anchor, TF 58 slipped away from Ulithi on February 10, and set a course to the northeast.
		At 1900 hours, TF 58 abruptly changed course to the northwest and leapt forward, and its mission announced.
		TF 58's mission was to draw Japan's attention away from the impending landings, and hinder Japan's ability to throw air attacks against the landing forces.
	www.cv6.org /1945/tokyo (933 words)

	USS Dyson
		She joined TF 36 at Noumea, and served from this base and Espiritu Santo in support of the consolidation of the Solomons, patrolling, and escorting convoys.
		After a west coast overhaul, Dyson joined TF 38 at Ulithi in November and took part in the strikes on Luzon, Formosa, the China coast, and the Nansei Shoto coordinated with the battle for Leyte and the invasion of Luzon.
		Reporting to TF 78 for duty in February 1945, she escorted convoys from San Pedro Bay to Subic Bay and patrolled and bombarded troop concentrations in the capture of Corregidor.
	www.destroyers.org /DANFS/h-dd-572.htm (667 words)

	Definition of Battle of the Philippine Sea
		Instead he placed TF 58 on a purely defensive footing, leaving it to the Japanese to set the pace of the battle.
		At 05:30 TF 58 turned north-east into the wind and started to launch their air patrols.
		TF 58 sailed west during the night in order to attack the Japanese at dawn.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea (2233 words)

	Mobile
		She screened the ships of TF 15 as the struck at Tarawa 18 September, and the ships of TF 14 hitting Wake 5 and 6 October.
		Thus, to ease the occupation of Eniwetok and to aid in the encirclement of Rabaul, TF 58 departed Majuro and sailed for the Carolines.
		Assigned to TF 51, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet, for the next 2 months, she provided fire support, served on antiaircraft and antisubmarine patrols and saw duty as a unit of “flycatcher” groups assigned to detect and destroy Japanese suicide boats before they caused any damage.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/m13/mobile-iii.htm (1739 words)

	CV-25 USS Cowpens
		She sailed with TF 14 for the strike onWake Island on 5 and 6 October, then returned to Pearl Harbor to preparefor strikes on the Marshall Islands preliminary to invasion.
		Joining the vast carrier TF 58 Cowpens sailed from Pearl Harbor 16 January1944 for the invasion of the Marshalls.
		Rejoining TF 58 Cowpens sailed from San Pedro Bay 1 July tojoin in the final raids on the Japanese mainland.
	www.multied.com /Navy/CV25Cowpens.html (785 words)

	Fast Carrier Task Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		TF 38 came into existence in August 1943 built around Saratoga (CV-3) and under the command of Rear Admiral Frederic Sherman.
		TF 38 continued to exist with handful of ships assigned for two reasons.
		It became TF 58 again on 26 January 1945 under Admiral Raymond Spruance then back to TF 38 under on 25 May 1945 remaining so until the end the war.
	www.freeglossary.com /Task_Force_38 (339 words)

	USS Enterprise CV-6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The carrier's next operation was -with TF 58 in softening up the MarshallIslands and supporting the landings on Kwajalein, from 29 January to 3 February.Then Enterprise sailed, still with TF 58, to strike the Japanese naval baseat Truk in the Caroline Islands, on 17 February.
		The carrier rejoined TF 58 on 26 March and for thenext 12 days joined in the series of hard-hitting strikes against the Yap,Ulithi, Woleni, and the Palau Islands.
		For over 8 hours airmen of the United Statesand Imperial Japanese navies fought in the skies over TF 58 and the Marianas.By the end of the day, a United States victory was apparent, and at theconclusion of the strikes against the Japanese fleet on 20 June, the triumphbecame complete.
	www.navyhistory.com /Cv6Enterprise.html (2109 words)

	History Of USS Indiana BB-58
		On 16 June, Admiral Mitscher's TF 58 planes bombed Japanese installations on Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands and Chichi Jima and Haha Jima in the Bonins.
		Anchoring at Ulithi on 26 January, Indiana rejoined Task Force 58 and on 10 February she sortied with the 5th Fleet for the Iwo Jima operation, the next step on the island road to Japan.
		The next day, 151 enemy aircraft committed hara-kiri into TF 58, but Indiana, bristling with 5-inch, 40-millimeter and 20- millimeter guns, together with other units of the screens for the vital carriers, kept the enemy at bay or destroyed him before he could reach his targets.
	www.geocities.com /pentagon/quarters/7858/history02.html (3737 words)

	Naval History/USS Astoria CL-90
		Early in February, the cruiser again sortied with the carriersnow redesignated TF 58 with Admiral Spruance's assumption of command-to launch the first strikes against the Japanese home islands since the Halsey-Doolittle raid of 1942.
		On the 18th, TF 58 headed south, took a passing punch at Chi Chi Jima in the Bonins, and arrived off Iwo Jima by mid-afternoon the next day.
		On 14 March, she returned to sea with TF 58 to begin support of the pending campaign to capture Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands.
	www.multied.com /Navy/cruiser/Astoria3.html (1153 words)

	HyperWar: USMC Monograph--Saipan: The Beginning of the End
		TF 58 rushes additional fighters into the air battle over Guam and inflicts heavy losses on Japanese.
		TF 58 heads to westward at 23 knots, hoping to catch the Japanese Fleet.
		TF 58 launches planes to try to locate enemy fleet, results negative until about 1515, when enemy fleet contacted about 250 miles west of U. Fleet.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Saipan/legend.html (311 words)

	Collett dd 730 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The destroyer was drydocked at Majuro during May, and sailed again with TF 58 on 6 June for the Marianas operation.
		After replenishing at Eniwetok early in July, TF 58 covered the invasion of Guam, and launched air strikes on enemy bases in the Palaus and Bonins.
		She operated with TF 77 and TF 99 on blockade, patrol, and escort duty until 10 November, when she began the final leg of her round-the-world cruise, calling at Hong Kong Aden, Gibraltar, Bermuda, and many other ports before she stood up Narragansett Bay 15 January 1954.
	www.navyhistory.com /destroyer/ClarenceBrownsdd668.html (714 words)

	Historie / Články
		TF 58 (Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher) planes pound Japanese ground installations, airfields, and shipping in the Okinawa area.
		TF 92 (Captain John M. Worthington) (six destroyers) sorties from Attu to proceed to Paramushiro to bombard Japanese installations in the Suribachi Wan area.
		TF 58 planes sink army cargo ship Kachosan Maru 25 miles northwest of Okinawa, 30°23'N, 128°40'E. Cargo vessel No.19 Yamato Maru is also sunk in these strikes.
	warships.web4u.cz /givetbl.php?language=&hist=USN_1945_3E (4660 words)

	USS Springfield, CL-66/CLG-7 History
		For almost two months, she sailed in the huge screen of TF 58 to the east and southeast of Okinawa.
		During the period from 23 March to 28 May, she left the Okinawa area only once, on 13 and 14 May, when she sailed with TF 58 to strike at Japanese air bases on Kyushu.
		Three days later, she covered both the entry of TF 31 into Tokyo Bay and the occupation of the Yokosuka Naval Base and then returned to her anchorage.
	www.geocities.com /the17seabee/springfi/clg7hist.html (2005 words)

	USS Cowpens (CVL-25) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		She sailed with TF 14 for the strike on Wake Island on 5 and 6 October, then returned to Pearl Harbor to prepare for strikes on the Marshall Islands preliminary to invasion.
		Joining the vast carrier TF 58 Cowpens sailed from Pearl Harbor 16 January 1944 for the invasion of the Marshalls.
		Returning to Majuro, TF 58 based here for attacks on the western Carolines; Cowpens supplied air and antisubmarine patrols during the raids on Palau, Yap, Ulithi and Woleai from 30 March to 1 April.
	www.worldwar2database.com /%7Eironwomn/cowpens.html (897 words)

	Enterprise (CV-6)
		The carrier's next operation was with TF 58 in softening up the Marshall Islands and supporting the landings on Kwajalein, from 29 January to 3 February.
		Then Enterprise sailed, still with TF 58, to strike the Japanese naval base at Truk in the Caroline Islands, on 7 February.
		The carrier rejoined CF 58 on 26 March and for the next 12 days joined in the series of hard-hitting strikes against the Yap, Ulithi, Woleai, and the Palau Islands.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/carriers/cv6.htm (2388 words)

	DD-670 DANFS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dortch served in the screen of the fast carriers of TF 58 during the capture and occupation of the Marshalls from 29 January 1944.
		After screening escort carriers to Pearl Harbor, Dortch returned to TF 58 for the capture and occupation of Saipan, screening the carriers as they fought and won the decisive Battle of the Philippine Sea.
		On 10 February 1945 Dortch sortied in a scouting line ahead of TF 58 for the strike on the Tokyo Bay area of 16 and 17 February.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/destroy/dd670txt.htm (675 words)

	USS Yorktown (CV 10) History
		Her task force, TF 15, arrived at the launching point about 128 miles from Marcus Island early on the morning of 31 August.
		Though foiled in their primary desire, TF 38 aviators still managed to rack up a stupendous score, 44 enemy ships of which 15 were combatants.
		At that time, she sortied with TF 58, the 3rd Fleet becoming the 5th Fleet when Adm. Spruance relieved Adm. Halsey, on a series of raids on the Japanese and thence to support the assault on and occupation of Iwo Jima.
	navysite.de /cv/cv10history.htm (6201 words)

	USS Wisconsin (BB 64) History
		Those strikes, lasting from 3 to 22 January 1945, included a thrust into the South China Sea, in the hope that major units of the Japanese Navy could be drawn into battle.
		Subsequently assigned to the 5th Fleet-when Admiral Spruance relieved Admiral Halsey as Commander of the Fleet-Wisconsin moved northward with the redesignated TF 58 as the carriers headed for the Tokyo area.
		On 18 and 19 March, from a point 100 miles southwest of Kyushu, TF 58 hit enemy airfields on that island.
	www.navysite.de /bb/bb64history.htm (4460 words)

	USS Selfridge (DD-357) — DANFS History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A unit of TF 44, she remained in Australian waters into July then, with others of the force, proceeded to the Fiji Islands to rehearse for Operation "Watchtower," the assault and occupation of Guadalcanal and Tulagi.
		Through the summer, she operated with cruisers of TF 36, later TF 37, and participated in exercises with TF's 38, 39 and 34.
		Initially assigned to TG 50.11, she joined TF 58 the fast carrier force, at Majuro in early June, and, on the 11th, screened Bunker Hill as sweeps were conducted over Guam.
	www.destroyerhistory.org /goldplater/danfs357.html (1395 words)

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