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	USS Princeton (CG 59)
		USS PRINCETON restored her TLAM strike and Aegis AAW capabilities within two hours of the mine strike and reassumed duties as the local AAW commander, providing air defense for the Coalition MCM group for 30 additional hours until relieved by the USS VALLEY FORGE (CG 50).
		As a result of September 11, 2001, USS PRINCETON was assigned duties as Air Defense Commander for Task Force 50, which encompasses all Navy and coalition forces operating in the Arabian Gulf and the North Arabian Sea.
		USS PRINCETON's primary duty throughout deployment was providing air defense for all the ships in the task force, which at one point, included four carriers, three air wings and one ARG.
	navysite.de /cg/cg59.html (990 words)

	CG 59 Princeton
		USS Princeton's primary mission is to operate with aircraft carrier battle groups or as part of surface action groups in extreme threat environments well into the 21st century.
		USS Princeton (CG 59) is equipped to operate in a high-density multi-threat environment as an integral member of a battle group or surface action group (SAG), to include striking targets along hostile shore lines or well inland.
		USS Princeton was the Navy's first cruiser equipped with the AN/SPY-1B radar system, which provided a significant improvement in the detection capabilities of the AEGIS Weapons System.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/cg-59.htm (2338 words)

	USS Princeton - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The first Princeton was a screw sloop commissioned in 1843, the first screw-driven vessel in the Navy.
		The third Princeton was a gunboat commissioned in 1898.
		The sixth Princeton (CG-59) is a guided missile cruiser commissioned in 1989 and still on active service in 2003.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /USS_Princeton (227 words)

	USS Princeton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first Princeton was a screw sloop, launched and commissioned in 1843, the first screw-driven vessel in the Navy.
		The second Princeton was a transport and training ship, launched in 1851 and commissioned in 1852.
		The third Princeton was a gunboat launched in 1897 and commissioned in 1898.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Princeton (250 words)

	Naval Forces Marianas :: Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) is also scheduled to arrive June 18, with approximately 400 service members.
		USS Nimitz is an aircraft carrier with approximately 3,000 service members on board and an air wing of 2,500 members.
		USS Nimitz is currently homeported in San Diego.
	www.guam.navy.mil /pressreleases/pr05_48.htm (106 words)

	The US Navy -- USS Princeton (CG 59)
		Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Mullen visited USS Boxer (LHD 4) on July 19, as the ship returned from an ammunition offload off the coast of Southern California.
		In an effort to keep risk management in the forefront for Sailors and Marines both on- and off-duty, the Naval Safety Center (NSC) released a magazine highlighting the time critical elements of Operat...
		ABOARD USS ENTERPRISE, At sea (NNS) -- The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 departed Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment July 7 in support of the global war on terrorism.
	www.navy.mil /local/cg59 (1060 words)

	The Ticonderoga (CG 47) - Class
		CG 52 Bunker Hill was the first unit to feature the revolutionary Vertical Launching System (VLS), a multi-warfare launcher designed to meet the threat of today and the future - well into the 21st century.
		CG 52 with her VLS offers critical advantages to meet those challenges: larger magazine capacity, higher rate of fire, rapid weapon selection, 360 degree coverage, lower power requirements and higher survivability.
		CG 59 was the Navy's first cruiser equipped with the AN/SPY-1B radar system, which provided a significant improvement in the detection capabilities of the AEGIS Weapons System.
	united-states-navy.com /cg/cg47class.htm (2371 words)

	Heiden recognized for Naval service
		Immediately after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, USS Princeton (CG 59) was assigned duties as the air defense commander for Task Force 50, which made the ship responsible for the air defense of all Navy and coalition forces operating in the Arabian Gulf and the north Arabian Sea.
		Princeton was responsible for 1,500 square miles of airspace in which numerous types of combat aircraft, from Navy F/A-18 Hornets to British Nimrods, operated on a daily basis.
		Princeton’s Sailors weren’t busy just during OEF, but were on station in the north Arabian Sea for 111 consecutive days.
	www.forestlaketimes.com /2002/june/19Heiden.html (423 words)

	Warships - WWW.TheDeckPlate.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		USS Turner Joy, a Forrest Sherman class destroyer, is on display at the Bremerton boardwalk, in Bremerton, Washington.
		From Saipan, to Okinawa, to Kwajalein, to Tokyo Bay, USS Idaho was a force to be reckoned with in the Pacific.
		USS Des Moines (CA-134), the last of the Navy's World War II era heavy gun cruisers, is currently in mothballs at Philadelphia.
	thedeckplate.com /warships.htm (970 words)

	USS Nimitz (CVN-68) - Wikipedia
		Juli 1976 lief die USS Nimitz von ihrem ursprünglichen Heimathafen in Norfolk, Virginia zu ihrem ersten Einsatz ins Mittelmeer aus.
		September 1997 sollte die USS Nimitz zu Besuchen in Häfen rund um die Welt aufbrechen, wurde jedoch erneut in den Persischen Golf gerufen, um Aufträge der UNO zu unterstützen.
		Die Flugzeuge und das Flugpersonal gehören nicht dauerhaft der USS Nimitz an, sondern sind in eigenen Einheiten organisiert, die nach Bedarf auf dem Träger untergebracht werden.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Nimitz_%28CVN-68%29 (1120 words)

	U.S. Navy - Images of Aircraft Carriers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		At sea with USS Carl Vinson, Oct. 2, 2002 — An F/A-18C Hornet from the "Mighty Shrikes" of Strike Fighter Squadron Nine Four (VFA-94) is the first aircraft to land on the flight deck of USS Carl Vinson' (CVN 70) since the ship completed a scheduled maintenance up-keep.
		At sea aboard USS Princeton, Sept. 26, 2002 — USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is framed by the National Ensign of USS Princeton (CG 59) as the two ships are underway in the Pacific Ocean.
		Princeton is part of the Nimitz Battle Group.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/images/image-cv.html (193 words)

	Uss Princeton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Macrum was assigned to USS Princeton, currently deployed to the Persian Gulf conducting maritime security operations as part of the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike...
		Macrum was assigned to the USS Princeton, currently deployed to the Arabian Gulf conducting maritime security operations as part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike...
		The 1844 explosion on the USS Princeton shook the presidency of John Tyler.
	uss-princeton.wikiverse.org (323 words)

	New Commanding Officer Takes the Helm Aboard USS Princeton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Under Janikowsky’s command, Princeton made history during a missile exercise with the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Group in September 2002, by becoming the first in the Pacific Fleet to fire Standard missiles in a cooperative engagement capability network.
		Princeton was able to use data fed to it from USS Chosin (CG 65) to engage an inbound target.
		Princeton deployed March 3 as air defense commander for the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and is currently operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to help maintain stability in the region.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=9886 (547 words)

	USS Princeton reunites WWII Sailor with fallen shipmates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		ABOARD USS PRINCETON AT SEA -- Fifty-eight years after the carrier USS Princeton (CVL 23) was lost at the Battle for Leyte Gulf, one of its survivors, the late Lt. Kenneth R. Colby, was reunited with his shipmates in a solemn burial at sea ceremony aboard USS Princeton (CG 59).
		Discovering Princeton and her Task Group in the Sibuyan Sea, the plane dropped a 500-pound bomb from 1,200 feet.
		At the same early morning hour that a Japanese bomber attacked the carrier Princeton in 1944, Princeton’s current crew assembled with heads bowed in prayer, a 48-star U.S. flag, an heirloom of Colby’s family, was lowered to half-mast.
	www.c7f.navy.mil /news/2003/April/1.htm (545 words)

	USS Princeton Protects Oil Moving from Iraq
		July 11, Princeton escorted the Bahamian flagged supertanker Margaux to Mina-Al-Bkar and along with U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Aquidneck and Baranof, established a maritime security blanket around the installation for three days as she took on 1.7 million barrels of crude oil.
		Princeton is currently operating in the Northern Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as Maritime Interception Operations commander for Task Force 55.
		Princeton deployed March 3 in support of the global war on terror as air defense commander for the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Group.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2003/07/mil-030728-nns02.htm (366 words)

	Princeton Earns Coveted Spokane Trophy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Princeton was awarded the trophy after displaying overall excellence in surface ship combat system readiness and warfare operations during work-ups and missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).
		Because of its reputation, Princeton was selected to provide air defense and early warning for President George W. Bush's visit to the Persian Gulf region when he visited Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and then a flight over Iraq.
		Princeton is a member of Cruiser Destroyer Group 5, commanded by Rear Adm. D.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=13274 (690 words)

	VPNAVY - VP-47 History Summary Page - VP Patrol Squadron
		The key players of the carrier battle group were USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) with Carrier Air Wing Eleven embarked, USS Princeton (CG 59), USS Antietam (CG 54), USS O'Kane (DDG 77), USS Ingraham (FFG-61) and USS Olympia (SSN 717).
		USS Key West (SSN 722) and USS Michigan (SSBN 727) played the roles of enemy submarines for the exercise.
		These assets, in conjunction with USS Princeton and USS Antietam, worked together to protect the carrier from air, surface and subsurface threats at close range.
	www.vpnavy.com /vp47_2001.html (445 words)

	AII POW-MIA - Persian Gulf War Chronology
		USS NORMANDY (CG-60) diverts a freighter in the N. Red Sea, and assists USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) with diversion of a second freighter in the North Red Sea.
		USS SAN JACINTO (CG-56) conducted maritime intercept operations preventing cargo shipments to or from Iraq and served as the antiwarfare commander protecting the Red Sea battle force from preemptive Iraqi or terrorist attacks.
		USS SOUTH CAROLINA (CON-37) spearheaded maritime interceptions in the Red Sea, boarding 26 merchant vessels before shifting to anti-air warfare commander for the Mediterranean Sea, protecting and identifying hundreds of coalition aircraft transiting to and from air strikes.
	www.aiipowmia.com /pgw/gwchron.html (5165 words)

	Military Review: Other services see dangerous action.(Letters)(L... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		USS Liberty, AGTR-5, 8 June 1967 attacked by Israeli aircraft (much debate surrounds the intent of the Israeli armed forces, but it is widely held by many people to have been a purposeful attack).
		USS Pueblo, AGER-2, on 23 January 1968, was intercepted, attacked, and forced into the port of Wonsan, North Korea by North Korean patrol boats.
		USS Princeton, CG-59, also struck a submerged mine resulting in multi-million dollar damage to the ship and injuries to three sailors.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:135843303&refid=ip_almanac_hf (1021 words)

	U.S. Navy - Around the Fleet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		At sea with USS Philippine Sea, Oct. 7, 2001 — A Tomahawk cruise missile launches from USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) for a strike against al Qaeda terrorist training camps and Taliban military installations in Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001.
		The carefully-targeted actions are designed to disrupt the use of Afghanistan as a base for terrorist operations and to attack the military capability of the Taliban regime.
		At sea with USS Carl Vinson, Oct. 7, 2001 — In the glow of the flight deck lighting, aviation ordnancemen move a 1,000 pound bomb on the flight deck of USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/images/enduring01.html (561 words)

	Malabar 2005 US and Indian Navy Exercise - Photo Essay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is a nuclear powered Aircraft Carrier which is nearly 1,100 feet long and displaces 95,000 tons.
		The primary mission of USS Princeton is a to operate with aircraft carrier battle groups or as part of surface action groups in extreme threat environments well into the 21st century.
		USS Chafee is the 40th Arleigh Burke class destroyer and was commissioned Oct. 18, 2003, in Newport, Rhode Island.
	kuku.sawf.org /Articles/3030.aspx (1389 words)

	USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - Press release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The initiative was piloted by the USS Enterprise Battle Group in December 2000 as part of work up procedures to a scheduled deployment.
		Questions ranged from what to expect in terms of daily routine, the homeport area, transferring family members and household goods to what to bring onboard and how to pursue off duty educational opportunities.
		The Sailors due to report to the battle group were encouraged to visit each command's webpage and to email their command master chiefs and sponsors for more information.
	www.cvn70.navy.mil /presrel/20apr01-NTCvisit.html (634 words)

	Mailgate: sci.techniques.mag-resonance: Aegis Combat System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The commissioning of USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) opened a new era in surface warfare as the first Aegis ship outfitted with the Vertical Launching System (VLS), allowing greater missile selection, firepower and survivability.
		The improved AN/SPY-1B radar went to sea in USS Princeton (CG 59), ushering in another advance in Aegis capabilities.
		USS Chosin (CG 65) introduced the AN/UYK-43/44 computers, which provide increased processing capabilities.
	mailgate.supereva.it /sci/sci.techniques.mag-resonance/msg00160.html (339 words)

	Cruiser Photo Index CG-59 USS PRINCETON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		USS Princeton as she pulls alongside of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during underway replenishment at sea to take on fuel during Battlegroup sustainment exercises off the coast of California November 7, 2002
		Princeton is part of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Strike Group deployed in the Arabian Gulf conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein.
		USS Princeton (CG 59) steams to her homeport of San Diego, CA., as part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, which is returning from an eight-month deployment.
	www.navsource.org /archives/04/040159.htm (631 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The current namesake, officially CG 59, is the sixth vessel to bear that name, having been commissioned in 1989 in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
		The first PRINCETON was a sloop of war, commissioned in 1843.
		The sixth and current USS Princeton has completed three deployments to the Arabian Gulf and won two consecutive Battle Efficiency Awards in 1992-93.
	alumni.princeton.edu /~ptoniana/Navy.asp (496 words)

	MayportMirror.com: New Commodore For COMDESRON 24 06/26/03
		He was recently commanding officer of USS Carney (DDG 64), deploying to the Mediterranean with the John F. Kennedy Battle Group.
		He served as Combat Systems Officer in USS Moosbrugger (DD 980); commissioning Combat Systems Officer in USS Princeton (CG 59); as executive officer in USS Mobile Bay (CG 53); staff of the Chief of Naval Operations as a requirements officer and financial coordinator for the Theater Air Defense branch (N865).
		Rosbolt commanded USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51); served as Deputy Chief, Requirements and Acquisition Division (J-8) on the Joint Staff; and was temporarily assigned to the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations in 2000 and 2001.
	www.mayportmirror.com /stories/062603/may_commodore001.shtml (404 words)

	Desert Storm: The war with Iraq
		The battleships USS Wisconsin (BB 64) and USS Missouri (BB 63) took up stations in the northern Persian Gulf ready to contribute the firepower of their 16-inch guns and Tomahawk cruise missiles to the ejection of Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
		The Aegis cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) fired the first Tomahawk missile toward Iraq from her position in the Red Sea.
		Princeton restored her TLAM strike and AEGIS anti-air warfare defense capabilities within fifteen minutes of the mine strike, whereupon she reassumed duties as local anti-air warfare coordinator and remained on station, providing defense for the mine countermeasures group for an additional 30 hours, until relieved.
	www.history.navy.mil /wars/dstorm/ds5.htm (7358 words)

	Carrier Group THREE
		USS Carl Vinson is the flagship of Commander, Carrier Group Three and falls under their operational command as well as that of Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific.
		Carl Vinson Battle Group surface ships USS Princeton (CG 54) and USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) simultaneously launched cruise missiles, while Carrier Air Wing 11 aircraft struck a half-dozen sites in southern Iraq using precision-guided munitions in the closing wave of attacks in Operation Desert Fox.
		USS Columbus (SSN 762) and USS Pasadena (SSN 752) are homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and USS Rainier (AOE 7) is homeported in Bremerton.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/cargru3.htm (413 words)

	Aegis Combat System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The commissioning of USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) opened a new era in surface warfare as the first Aegis ship outfitted with the Vertical Launching System (VLS), allowing greater missile selection, firepower and survivability.
		The improved AN/SPY-1B radar went to sea in USS Princeton (CG-59), ushering in another advance in Aegis capabilities.
		USS Chosin (CG-65) introduced the AN/UYK-43/44 computers, which provide increased processing capabilities.
	www.wikiverse.org /aegis-combat-system (748 words)

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