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The Battle Group is led by an aircraft carrier and include an airwing and a small contingent of cruisers to act as carrier escorts. In addition to this Battle Force, it also included an Amphibious Group of ships to transport and support Marine Expeditionary Force amphibious operations. This Amphibious Ready Group will typically include an escort of three ships [destroyers or frigates], the composition of which changes on each Marine Expeditionary Force [MEF] deployment. The Battle Group is the largest operational unit of the US Navy. Each deployed Battle Group consists of a unique combination of ships.
| Fiscal Year |
Battle Force | Amphibious Force | Other | ||||||||
| CV | CG | DDG-51 | DD | FFG | LHA- | LSD | LPD | SSN | AOE | Nimitz | |
| Kitty Hawk | CG-49 CG-53 CG-62 CG-63 | DDG-54 DDG-56 | DD-975 DD-985 | FFG-48 FFG-51 |
LHA-3 LHD-2 | LSD-39 LSD-42 LSD-43 | LPD-10 | ||||
| Constellation | CG-65 CG-70 | DDG-63 DDG-65 | DD-964 DD-965 | FFG-43 FF-61 | LHA-1 | LSD-39 LSD-45 | LPD-5 | SSN-763 SSN-771 | AOE-7 | ||
| Stennis | CG-57 CG-73 | DDG-59 | DD-967 | LHA-6 | LSD-39 LSD-52 | LPD-9 | SSN-758 SSN-759 | AOE-10 | |||
| Lincoln | CG-52 CG-67 |
DDG-60 DDG-70 |
DD-991 DD-992 |
FFG-33 FFG-37 |
LHA-1 | LSD-36 | LPD-6 | SSN-770 SSN-773 |
AOE-2 | ||
| Vinson | CG-54 CG-59 |
DDG-53 DDG-77 |
DD-971 DD-973 |
FFG-54 FFG-57 |
LHA-5 | LSD-45 | LPD-7 | SSN-717 | AOE-1 | ||
| Eisenhower | CG-68 CG-71 |
DDG-52 DDG-58 DDG-72 |
DD-968 | FFG-58 FFG-59 |
LHD-1 | LSD-51 | LPD-14 | SSN-761 SSN-761 |
T-AO-196 | ||
| Enterprise | CG-58 CG-64 CG-74 |
DDG-55 DDG-66 |
DD-982 DD-988 |
FFG-47 | LHD-3 | LSD-50 | LPD-15 | SSN-699 SSN-719 |
AOE-8 | ||
| Washington | CG-60 | DDG-67 DDG-75 |
DD-970 DD-977 |
FFG-53 FFG-56 |
LHA-2 | LSD-48 | LPD-4 | SSN-720 SSN-753 |
AOE-6 | ||
| Truman | CG-56 CG-78 |
DDG-51 DDG-57 |
DD-978 DD-989 |
FFG-52 | LHA-4 | LSD-37 | LPD-13 | SSN-714 SSN-757 |
TAE-34 | ||
| Kennedy | CG-61 | DDG-64 DDG-68 |
DD-963 DD-981 |
FFG-36 FFG-50 |
SSN-756 | AOE-3 | |||||
| Roosevelt | CG-55 CG-72 |
DDG-61 DDG-71 |
DD-969 | FFG-40 FFG-55 |
LHD-5 | LSD-41 | LPD-12 | SSN-706 | |||
| 2002 | Truman | CG-56 | DDG-51 DDG-57 | DD-978 | LHA-4 | LSD-41 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | |||
| 2003 | Constellation | CG-65 CG-70 | DDG-54 | DD-973 | LHA-1 | LSD-39 LSD-45 | LPD-5 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | ||
| Enterprise | CG-58 CG-64 | DDG-55 DDG-66 | LHA-4 | LSD-44 | LPD-15 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | ||||
| Nimitz | CG-50 CG-53 | DDG-59 DDG-62 DDG-69 | DD-971 | LHD-4 | LSD-36 | LPD-8 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | |||
| Roosevelt | CG-47 CG-51 | DDG-61 DDG-71 | LHD-3 | LPD-12 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | |||||
| JFK | CG-66 CG-69 | DDG-64 DDG-68 | LHD-1 | LSD-51 | LPD-14 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | ||||
| 2004 | Vinson | CG-50 CG-54 CG-59 | DDG-53 DDG-69 | DD-973 | FFG-46 | LHA-5 | LSD-42 | LPD-7 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | |
| Stennis | CG-57 CG-73 | DD-967 | LHD-6 | LSD-52 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | |||||
| Washington | CG-60 CG-61 | DD-977 | LHD-5 | LSD-47 LSD-50 | LPD-6 LPD-17 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | ||||
| Truman | CG-56 CG-64 | DDG-51 DDG-57 | DD-978 | LHD-7 | LSD-41 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | ||||
| 2005 | Reagan | CG-55 CG-72 | DDG-56 DDG-63 DDG-65 DDG-71 | LHA-3 | LSD-50 | LPD-12 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | |||
| Eisenhower | CG-53 CG-68 CG-71 | DDG-52 DDG-58 DDG-77 | LHA-4 | LSD-44 LSD-45 | LPD-15 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | ||||
| Roosevelt | CG-47 CG-51 | DDG-61 DDG-71 | DD-968 DD-969 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | ||||||
| Lincoln | CG-55 CG-72 | DDG-53 DDG-61 DDG-71 DDG-TBD | DD-969 | LHA-1 | LSD-39 LSD-45 | LPD-8 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | |||
| 2006 | Truman | CG-56 | DDG-51 DDG-57 | LHA-2 | LSD-41 | LPD-13 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | |||
| Nimitz | CG-50 CG-53 | DDG-59 DDG-62 DDG-69 | DD-971 | LHD-4 | LSD-36 | LPD-8 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | |||
| Enterprise | CG-58 CG-64 | DDG-55 DDG-66 | LHA-4 | LSD-44 | LPD-15 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | ||||
| Vinson | CG-54 CG-50 CG-59 | DDG-53 DDG-69 | DD-971 DD-973 | LHA-5 | LSD-45 | LPD-7 | SSN- SSN- |
AOE- | |||