{"id":37407,"date":"2016-04-19T21:10:01","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T21:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/04\/19\/navy-deploys-carrier-strike-group-to-pacific-without-the-carrier\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:41:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:41:25","slug":"navy-deploys-carrier-strike-group-to-pacific-without-the-carrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/04\/19\/navy-deploys-carrier-strike-group-to-pacific-without-the-carrier\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy deploys carrier strike group to Pacific \u2014 without the carrier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three destroyers have deployed on a mission to make the surface fleet more deadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This story was originally published April 19, 2016, at 5:10 p.m. EST and has been updated.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The destroyers Spruance, Momsen and Decatur deployed as part of a\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">\u00a0have been dispatched on a <\/span>surface action group <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">deployment <\/span>and will be on the prowl in the Pacific<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">, according to a Monday release from U.S. 3rd Fleet<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A carrier strike group typically deploys with a escorts like cruisers,\u00a0destroyers and a destroyer squadron\u00a0to guard the flattop and its air wing. 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