CSG 12 is the immediate superior in command for USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, Destroyer Squadron TWO (CDS 2), and USS Normandy (CG 60).

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The guided missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) deployes a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) to respond to a a cargo ship requiring medical assistance off the coast of North Carolina.

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More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Bataan ARG supported a wide range of interoperability opportunities and exercises, increasing combat readiness and crisis response capabilities while strengthening relationships with NATO Allies and partners.