Officially Licensed US Navy Carrier Strike Group 12 Patch - Carrier Strike Group Twelve (CSG-12) USS Gerald R. Ford Officially Licensed Embroidered Patch.
Ford Strike Group identity, Atlantic Fleet power projection, and the full weight of U.S. naval deterrence stitched into one embroidered piece.
Carrier Strike Group Twelve, designated CSG-12 or CARSTRKGRU 12, is one of four carrier strike groups assigned to United States Fleet Forces Command and is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. The group's current flagship is USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the lead ship of the Navy's most advanced carrier class, equipped with electromagnetic aircraft launch systems and next-generation sortie generation capability. CSG-12 has a deep operational record: between 2006 and 2011 under USS Enterprise, the group completed four Fifth Fleet deployments and its aircraft flew over 13,000 air combat missions in support of coalition forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. The group also made history as the first carrier strike group to deploy with Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air capability, integrating all units through a shared data link for a comprehensive battlespace picture. In October 2023, the Secretary of Defense directed CSG-12 to the Eastern Mediterranean to bolster regional deterrence, and the group's most recent deployment spanned 326 days across the 4th, 5th, and 6th Fleet areas of operation, covering more than 57,000 nautical miles. That record of sustained, multi-theater presence gives this officially licensed embroidered patch a lineage that goes well beyond a standard unit souvenir.
Perfect For: U.S. Navy veterans, USS Gerald R. Ford crew members, Carrier Air Wing Eight sailors, Destroyer Squadron 2 alumni, Naval Station Norfolk supporters, Navy collectors, deployment keepsakes, shadow boxes, cruise book displays, challenge coin and patch boards, and anyone building a serious surface warfare or carrier aviation collection around Atlantic Fleet heritage and Ford-class history.
CSG-12 heritage, officially licensed, and stitched for the sailors who kept the watch across every sea.
