Task Group 91.1: Difference between revisions

'''Task Group 91.1''' (abbrev: ''TG 91.1'') is a multi-vessel [[task group]] within the [[Tenth Fleet]].  Commanded by [[CAPTSG]] [[Sir]] Erik Roberts, [[KDE]], [[GS]], [[QBM]], [[CBM]], [[RMN]], from his flagship {{hms|Medusa|SD-316}}, the task group's area of operations includes the [[wikipedia:United_States_of_America|US]] states of [[wikipedia:California|California]] and [[wikipedia:Nevada|Nevada]].

Task Group 91.1 was formed and established in June 2014 by order of the [[First Space Lord]], [[FADM]] [[Sir]] Scott Akers.<ref name="ND14JU01U">[[Naval Directive 14JU-01U]]</ref>  The first commanding officer was [[CAPTSG]] Sir Thomas Marrone.  Its charter member vessels were {{hms|Artemis|BC-592}} (flagship), {{hms|Wolf|CA-429}}, and {{hms|Roland|DD-476}}.   

At BayCon 2015 in Santa Clara, CA, the task group was the host echelon for the annual Tenth Fleet summit, where {{hms|Cerberus|CLAC-42}} commissioned.  The next month ''Cerberus'' and {{hms|Merlin|CA-270}} (Santa Ana, CA) were added to the task group by [[Naval Directive 15JU-01U]].  Shortly after the inclusion of those two vessels, Sir Thomas stepped down as the task group's Commanding Officer and then-[[CAPTSG]] James Jones relieved him; ''Cerberus'' became flagship of the task group.<ref name="ND15JN01">[[Naval Directive 15JN-01]]</ref>  CAPTSG Jones received his promotion to flag status as [[Commodore]] of the task group in October.<ref name="ND15OC01">[[Naval Directive 15OC-01]]</ref> The crew of ''Artemis'' upgraded to the [[superdreadnought]] {{hms|Medusa|SD-316}} under the command of [[CDRE]] Michael Garcia, and ''Merlin'''s crew upgraded to ''Artemis''.  {{hms|Bedivere|DD-486}} returned to the Tenth Fleet and was added along with ''Medusa'' to the task group's command.

2016 saw the beginning of additional echelon forces added to the task group, with the addition of {{hms|Chainshot|DD-372}} under the command of [[CAPTJG]] Joseph Harney in late May during the very first Task Group 91.1 Summit at BayCon 2016.  ''Chainshot'' and ''Roland'' formed [[Destroyer Division 231]] under then-[[CDR]] Jack Yeager's command the following month.<ref name="ND16JUN01">[[Naval Directive 16JUN-01]]</ref>  At the end of July, ''Wolf'' and ''Cerberus'' consolidated their crews to form the second superdreadnought in the task group, {{hms|Thunderer|SD-323}} under then-[[CAPTJG]] Sonja Thiede's command, and with CDRE Jones aboard, ''Thunderer'' became the task group's latest flagship.  Shortly after, {{gns|Randolph Candless|BC-56}} formed out of the crew of ''Artemis'' under the command of [[CAPT]] Aaron Davis, [[GSN]], and formed [[Battlecruiser Division 921]] with their former mothership; ''Artemis'' serving as flag for the division.<ref name="ND16AU03">[[Naval Directive 16AU-03]]</ref>.  ''Roland'' upgraded to {{hms|Intractable|SD-459}} and ''Chainshot'' upgraded to {{hms|Revenge|SD-317}}.  With now four superdreadnoughts operating within the Greater San Francisco Bay Area and Central Valleys, [[Battle Squadron 2]] formed under the command of [[CDRE]] Sir Joseph Harney.<ref name="ND16SE-01">[[Naval Directive 16SE-01]]</ref>.

| 2 ||[[RADM]] Sir James Jones, [[KSK]], [[GCE]], [[CR]], [[SC]], [[OG]], [[CGM]], [[GS]], [[QBM]], [[CBM]]<br>[[Baron]] [[Whidbey Basin]] || {{hms|Thunderer|SD-323}} || 08 Jun 2015 || 01 Jan 2020<ref name="ND20JA01">[[Naval Directive 20JA-01]]</ref>

** {{hms|Roland|DD-476|hcn}} (division flagship) - Upgraded to commission ''Intractable'' on 24 August 2016<ref name="BSD160807">[[BuShips Directive 1608-07]]</ref>, ''Roland'' recommissioned in [[Second Fleet]]<ref name="BSD170601">[[BuShips Directive 1706-01]]</ref>, but has been decommissioned since 04 January 2020.<ref name="BSD200106">[[BuShips Directive 2001-06]]</ref>

** {{hms|Chainshot|DD-372|hcn}} - Upgraded to commission ''Revenge'' on 27 August 2016.<ref name="BSD160808">[[BuShips Directive 1608-08]]</ref>

* {{hms|Cerberus|CLAC-42|hcn}} - Crew merged with ''Wolf'' to commission ''Thunderer'' on 31 July 2016<ref name="BSD160706">[[BuShips Directive 1607-06]]</ref>, ''Cerberus'' has since recommissioned in [[Third Fleet]]<ref name="BSD170303">[[BuShips Directive 1703-03]]</ref>.

* {{hms|Thunderer|SD-323|hcn}} - Upgraded to commission ''Guadalcanal'' on 15 November 2018.<ref name="BSD181109">[[BuShips Directive 1811-09]]</ref>

* {{hms|Wolf|CA-429|hcn}} - Crew merged with ''Cerberus'' to commission ''Thunderer'' on 31 July 2016<ref name="BSD160706">[[BuShips Directive 1607-06]]</ref>, ''Wolf'' has since recommissioned within [[Eighth Fleet]]<ref name="BSD170902">[[BuShips Directive 1709-02]]</ref>.

* {{hms|Avalon|CL-395|hcn}} - Upgraded to recommission ''Kodiak Max'' on 03 January 2019.<ref name="BSD190103">[[BuShips Directive 1901-03]]</ref>

* [[Royal Meritorious Unit Citation]]: Per [[Tenth Fleet Order 1507-01]], awarded to all members of [[Task Group 91.1]] at the time of issuance (7 July 2015); {{hms|Artemis|BC-592}}, {{hms|Merlin|CA-270}}, {{hms|Roland|DD-476}}, {{hms|Wolf|CA-429}}, and {{hms|Cerberus|CLAC-42}}.