
Each of the five destroyers is equipped with 90-96 VLS silos, for a total of 468 silos spread out among the destroyers. USS Rafael Peralta is one of the newest ships in the fleet. In the Second World War heavy cruisers and battleships were incorporated into carrier task forces to provide anti-aircraft support, and destroyers were massed in and around carrier battle groups to ward off submarine attack. USS Russell and USS Hamilton are the oldest ships and were built at a time when the Burke-class ships did not have hangars to embark helicopters. The carrier battle group concept seeks to protect the carrier with multiple layers of defenses. To recruit, train, equip, and organize to deliver combat ready Naval forces to win conflicts and wars while maintaining security and deterrence through. They were critical to winning World War II in the Pacific and they have. The five destroyers are all Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers: USS Pinckney, USS Russell, USS Paul Hamilton, USS Kidd, and USS Rafael Peralta. Navy’s aircraft carrier battle groups are the most dramatic symbol of American military and geopolitical power. Each VLS is an armored silo capable of carrying SM-2, SM-6, and ESSM air defense missiles, Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles, and anti-submarine rocket torpedoes. Bunker Hill is equipped with the Aegis Combat System, including the SPY-1 air defense radar, and is equipped with 122 vertical launch systems. The cruiser is USS Bunker Hill, the oldest of the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is unusual because of the large number of escorts. Carrier Battle Groups are a naval force designed to conduct prolonged overseas deployments. A carrier battle group (CVBG) is a naval fleet consisting of an aircraft carrier capital ship and its large number of escorts, together defining the group. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dylan Lavin Front to back: USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS Pickney, USS Paul Hamilton, USS Russell, USS Kidd, USS Rafael Peralta, and USS Bunker Hill.
