Editing Carrier battle group (section)

== Carrier battle groups in crises ==
In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, most uses of carrier battle groups by the United States as well as that of other Western nations have been in situations where their use has been uncontested by other comparable forces.  During the Cold War, an important battle scenario was an attack against a CVBG using numerous [[anti-ship missile]]s.

===1956 Suez Crisis===
British and French carrier battle groups were involved in the [[1956 Suez Crisis]].

===1971 Indo-Pakistan war===
During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], India used its carrier strike group centered on {{INS|Vikrant|1961|6}} to impose a naval blockade on East Pakistan. Air strikes were carried out initially on shipping in the harbors of [[Chittagong]] and [[Cox's Bazar]], sinking or incapacitating most ships there. Further strikes were carried out on Cox's Bazar from 60 nautical miles (110&nbsp;km) offshore. On the evening of 4 December, the air group again struck Chittagong harbor. Later strikes targeted [[Khulna]] and the [[Port of Mongla]]. Air strikes continued until 10 December 1971.

===1982 Falklands War===
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The first attempted use of anti-ship missiles against a carrier battle group was part of [[Argentina]]'s efforts against British armed forces during the [[Falklands War]]. This was the last conflict so far in which opposing belligerents employed aircraft carriers, although Argentina made little use of its sole carrier, {{ship|ARA|Veinticinco de Mayo|V-2|6}}, which was originally built in the United Kingdom as HMS ''Venerable'' and later served with the [[Royal Netherlands Navy]] (1948–1968).

===Lebanon===
The [[United States Sixth Fleet]] assembled a force of three carrier battle groups and a [[battleship]] during the [[Lebanese Civil War]] in 1983. Daily reconnaissance flights were flown over the [[Bekaa Valley]] and a strike was flown against targets in the area resulting in loss of an [[A-6 Intruder]] and an [[A-7 Corsair II|A-7 Corsair]].

===Gulf of Sidra===
Carrier battle groups routinely operated in the [[Gulf of Sidra]] inside the "[[Line of Death]]" proclaimed by [[Libya]] resulting in aerial engagements in 1981, 1986 and 1989 between U.S. Navy Tomcats and Libyan [[Su-22]] aircraft, [[SA-5 Gammon|SA-5]] surface-to-air missiles and [[MiG-23]] fighters. During the 1986 clashes, three carrier battle groups deployed to the Gulf of Sidra and ultimately two of them conducted strikes against Libya in [[Operation El Dorado Canyon]].

===2011 military intervention in Libya===
During the [[2011 military intervention in Libya|international military intervention]] in the [[2011 Libyan civil war]], the [[French Navy]] deployed its aircraft carrier, {{ship|French aircraft carrier|Charles de Gaulle|R91|2}}, off [[Libya]]. The ''Charles de Gaulle'' was accompanied by several frigates as {{ship|French frigate|Forbin|D620|2}}, {{ship|French frigate|Dupleix|D641|2}}, {{ship|French frigate|Aconit|F 713|2}}, the replenishment tanker ''[[Durance-class tanker|Meuse]]'' and two {{sclass|Rubis|submarine|0}} nuclear attack submarines.<ref>[http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6007194&c=EUR&s=AIR Defense News] {{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>