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Commander, Amphibious Group (CPG) 2 was disestablished 31 December 2006, and commissioned as Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 2, per CNO guidance regarding alignment of Expeditionary Strike Groups and Amphibious Groups. This culminated nearly a year of preparation to become an operational command ready to deploy to the Middle East. Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group TWO is an Echelon 4 command, reporting to Commander, U.S. Second Fleet. ESG-2 deploys as an operational ESG in support of national tasking, providing operational level staff planning and execution for Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and other missions. ESG-2 provides direct support to all Atlantic Fleet Amphibious ships. The command is located at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – Fort Story.