The post holder was first established in 2006 as Commander, United Kingdom Carrier Task Group it was later re-designated UK Carrier Strike Group.
Commodore Cunningham, the previous COMUKCSG, flew his flag throughout the January to May Orion '08 deployment, as Commander Task Group 328.01,[4] which included exercises with the Indian Navy, aboard HMS Illustrious.
The appointment of Commander UK Carrier Strike Group was disestablished in January 2011, following the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review. The post was re-established in February 2015.[5]
List of Commanders Carrier Strike Group (first iteration)
^Mackie, Colin (7 January 2020). "Admirals January 2020"(PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 7 January 2020. Commodore Stephen M.R. Moorhouse: Commander, Carrier Strike Group, December 2019