Kumi Naidoo to 2008, he was the Secretary General and chief executive officer of Johannesburg-based Civicus: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, which is dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world. He also served as the founding chairperson of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty. Kumi Naidoo joined Greenpeace in 2009. He had been persuaded by his daughter Naomi to take on the role. Greenpeace's commitment to direct action and civil disobedience was what attracted Naidoo to the organisation. Naidoo saw his role as the executive director of Greenpeace as that of an alliance builder and an agent
Carrier Strike Group Three 2004–09 operations De Gaulle". Both carrier groups operated together through 16 April 2007. The group spent five months deployed to the U.S. Fifth Fleet area of responsibility. Carrier Air Wing 9 flew more than 7,900 sorties providing more than 22,000 flight hours and dropping nearly 90,000 pounds of ordnance in support of the International Security Assistance Force operating on the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq. Admiral Quinn commended the efforts of Carrier Air Wing 9: During the 2007 WESTPAC deployment, Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112 (VAW-112) celebrated its 40th anniversary on 18 April 2007. Also, VFA-154 completed its first deployment with the