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U. S. Aircraft Carrier Deployment History FWFD’s from 2000 to Present Part 1 - 2000 FWFD’s Part 2 - 2001 to 2002 FWFD’s Part 3 - 2003 to 2004 FWFD’s Part 4 - 2005 to 2006 FWFD’s Part 5 - 2007 to 2008 FWFD’s Part 6 - 2009 FWFD’s Part 7 - 2010 FWFD’s Part 8 - 2011 FWFD’s Part 9 - 2012 to 2013 FWFD’s Part 10 - 2014 to 2015 FWFD’s Part 11 - 2016 to 2017 FWFD’s Part 12 - 2018 to 2019 FWFD’s Part 13 - 2020 to 2021 FWFD’s Part 14 - 2022 to 2023 FWFD’s
Commissioned U. S. Aircraft Carriers Status illustrates U. S. commissioned and active aircraft carriers overhauls nearing a year or longer, limiting carrier’s deployments from 2000 to 2016 to Present.
U.S. commissioned and active aircraft carriers from 2004 to 2012 to Present, further illustrates that to rely on an eleven aircraft carrier fleet reduces deployments due to upkeep periods, upgrade, major overhaul, PSA, SRA, ESRA, DSRA, EDSRA, PIA, DPIA, COH, RCOH, shipyard sea trials, Inspection and Survey (INSURV), combat systems ship's qualification trial (CSSQT), Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA), underway training exercises, Carrier Qualifications (CQ), Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) and sustainment exercise (SUSTAINEX).
“Once an aircraft carrier completes its JTFEX and or SUSTAINEX, it’s ready for deployment while in several instances carriers conducted there JATEX at the beginning of a deployment, while USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in support of Summer Pulse ’04, as one of seven carriers worldwide to participate in the exercise, which demonstrated the Navy’s Fleet Response Plan and took part in Exercise Majestic Eagle, the culmination of Summer Pulse '04 which is the Navy's first deployment under its new FRP, underway in the Western Atlantic from 2 to 20 June 2004 conducted COMPTUEX (Composite Unit Training Exercises) (2 June to 25 July 2004) but did not conduct JTFEX as well as USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)” (Ref. 76).
“On 29 May 2003, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) with CVW-8 embarked arrived Norfolk, Virginia, with Captain Richard J. O’Hanlon, USN in command, ending her Caribbean Sea voyage where she conducted COMPTUEX (Composite Training Unit Exercise) operating with the United States Atlantic Command (Atlantic Fleet) under the direction of the 2nd Fleet, her eighth Mediterranean Sea deployment (14th voyage) operating with the 6th Fleet in support of her 1st Operation Iraqi Freedom, operating under the direction of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, operational control extends to the Indian Ocean following the war with Iraq (Operation Desert Storm), with the Commander, 7th Fleet, serving as naval component commander for Central Command. Her ninth deployment since her commission at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia on 25 October 1986 (6 January to 4 February 2003" (Ref. 72, 76, 383 & 455).
“USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) made her last deployment before she underwent a 10-month maintenance and upgrade program by Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Station (NNSY), Portsmouth, Virginia from 18 February to 15 October 2004, from 6 January to 29 May 2003, operating out of Norfolk, Virginia with Commander, Carrier Group Eight, Rear Adm. John C. Harvey Jr. serving as Immediate Superior-in-Command for the Theodore Roosevelt Battle Group, comprised of Carrier Air Wing 8 and Commander, Destroyer Squadron 2 (CDS 2), with Captain Richard J. O’Hanlon, USN in command, on her Caribbean Sea voyage where she conducted COMPTUEX (Composite Training Unit Exercise) operating with the United States Atlantic Command (Atlantic Fleet) under the direction of the 2nd Fleet, which turned into her eighth Mediterranean Sea deployment (14th voyage) operating with the 6th Fleet in support of her 2nd Operation Enduring Freedom and her 1st Operation Iraqi Freedom, operating under the direction of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command” (Ref. 72, 76, 84A & 382).
Aircraft Carriers have operated in Seas and Oceans to include the bodies of water in the Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf – North Arabian Sea), Indian Ocean, Eastern and Western Pacific Oceans, while both east and west coast deployments often operated under the direction of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet, participating in Maritime Security Operations (MSO), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein continues, beginning on 20 March 2003 to 2011, with the firing of Tomahawk missiles from U.S. ships in the Arabian Gulf and Red Sea, operating under operational control of the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet, Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001, operating under operational control of the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet, headquartered in Manama, Bahrain in July 1995, moving ashore in Bahrain in 1993, while their former head quarters, USS LA SALLE departed for overhaul and reassignment, and the 5th Fleet, reactivated with operational control of the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and Arabian Sea, while U.S. Naval Forces Central Command operational control extends to the Indian Ocean following the war with Iraq (Operation Desert Storm), with the Commander, 7th Fleet, serving as naval component commander for Central Command, with the beginning of Operation Southern Watch commencing 26 August 1992, (when President George H. W. Bush announced that the United States and its allies had informed Iraq that in 24 hours Allied aircraft would fly surveillance missions in southern Iraq and were prepared to shoot down any Iraqi aircraft flying south of the 32nd parallel, while President George Bush declared Kuwait had been liberated at 9 p.m. EST 27 February 1992, flight operations ending at midnight), with Operation Desert Storm commencing in the early morning hours of 17 January 1991 until 27 February 1992, when President George Bush declared Kuwait had been liberated and Operation Desert Storm would end at midnight) and Operation Desert Shield commencing 2 August 1990 (Iraqi occupation of Kuwait).
“Beginning in December 1995, US and allied nations deployed peacekeeping forces to Bosnia in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Task Force Eagle, comprised of 20,000 American soldiers, is implementing the military elements of the Dayton Peace Accords in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. This operation marked the first commitment of forces in NATO's history as well as the first time since World War II that American and Russian soldiers have shared a common mission. Today, thousands of people are alive in Bosnia because of these soldiers' service.
In the first three months of Operation Joint Endeavor operations, Air Force mobility forces flew 3,000 missions, carried over 15,600 troops and delivered more than 30,100 short tons of cargo. These statistics reflect the presence of the C-17, which was systematically employed in a major contingency for the first time. The limited airfield at Tuzla, was the major port of debarkation in Bosnia-Herzegovina. During the first critical month of operations, the C-17 flew slightly more than 20 percent of the missions into Tuzla but delivered over 50 percent of the cargo” (Ref. 456).
War in Iraq will be called 'Operation New Dawn' to reflect reduced U.S. role
“The Obama administration has decided to give the war in Iraq a new name -- "Operation New Dawn" -- to reflect the reduced role U.S. troops will play in securing the country this year as troop levels fall, according to a memo from Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates. Since U.S. forces charged across the Kuwaiti border toward Baghdad in 2003, the war has been known as Operation Iraqi Freedom. The new name is scheduled to take effect in September, when U.S. troop levels are supposed to drop to about 50,000. The change is intended to send a message that the U.S. military's combat role in Iraq is rapidly drawing to a close. In the Feb. 17 memo, Gates wrote to Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top commander for the region, that the name change seeks to "recognize our evolving relationship with the Government of Iraq." Such name changes are not unusual. The name of the 1991 Persian Gulf War changed as the mission changed, from Operation Desert Shield to Operation Desert Storm and then finally to Operation Southern Watch and Operation Northern Watch. The name change for the current conflict was first reported by ABC News, which posted the memo on its Web site. A Pentagon spokesman confirmed the decision” (Ref. By Greg Jaffe - Friday, February 19, 2010, Associated Press). http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/18/AR2010021805888.html
Commissioned U. S. Aircraft Carriers Status illustrates U. S. commissioned and active aircraft carriers as a result of overhauls nearing a year or longer, limiting carrier’s deployments from 2004 to 2015.
U.S. commissioned and active aircraft carriers from 2004 to 2012, further illustrates that to rely on an eleven aircraft carrier fleet reduces deployments due to upkeep periods, upgrade, major overhaul, PSA, SRA, ESRA, DSRA, EDSRA, PIA, DPIA, COH, RCOH, shipyard sea trials, Inspection and Survey (INSURV), combat systems ship's qualification trial (CSSQT), Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA), underway training exercises, Carrier Qualifications (CQ), Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) and sustainment exercise (SUSTAINEX).
“Once an aircraft carrier completes its JTFEX and or SUSTAINEX, it’s ready for deployment while in several instances carriers conducted there JATEX at the beginning of a deployment, while USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in support of Summer Pulse ’04, as one of seven carriers worldwide to participate in the exercise, which demonstrated the Navy’s Fleet Response Plan and took part in Exercise Majestic Eagle, the culmination of Summer Pulse '04 which is the Navy's first deployment under its new FRP, underway in the Western Atlantic from 2 to 20 June 2004 conducted COMPTUEX (Composite Unit Training Exercises) (2 June to 25 July 2004) but did not conduct JTFEX as well as USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)” (Ref. 76).
“On 29 May 2003, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) with CVW-8 embarked arrived Norfolk, Virginia, with Captain Richard J. O’Hanlon, USN in command, ending her Caribbean Sea voyage where she conducted COMPTUEX (Composite Training Unit Exercise) operating with the United States Atlantic Command (Atlantic Fleet) under the direction of the 2nd Fleet, her eighth Mediterranean Sea deployment (14th voyage) operating with the 6th Fleet in support of her 1st Operation Iraqi Freedom, operating under the direction of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, operational control extends to the Indian Ocean following the war with Iraq (Operation Desert Storm), with the Commander, 7th Fleet, serving as naval component commander for Central Command. Her ninth deployment since her commission at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia on 25 October 1986 (6 January to 4 February 2003" (Ref. 72, 76, 383 & 455).
“USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) made her last deployment before she underwent a 10-month maintenance and upgrade program by Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Station (NNSY), Portsmouth, Virginia from 18 February to 15 October 2004, from 6 January to 29 May 2003, operating out of Norfolk, Virginia with Commander, Carrier Group Eight, Rear Adm. John C. Harvey Jr. serving as Immediate Superior-in-Command for the Theodore Roosevelt Battle Group, comprised of Carrier Air Wing 8 and Commander, Destroyer Squadron 2 (CDS 2), with Captain Richard J. O’Hanlon, USN in command, on her Caribbean Sea voyage where she conducted COMPTUEX (Composite Training Unit Exercise) operating with the United States Atlantic Command (Atlantic Fleet) under the direction of the 2nd Fleet, which turned into her eighth Mediterranean Sea deployment (14th voyage) operating with the 6th Fleet in support of her 2nd Operation Enduring Freedom and her 1st Operation Iraqi Freedom, operating under the direction of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command” (Ref. 72, 76, 84A & 382).
“In the case of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) 2009 deployment, the carrier conducted sustainment exercise (SUSTAINEX) rather then JTFEX while USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) conducted Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) underway in the Western Atlantic from 6 to 27 January 2009, preceded by an underway period in the Western Atlantic conducting Tailored Ship’s Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Problem (FEP) off the coast of Virginia and North Carolina from 17 September to 9 October 2008; prior to her recent deployment with CVW-7 embarked departing Norfolk, Va. on 21 February 2009, with Captain Dee Mewbourne commanding and Commanded by Rear Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CCSG) 8; for a regularly scheduled deployment in support of ongoing, worldwide operations, on her 11th Mediterranean Sea deployment (18th & 19th voyage) operating with the 6th Fleet, steaming through the North Atlantic operating with the United States Atlantic Command (Atlantic Fleet) under the direction of the 2nd Fleet en route to the Mediterranean conducting, on third North Arabian Sea deployment in support of her 2nd Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001, providing close air support and reconnaissance to International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops on the ground in Afghanistan, Maritime Infrastructure Protection (MIR) exercise with a number of regional nations’ maritime forces, her 2nd Maritime Security Operations (MSO) and Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) and crisis response development, to ensure that ships could "operate freely while transiting the world's oceans" during the Global War on Terrorism, operating under operational control of the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet. Ike steamed through the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea on, her 18th voyage in the Med, making her 13th Suez Canal transit, 12th Red Sea voyage and 11th Gulf of Aden voyage en route to the Arabian Sea on her 17th voyage in the Arabian Sea and upon return will steam from the Arabian Sea (18th voyage) en route to the Gulf of Aden (12th voyage) and through the Bab el Mandeb by westerly and northerly courses and enter the Red Sea, on her 12th Red Sea voyage (1st one on a deployment), making her 14th Suez Canal transit to the Mediterranean Sea operating with the 6th Fleet, her 19th voyage in the Med, steaming through the Atlantic on her way home (21 February to 30 July 2009)” (Ref. 44, 47, 72, 76, 84A, 383 & 383B).
“As of 2009, Dwight D. Eisenhower Strike Group is comprised of Commander Rear Adm. Kurt W. Tidd,, Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CCSG) 8 (CCSG 8), Carrier Air Wing CVW-7; the staff of Commodore Captain Mark Sedlacek, Commander, Destroyer Squadron 28 (CDS 28), with its assigned ships USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) and USS Halyburton (FFG 40); the fast attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN-576); and the Mayport, Florida-based ships USS Vicksburg (CG-69) and USS Gettysburg (CG-64).
The squadrons of CVW-7 include the "Jolly Rogers" of VFA-103, "Rampagers" of VFA-83, "Stingers" of VFA-113, "Wildcats " of VFA-131, "Bluetails" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, "Patriots" of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VAQ) 140, "Rawhides" of Carrier Logistics Support (VRC) 40 and the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 5” (Ref. 72, 76, 84A & 373). http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=42832
“USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) with CVW-14 and Rear Adm. Scott Hebner, Commander, Carrier Strike Group Seven embarked, who relieved Rear Admiral James P. Wisecup on 27 October 2008, while on deployment in the 7th Fleet Area of Operations departed San Diego, Calif. on 28 May 2009, as hundreds of friends and family members gathered pierside, with Captain Kenneth J. Norton commanding, who assumed command May 2, 2008; on her fourth “Westpac” in support of national and theater cooperative security commitments in the western Pacific, and Indian Ocean in support of the global war on terrorism, on her 2nd North Arabian Sea deployment in support of her 3rd Operation Enduring Freedom and 3rd Maritime Security Operations (MSO), operating under operational control of the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet, while her third deployment she underwent her 2nd Operation Enduring Freedom and 2ndMaritime Security Operations (MSO) on her 1st North Arabian Sea deployment. She will under go her fourth deployment since her commission having completed an underway period off the coast of Southern California from 26 March to 21 April 2009, conducting Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications from 16 to 20 April 2009; preceded by sustainment exercise (SUSTAINEX) in the Eastern Pacific from 11 to 25 March 2009, along with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14, the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62), the guided-missile destroyers USS Howard (DDG-83) and USS Gridley (DDG-101) and the guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG-43). SUSTAINEX is the last coordinated exercise involving the ships of Carrier Strike Group 7 prior to its upcoming deployment later this year, returning to San Diego, Ca. on 26 March 2009. Prior to March Ronald Regan conducted Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications off the coast of Southern California from 17 to 25 February 2009, returning to San Diego, Ca. on 26 February 2009. Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 also trained instructor pilots to aid the transition from EA-6B Prowler to EA-18G Growler while underway with Ronald Reagan. This marks the first landing of VAQ 129's Growlers aboard an aircraft carrier. The carrier joins the other ships of its strike group which departed the day prior. She will under go her fifth deployment since her first deployment during “Summer Pulse 04” when departed Norfolk, Virginia on an inner fleet transfer from the east coast, arriving at her new homeport in San Diego, California 23 July 2004, operating with the Pacific Fleet, ending her Western & Southern Atlantic and Southern & Eastern Pacific deployment around the Cape Horn operating with the United States Atlantic Command (Atlantic Fleet) under the direction of the 2nd Fleet on an inner fleet transfer from the east coast stationed at Norfolk, Virginia and Summer Pulse 04 and Homeport change. Underway in the Western Atlantic from 27 May to 3 June 2004 and the Southern Atlantic from 4 to 8 June 2004, Captain James Symonds presented the flag that draped the former President Reagan’s casket, which was also the one that flew over Capitol Hill on January 20, 1981, when the president was inaugurated, to Mrs. Reagan, as well as the flag that flew over the Ronald Reagan when the former president died on 5 June 2004, eleven months after the commissioning of Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan departed San Diego, California to participate in Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 08-5 off the coast of Southern California commencing on 11 April to 21 April 2008, returning to San Diego, California on the 22nd , the exercise is designed to be a realistic exercise in real-world operations and the operational challenges faced by U.S. forces in cooperation with coalition militaries and was the final step in preparing the Ronald Reagan Strike Group for its third deployment and tested the group's ability to plan and execute the Navy's Maritime Strategy alongside other U.S. and coalition forces in complex, hostile warfighting environments. "JTFEX is a graduate-level exercise to ensure Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing 14 will be ready to take the fight to our enemies when called upon," said Capt. Terry Kraft, Ronald Reagan's commanding officer at that time. Ronald Reagan completed Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 08-5 off the coast of Southern California from 11 to 21 April 2008, returning to San Diego, California 22 April 2008. Ronald Reagan conducted Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California from 17 March to 7 April 2008; conducted Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications (FRSCQ) off the coast of Southern California from 9 to 12 March 2008, returning to San Diego, Calif.; underway in the Eastern Pacific from 10 to 14 February 2008, returning to San Diego, Calif.; underway in the Eastern Pacific from 8 to 10 January 2008, visited Santa Barbara from 11 to 13 January 2008, underway in the Eastern Pacific on 14 January 2008, returned to San Diego, Calif. on 15 January 2008; conducted Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) off the coast of Southern California from 27 November to 17 December 2007, returning to San Diego, California 18 December 2007; conducted "Friends and Family Day Cruise" on 11 November 2007; conducted flight deck certification in the Eastern Pacific from 5 to 8 November 2007. Ronald Reagan and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 operated in the 5th Fleet AOR for more than two months, providing 30 percent of all air support to U.S. and coalition ground forces in Afghanistan. In total, they flew more than 1,600 sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Ships of the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group were also vital in counterpiracy operations off of Somalia and the Horn of Africa, and MSO to include protecting vital Iraqi infrastructure in the North Arabian Gulf. Additionally, Ronald Reagan's Sailors participated in 50 community relations (COMREL) projects during port visits to Singapore, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Phuket, Thailand. "This is the finest team of Sailors I've been fortunate to call shipmates," said Rear Adm. Scott Hebner, commander, CSG 7. "I could not be more proud of each and every Sailor and their families. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group has been pretty busy the last few years, executing missions across the capabilities of our National Maritime Strategy--and answering the call with impressive results every time." "Every single Sailor knew how vital the mission was to accomplish," said Capt. Kenneth Norton, Ronald Reagan's commanding officer. "Because they understood, regardless of their operational tempo, they performed the mission, not just to get it done, but to get it done well. They're selfless. Everybody did their job well to provide service to our Marines, Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen in Afghanistan." Her fifth deployment since her commission” (28 May 2009 to 21 October 2009)” (Ref. 72, 76, 84A & 373).
"I'm proud of these Sailors, and I'm proud of their families - proud of their commitment, their excellence and their dedicated service," said Rear Adm. Scott Hebner, commander, Carrier Strike Group 7. "They understand the importance of their mission and the challenges ahead of them - they have worked hard, and they are ready” (Ref. 72, 76, 84A & 373).
Ports of call: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Changi Naval Base, Singapore; Jebel Ali, UAE; Phuket, Thailand and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
As of 2008, the squadrons of CVW-14 include the "Fighting Redcocks" of VFA-22 (FA-18F); "Fist of the Fleet" of VFA-25 (FA-18C(N)); "Stingers" of VFA-113 (FA-18C(N)); "Eagles" of VFA-115 (FA-18E); "Black Eagles" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113 (E-2C Hawkeye 2000 NP); "Cougars" of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VAQ) 139 (EA-6B); "Providers" of Carrier Logistics Support (VRC) 30 DET.1 (C-2A) and the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 (SH-60F/HH-60H).
The Ronald Reagan Strike Group is comprised of Rear Adm. Scott Hebner, Commander, Carrier Strike Group Seven (CCSG 7), CVW-14, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 (CDS 7) the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62), which include the guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG-73), USS Howard (DDG-83) and USS Gridley (DDG-101), and the guided missile frigate USS Thach (FFG-43). A detachment from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11 will also be embarked aboard the carrier.
Often deployments of aircraft carriers extend into the next year operating out of the east coast, west coast and Japan where USS George Washington (CVN-73) is forward deployed relieving USS Kitty hawk (CV-43) of her duties as a forward deployed aircraft carrier out side the U. S. on her final deployment and home port transfer from Yokosuka, Japan to Bremerton, Washington via San Diego, Calif., where she was relieved by George Washington from 7 to 27 August 2008 and CVW-5 was disembarked from Kitty Hawk and embarked onboard George Washington before steaming to Bremerton where she decommissioned on 31 January 2009, arriving on 7 August 2008, she participated in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008 Exercise after departing Japan on 28 May 2008.
“On 9 September 2011, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) with CVW-14 and Rear Adm. Thomas J. Rowden, Commander, Carrier Strike Group Seven (CCSG 7) embarked arrived Naval Air Station, North Island (NASNI), San Diego, California 2 February 2011, with Captain Thom Burke as Commanding Officer, in company with DESRON 7 staff and ships, her fifth “WestPac” deployment in support of Operation Tomodachi, which is a Japanese word meaning "friend," a joint U.S.-Japan mission to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) to the victims of a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan March 11, departing the Southern California area of operations for regularly scheduled deployment upon conclusion of Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) and pre-deployment training off the coast of Southern California, on her 4th Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001, New Dawn and 3rd Maritime Security Operations (MSO), supporting operations that are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity ain the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Her seventh Foreign Water Fleet Deployment (FWFD) since her commission (2 February to 9 September 2011)” (Ref. 72, 76, 84A, 373).
As a forward deployed carrier, aircraft carrier deployments during the seasons of each year referred to as Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter underway periods while in some cases refereed to as a “WestPac” or Arabian/Persian Gulf deployments, which become Foreign Water fleet deployments when the carrier visits foreign ports or operate for extended periods out side waters of Japan for a month or longer.
2000 EAST and WEST COAST DEPLOYMENTS - Includes Florida
2000 U.S. Atlantic (Second & Sixth Fleets) U.S. Pacific Fleet (Third and Seventh Fleets) and the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet Aircraft Carrier Deployments – Includes Yokosuka, Japan (NAF Atsugi, Japan) Red Sea, Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf), North Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Eastern and Western Pacific Oceans, while both east and west coast deployments often operated under the direction of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet, participating in Operation Southern Watch, with the Commander, 7th Fleet, serving as naval component commander for Central Command.
The US Navy's 1999 Pacific Fleet and Seventh Fleet Aircraft Carriers deployments and Carriers from both West and East coast, resulted in one CV extending into 2000, operating under the direction of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet, participating in Operation Southern Watch, operating under operational control of the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet, with the Commander, 7th Fleet, serving as naval component commander for Central Command are as follows:
2000 U.S. Atlantic (Second & Sixth Fleets) U.S. Pacific Fleet (Third and Seventh Fleets) and the US Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet Aircraft Carrier Deployments with east coast carriers, operating under the direction of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet, participating in Operation Southern Watch, with the Commander, 7th Fleet, serving as naval component commander for Central Command are as follows:
U. S. Aircraft Carrier Deployment History FWFD’s from 2000 to Present Part 1 - 2000 FWFD’s Part 2 - 2001 to 2002 FWFD’s Part 3 - 2003 to 2004 FWFD’s Part 4 - 2005 to 2006 FWFD’s Part 5 - 2007 to 2008 FWFD’s Part 6 - 2009 FWFD’s Part 7 - 2010 FWFD’s Part 8 - 2011 FWFD’s Part 9 - 2012 to 2013 FWFD’s Part 10 - 2014 to 2015 FWFD’s Part 11 - 2016 to 2017 FWFD’s Part 12 - 2018 to 2019 FWFD’s Part 13 - 2020 to 2021 FWFD’s Part 14 - 2022 to 2023 FWFD’s |
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