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
2001 EAST and WEST COAST DEPLOYMENTS - Includes Florida
2001 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 and 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, with the Commander, 7th Fleet, serving as naval component commander for Central Command.
The US Navy's 2000 Pacific Fleet and Seventh Fleet Aircraft Carriers deployments and Carriers from both West and East coast, resulted in two CVN’s extending into 2001, 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:
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AIRCRAFT CARRIER
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DEP
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AIR WING
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T.C.
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DEPART
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RETURN
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Days at Sea
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USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) –
Pacific Fleet, 7th, 5th & Central Command (5th Arabian / Persian Gulf dep.)
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5th WestPac 5th IO
4th OSW
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CVW-14
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NK
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17 Aug 2000
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12 Feb 2001
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Western Pacific
Middle East
Iraq no Fly Zone
Persian Gulf
7th FWFD
180-days
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4thOperation Southern Watch, enforcing the no-fly zone south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq and 2nd Maritime Interception Operations (MIO) in support of the United Nations and coalition efforts to enforce United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolutions imposed against the Iraqis following their invasion of Kuwait in August 1990.
Ports of call: Jebel Ali, UAE three times; Fremantle, Australia; Hobart, Tasmania and Naval Air Station, North Island (NASNI), San Diego, California twice.
Squadrons: VF-31, F-14D; VFA-115, FA-18C; VFA-113, FA-18C (N); VFA-25, FA-18C (N); VAQ-139, EA-6B; VAW-113, E-2C; HS-4, SH-60F / HH-60H; VS-35, S-3B; VRC-30 Det. 1, C-2A.
F/A-18 Hornet, F-14 Tomcat, EA-6B Prowler, S-3 Viking, E-2C Hawkeye, SH-60 Seahawk and C-2A Greyhound.
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Strike group is comprised of Carrier Air Wing 14; Cruiser Destroyer Group 3 and Destroyer Squadron 31 consisting of the guided-missile cruisers USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) and USS Shiloh (CG-67); guided-missile frigate USS Jpaul Hamilton (DD-60); destroyer USS Fletcher (DD-992); guided-missile frigates USS Crommelin (FFG-37) and replenishment ship USS Camden (AOE-2) and attack submarine USS Tuscon (SSN-770) and USS Cheyenne (SSN-773). Amphibious Squadron 5 was assigned in 2000.
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USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) – 2nd & 6th, 5th & Central Command
(1st Arabian/Persian Gulf dep.) (1st & 2nd Red Sea & Gulf of Aden)
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NorLant
1st Med
1st Suez Canal
1st OSW
1st EAG
2nd Suez Canal
Med
NorLant
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CVW-3
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AC
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28 Nov 2000
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23 May 2001
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Europe
Middle East
Iraq no Fly Zone
Persian Gulf
2nd FWFD
177-days
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1st Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the no-fly zone south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq, numerous international exercises during 2001, including 1st Exercise Arabian Gauntlet, an 11-nation exercise that involved more than 20 ships and Maritime Interception Operations in the Northern Arabian Gulf.
Ports of call included: Jebel Ali, UAE twice; Bahrain, UAE; Rhodes, Greece.
CVW-3 Squadrons: VF-32, F-14B; VMFA-312, FA-18C(N); VFA-37, FA-18C(N); VFA-105, FA-18C(N); VAQ-130, EA-6B; VAW-126, E-2C; HS-7, SH-60F / HH-60H; VS-22, S-3B and VRC-40 Det. 1, C-2A.
HSTCSG comprises of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), CVW-3, Escort and DESRON Ships that included: USS San Jacinto (CG-56); USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51); USS Mitscher (DDG-57); USS Porter (DDG-78); USS Stump (DD-978); USS Deyo (DD-989); USS Carr (FFG-52); USS Norfolk (SSN-714) and USS Alexandria (SSN-757). USS San Jacinto (CG-56) severed as the Air Warfare Commander and only AEGIS cruiser in the Harry S. Truman Battle Group and used its SPY-1 Radar and command and control communications suite to help maintain regional stability through the enforcement of the Iraqi Southern ‘No-Fly’ zone and the conduct of Maritime Interception Operations in the Northern Arabian Gulf.
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Ref. U. S. Navy Deployment History Resources
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2001 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 and 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, with the Commander, 7th Fleet, serving as naval component commander for Central Command are as follows:
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AIRCRAFT CARRIER
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DEP
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AIR WING
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T.C.
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DEPART
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RETURN
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Days at Sea
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) – 7th
(Forward Deployed)
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Western Pacific Region
Pacific Ocean
Sea of Japan
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8 Feb 2001
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12 Feb 2001
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Training
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) – 7th
Off Okinawa, Thailand, Guam, and Australia
(5th Forward Deployed)
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Western Pacific Region
Pacific Ocean
24th WestPac
South China Sea, Gulf of Thailand
Guam Tasman Sea Coral Sea Solomon Sea Bismark Sea Bismark Sea Philippine Sea
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CVW-5
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NF
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2 Mar 2001
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11 Jun 2001
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WestPac
Off Okinawa, Thailand, Guam, and Australia
27th FWFD
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Spring Underway Period (14-Weeks), Exercise Tandem Thrust 2001, a combined exercise with the Australians and Canadians, involving over 27,000 Allied people, principally along the Queensland coast of Australia, and at that nation’s Shoalwater Bay Training Area and Tiger Cruise 2001.
Air Wing FIVE was equipped with what were then the Navy's newest aircraft: the F/A-18 Hornet, F-14 Tomcat, EA-6B Prowler, S-3 Viking, E-2C Hawkeye, SH-60 Seahawk and C-2A Greyhound.
Ports of call included: Changi Pier, Changi Naval Base, Singapore; Pattaya, Thailand; Apra Harbor, Guam; Sydney, Australia and Apra Harbor, Guam.
Squadrons: VF-154 (*1), F-14A; VFA-27, FA-18C (N); VFA-192, FA-18C (N); VFA-195, FA-18C (N); VAQ-136, EA-6B; VAW-115, E-2C; HS-14, SH-60F / HH-60H; VS-21, S-3B and VRC-30 Det. 5, C-2A.
USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) Strike Group is the largest carrier strike group in the Navy and is composed of Carrier Air Wing 5; Carrier Group 5; Destroyer Squadron 15” (Ref. 1-Kitty Hawk & 76).
USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) battle group consisted of: USS Chancellorsville (CG-62), USS Vincennes (CG-49), USS Gary (FFG-51), USS Vandegrift (FFG-48) and USS John S. McCain (DDG-56).
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) – 7th
Off Okinawa, Thailand, Guam, and Australia
(5th Forward Deployed)
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Western Pacific Region
Pacific Ocean
24th WestPac
South China Sea, Gulf of Thailand
Guam Tasman Sea Coral Sea Solomon Sea Bismark Sea Philippine Sea
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CVW-5
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NF
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2 Mar 2001
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11 Jun 2001
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WestPac
Off Okinawa, Thailand, Guam, and Australia
27th FWFD
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Spring Underway Period (14-Weeks), Exercise Tandem Thrust 2001, a combined exercise with the Australians and Canadians, involving over 27,000 Allied people, principally along the Queensland coast of Australia, and at that nation’s Shoalwater Bay Training Area and Tiger Cruise 2001.
Air Wing FIVE was equipped with what were then the Navy's newest aircraft: the F/A-18 Hornet, F-14 Tomcat, EA-6B Prowler, S-3 Viking, E-2C Hawkeye, SH-60 Seahawk and C-2A Greyhound.
Ports of call included: Changi Pier, Changi Naval Base, Singapore; Pattaya, Thailand; Apra Harbor, Guam; Sydney, Australia and Apra Harbor, Guam.
Squadrons: VF-154 (*1), F-14A; VFA-27, FA-18C (N); VFA-192, FA-18C (N); VFA-195, FA-18C (N); VAQ-136, EA-6B; VAW-115, E-2C; HS-14, SH-60F / HH-60H; VS-21, S-3B and VRC-30 Det. 5, C-2A.
Rear Admiral Robert F. Willard assumed command of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, the U.S. Navy's largest battle force in September 2000.
Task Force 70 is the Battle Force for U.S. 7th Fleet Commander, Task Force 70 (CTF 70) has operational control of all carrier strike groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers and frigates that deploy or transit through the 7th Fleet area of operations.
The Kitty Hawk is the flagship of Task Force 70 and Carrier Strike Group Five (formerly CarGru 5), with more than 5,000 Sailors, with Strike Warfare Commander; staffs of Battle Force 7th Fleet/CSG 5; Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) and its nine squadrons and Destroyer Squadron 15 embarked. CSG 5 includes Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers and Destroyer Squadron Fifteen (CDS 15), which serves as the Sea Combat Commander and is responsible for Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers and assigned Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers
The guided-missile cruisers USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) and USS Vincennes (CG-49), USS Gary (FFG-51) and USS Vandegrift (FFG-48) and guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56).
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) and surface combatant ships operate out of Yokosuka, Japan, while CVW 5 operates out of Atsugi, Japan, when not embarked on Kitty Hawk Together, these units form the U.S. Navy's only continuously forward deployed (and largest) carrier strike group.
The CSG 5 Commander also serves as Battle Force Seventh Fleet and Commander, Task Force (CTF 70) for 7th Fleet. In these responsibilities, CSG 5 serves as the Commander of all surface forces (carrier strike groups, independently deploying cruisers, destroyers and frigates) in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. CTF 70 also serves as the Theater Surface Warfare Commander (TSUWC) and Theater Integrated Air Missile Defense Commander (TIAMDC) for Seventh Fleet.
Carrier Strike Group 5, also known as CSG 5 or CARSTRKGRU 5, is the U.S. Navy carrier strike group assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet and permanently forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet.
CSG 5 is responsible for unit-level training, integrated training, and material readiness for the group’s ships and aviation squadrons. As the only continuously forward deployed carrier strike group, the CSG-5 staff does not stand down when the strike group is in Yokosuka, but instead continues to maintain command responsibilities over deploying Carrier Strike Groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers, and frigates that operate in the Seventh Fleet operating area. The commander and staff are also responsible for the higher level Task Force 70 duties throughout the year in addition to the CSG-5 duties. The composition of the strike group in immediate proximity of the Kitty Hawk varies throughout the year.
George Washington CSG includes the embarked staffs of Destroyer Squadron 15/DESRON FIFTEEN.
DESRON FIFTEEN is the Navy's only forward-deployed Destroyer Squadron and is responsible for the readiness, tactical and administrative responsibilities for seven Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The destroyers' squadron commodore serves as the immediate Superior in Command (ISIC) of the ships assigned to the squadron.
DESRON FIFTEEN ships are the principal surface forces of Battle Force Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. In addition to duties as ISIC for the seven ships assigned to the squadron, the DESRON FIFTEEN staff also deploys with the Kitty Hawk carrier strike group (CSG). During these deployments, the Commodore serves as Sea Combat Commander (SCC) for the CSG. The SCC responsibilities include Surface Warfare Commander (SWC), Anti-Submarine Warfare employment of attack submarines assigned to the CS.
DESRON FIFTEEN has additional assignments in the Seventh Feet as the Maritime Counter - Special Operations Force Commander (MCSOF), Strike Force ASW Commander (SFASWC) and Deputy Ballistic Missile Defense Commander (BMDC).
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USS Constellation (CV-64) – Pacific Fleet, 7th, 5th & Central Command (7th North Arabian Sea & 5th Arabian / Persian Gulf)
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20th WestPac 11th IO
7th Arabian Sea
4th OSW
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CVW-2
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NE
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16 Mar 2001
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15 Sep 2001
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Western Pacific
Middle East
Iraq no Fly Zone
Persian Gulf
28th FWFD
185-days
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4th Maritime Interception Operations (MIO) and her 4th Operation Southern Watch (OSW) and conducted a one-day training event known as a passing exercise (PASSEX) with CVN-70 Carl Vinson battle group in the South China Sea.
Ports of call include: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii twice; Sydney, Australia; Perth, Australia Jebel Ali, UAE twice; Changi Naval Base, Singapore; Hong Kong.
On 16 March 2001, USS Constellation (CV-64) stood out from Naval Air Station, North Island (NASNI), San Diego, California for its 20th “Westpac” deployment on her 27th deployment in its almost 40-year history. Nearly 12,000 Sailors and Marines began the scheduled six-month deployment as part of the Constellation Carrier Battle Group and the USS Boxer (LHD-4) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). In addition to Constellation and the embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, other deploying units included USS Chosin (CG-65), USS Benfold (DDG-65), USS Kinkaid (DD-965), USS Thach (FFG-43), the Canadian frigate HMCS Winnipeg (FFH-338), USS Rainier (AOE-7), and the attack submarines USS Santa Fe (SSN-763) and USS Columbia (SSN-771).
Squadrons: VF-2, F-14D; VMFA-323, FA-18C (N); VFA-151, FA-18C (N); VFA-137; FA-18C (N); VAQ-131, EA-6B; VAW-116, E-2C; HS-2, SH-60F / HH-60H; VAQ-131, EA-6B; VS-38, S-3B. VQ-5 Det. C, ES-3B; VRC-30 Det. 2, C-2A and HSL-47 Det. 4, SH-60B.
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USS Enterprise (CVN-65) – 2nd, 6th, 5th & Central Command (8th & 9th Red Sea & Gulf of Aden voy. & 3rd Arabian / Persian Gulf dep. & 4th aerial Arabian / Persian Gulf dep. & 8th North Arabian Sea dep.) –
Vieques Is., Puerto Rico
Lant
Strait of Gibraltar
Med
EastLant
NorLant
TD
JMC 01–2
Med
Ionian Sea
Med
8th Suez Canal
Red Sea
Bab-el-Mandeb
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Gulf of Aden
North Arabian Sea
Gulf of Oman
Strait of Hormuz
Persian Gulf
4th OSW
1st MIO
MATO
1st OEF
Strait of Hormuz
Gulf of Oman
North Arabian Sea
Gulf of Aden
Bab-el-Mandeb
Red Sea
9th Suez Canal
Med
Strait of Gibraltar
EastLant
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CVW-8
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AJ
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25 Apr 2001
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10 Nov 2001
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Europe
Middle East
Iraq no Fly Zone
Iraq and Afghanistan War
Persian Gulf
25th FWFD
200-Days
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Training exercises in the Caribbean Sea off the Vieques bombing range, Puerto Rico, Trident Door, a NATO exercise, Joint Maritime Course 2001–2 (JMC 01–2), a British Royal Navy joint and combined warfare training exercise off the west coast of Scotland, Juniper Hawk with Israeli forces, her aircrews matching their skills against Israeli F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons, her 4th Operation Southern Watch enforcing the no-fly zone south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq, her 1st Maritime Interception Operations (MIOs), her Maritime Air Tasking Order (ATO) and her 1st Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001.
Sailors aboard USS Enterprise spell out "E = MC2x40" on the carrier's flight deck to mark forty years of U.S. Naval nuclear power
Ports of call include: Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Is., Spain Toulon, France Cannes, France Naples, Italy Stokes Bay, Gosport, England Clyde River, Glasgow, Scotland Lisbon, Portugal Rhodes, Greece Jebel Ali, UAE and Souda Bay, Creta.
CVW-8 Squadrons include: VF-41 (*1), Black Aces, Fighter Squadron, Grumman - F-14A, Tomcat, Jet Fighter; VF-14 (*2), Tophatters, Fighter Squadron, Grumman, F-14A Tomcat, Jet Fighter; VFA-15, Valions, Strike Fighter Squadron, McDonnell-Douglas, FA-18C (N), Hornet, Jet Strike Fighter; VFA-87, Golden Warriors, Strike Fighter Squadron, McDonnell-Douglas, FA-18C (N), Hornet, Jet Strike Fighter; VAQ-141, Shadowhawks, Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron, Grumman, EA-6B Prowler, Jet Attack Bomber - Special electronic installation; VAW-124, Bear Aces, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron, Grumman, E-2C Hawkeye, Electronics; HS-3, Tridents, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron, Sikorsky, SH-60F / HH-60H Seahawk -Anti-submarine - Search and Rescue; VS-24, Scouts, Air Anti-Submarine Squadron, Lockheed, S-3B Viking - Anti-Submarine and VRC-40 Det. 2, Rawhides, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron, Grumman, C-2A/US-3A Greyhound. (*1) redesignated VFA-41 on Dec.1, 2002. (*2) redesignated VFA-14 on Dec.1, 2002.
USS Enterprise (CVN-65) Battle Group is made up of a battle group staff embarked on USS Enterprise along with Commander, Destroyer Squadron Eighteen and Commander, Carrier Air Wing Eight. The ships in the battle group were: the aircraft carrier Enterprise; cruisers USS Philippine Sea (CG-58); USS Gettysburg (CG-64); USS Stout (DDG-55); USS Gonzalez (DDG-66); guided missile destroyers USS Stout (DDG-55); USS McFaul (DDG-74) and USS Gonzalez (DDG-66); destroyers USS Nicholson (DD-982); USS Thorn (DD-988); guided missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG-47); logistics ship USS Arctic (AOE-8) and attack submarines USS Jacksonville (SSN-699) and USS Providence (SSN 7-19).
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USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) – Pacific Fleet, 7th, 5th & Central Command (4th Arabian/Persian Gulf dep. & 4th Arabian Sea dep. & 2nd North Arabian Sea)
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8th WestPac
PASSEX
8th Indian Ocean
4th OSW
1st OEF
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CVW-11
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NH
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23 Jul 2001
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23 Jan 2002
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Middle East
Iraq no Fly Zone
Afghanistan War
13th FWFD
185-days
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A one-day training event known as a passing exercise (PASSEX) with CV-64 Constellation battle group in the South China Sea, 4th Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the no-fly zone south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq and 1st Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001.
Squadrons: VF-213, F-14D; VFA-97, FA-18A; VFA-22, FA-18C (N); VFA-94, FA-18C (N); VAQ-135, EA-6B; VAW-117, E-2C; HS-6, SH-60F / HH-60H; VS-29, S-2B and VRC-30 Det. 2, C2A.
Carl Vinson Strike Group is composed of Carrier Air Wing 11; Carrier Group 3; Destroyer Squadron 9, consisting of the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG-54) and USS Princeton (CG-59); guided-missile destroyers USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) and USS O’Kane (DDG-77); destroyer USS O’Brien (DD-975); guided-missile frigate USS Ingraham (FFG-61); and replenishment ship USS Sacramento (AOE-1); fast support ship USS Niagara Falls (T-AFS); and attack submarines USS Olympia (SSN-717) and USS Key West (SSN-722). Amphibious Squadron 1 was assigned in 2001.
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USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) – 2nd, 6th, Central Command & 5th
(1st North Arabian Sea & 4th Arabian / Persian Gulf dep.) (9th & 10th Red Sea & 7th & 8th Gulf of Aden)
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NoLant
7th Med
1st Ionian Sea
11th Suez Canal
Bright Star
5th OSW 1st OEF
12th Suez Canal
NoLant
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CVW-1
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AB
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19 Sep 2001
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27 Mar 2002
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Europe
Middle East
Iraq no Fly Zone
Afghanistan War
8th FWFD
193-days
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Exercise "Bright Star", 5thOperation Southern Watch, enforcing the no-fly zone south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq and 1st Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001.
Ports of call include: Manama, Bahrain and Marseille, France.
Squadrons: VF-102 (*1) (F-14B); VFA-82 (F/A-18C); VFA-86 (F/A-18C); VMFA-251 (F/A-18C); VAQ-137 (EA-6B); VAW-123 (E-2C); VS-32 (S-3B) and HS-11 (HH/SH-60H/F).
(*1) VF-102 redesignated VFA-102 on May 1, 2002.
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) battle group is composed of Carrier Air Wing 1, Carrier Group 8, and Commander, Destroyer Squadron 28 (CDS 2) embarked; guided-missile cruisers USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) and USS Vella Gulf (CG-72); guided-missile destroyers USS Ramage (DDG-61) and USS Ross (DDG-71); destroyers USS Ross (DDG-71), USS Peterson (DD-969) and USS Hayler (DD-997); guided-missile frigate USS Elrod (FFG-55); logistics ship USS Detroit (AOE-4) and HMCS Halifax (FFH-331); and attack submarines USS Hartford (SSN-768); USS Springfield (SSN-761).
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) – 7th
(Forward Deployed)
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Western Pacific Region
Pacific Ocean
Sea of Japan
Philippine Sea
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CVW-5
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NF
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21 Sep 2001
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29 Sep 2001
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Training
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Sea Trials and Carrier Qualifications
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USS Nimitz (CVN-68) –
2nd & Pacific
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WestLant
& SoLant
5th Carib
2nd Cape Horn
SoPac
EastPac
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CVWR 20
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NG
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21 Sep 2001
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13 Nov 2001
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Home port transfer to the West Coast
17th FWFD
54-days
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Home port transfer from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia to Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego, California; Training with Brazilian naval forces; underway off the coast of Uruguay, while training with Uruguayan naval and air forces; a bilateral exercise with Chilean naval and air forces and trained with Peruvian naval forces.
Ports of call included: Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Squadrons: VFA-204, FA-18A; VAW-78, E-2C; HS-75, SH-60F / HH-60H; VS-22, S-3B; HC-11 Det., CH-46E and VRC-30 Det. 1, C-2A.
Nimitz conducted a 3-year complex mid-life Refueling and Complex Overhaul at her its birthplace of Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp., Newport News, Virginia from 26 May 1998 to 28 June 2001.
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) – 7th, 5th & Central Command (7th Arabian Sea, ext. operations in the North Arabian Sea)
(6th Forward Deployed)
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Western Pacific Region
Pacific Ocean
25th WestPac
SCS
11th Indian Ocean
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CVW-5
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NF
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1 Oct 2001
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23 Dec 2001
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WestPac
Middle East
Afghanistan War
Persian Gulf
28th FWFD
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Ports of call included: Hong Kong and island of Phuket, Thailand.
Air Wing FIVE was equipped with what were then the Navy's newest aircraft: the F/A-18 Hornet, F-14 Tomcat, EA-6B Prowler, S-3 Viking, E-2C Hawkeye, SH-60 Seahawk and C-2A Greyhound.
Squadrons: VF-154 (*1), F-14A; VFA-27, FA-18C (N); VFA-192, FA-18C (N); VFA-195, FA-18C (N); VAQ-136, EA-6B; VAW-115, E-2C; HS-14, SH-60F / HH-60H; VS-21, S-3B and VRC-30 Det. 5, C-2A.
Rear Admiral Steve Kunkel assumed command of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, the U.S. Navy's largest battle force in September 2001, from Rear Admiral Robert F. Willard, serving from September 2000 to September 2001.
Task Force 70 is the Battle Force for U.S. 7th Fleet Commander, Task Force 70 (CTF 70) has operational control of all carrier strike groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers and frigates that deploy or transit through the 7th Fleet area of operations.
The Kitty Hawk is the flagship of Task Force 70 and Carrier Strike Group Five (formerly CarGru 5), with more than 5,000 Sailors, with Strike Warfare Commander; staffs of Battle Force 7th Fleet/CSG 5; Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) and its nine squadrons and Destroyer Squadron 15 embarked. CSG 5 includes Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers and Destroyer Squadron Fifteen (CDS 15), which serves as the Sea Combat Commander and is responsible for Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers and assigned Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers
The guided-missile cruiser USS Vincennes (CG-49) and the guided-missile destroyers USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54).
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) and surface combatant ships operate out of Yokosuka, Japan, while CVW 5 operates out of Atsugi, Japan, when not embarked on Kitty Hawk Together, these units form the U.S. Navy's only continuously forward deployed (and largest) carrier strike group.
The CSG 5 Commander also serves as Battle Force Seventh Fleet and Commander, Task Force (CTF 70) for 7th Fleet. In these responsibilities, CSG 5 serves as the Commander of all surface forces (carrier strike groups, independently deploying cruisers, destroyers and frigates) in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. CTF 70 also serves as the Theater Surface Warfare Commander (TSUWC) and Theater Integrated Air Missile Defense Commander (TIAMDC) for Seventh Fleet.
Carrier Strike Group 5, also known as CSG 5 or CARSTRKGRU 5, is the U.S. Navy carrier strike group assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet and permanently forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet.
CSG 5 is responsible for unit-level training, integrated training, and material readiness for the group’s ships and aviation squadrons. As the only continuously forward deployed carrier strike group, the CSG-5 staff does not stand down when the strike group is in Yokosuka, but instead continues to maintain command responsibilities over deploying Carrier Strike Groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers, and frigates that operate in the Seventh Fleet operating area. The commander and staff are also responsible for the higher level Task Force 70 duties throughout the year in addition to the CSG-5 duties. The composition of the strike group in immediate proximity of the Kitty Hawk varies throughout the year.
George Washington CSG includes the embarked staffs of Destroyer Squadron 15/DESRON FIFTEEN.
DESRON FIFTEEN is the Navy's only forward-deployed Destroyer Squadron and is responsible for the readiness, tactical and administrative responsibilities for seven Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The destroyers' squadron commodore serves as the immediate Superior in Command (ISIC) of the ships assigned to the squadron.
DESRON FIFTEEN ships are the principal surface forces of Battle Force Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. In addition to duties as ISIC for the seven ships assigned to the squadron, the DESRON FIFTEEN staff also deploys with the Kitty Hawk carrier strike group (CSG). During these deployments, the Commodore serves as Sea Combat Commander (SCC) for the CSG. The SCC responsibilities include Surface Warfare Commander (SWC), Anti-Submarine Warfare employment of attack submarines assigned to the CS.
DESRON FIFTEEN has additional assignments in the Seventh Feet as the Maritime Counter - Special Operations Force Commander (MCSOF), Strike Force ASW Commander (SFASWC) and Deputy Ballistic Missile Defense Commander (BMDC).
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USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) – Pacific Fleet, 7th, 5th & Central Command (1st North Arabian Sea) (5th Arabian Sea voyage))
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2nd WestPac 2nd IO
4th & 5th IO
3rd OSW
1st OEF
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CVW-9
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NG
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12 Nov 2001
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28 May 2002
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Middle East
Iraq no Fly Zone & Afghanistan War
Arabian Sea
3rd FWFD
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3rd Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the no-fly zone south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq and 1st Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001.
John C. Stennis normally operates as the centerpiece of a Carrier Battle Group commanded by a flag officer embarked, Carrier Group 7 and consists of four to six other ships and is composed of Carrier Wing 9 and surface and subsufrace vessels consiting of the guided-missile cruisers USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) and USS Port Royal (CG 73); guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG-73); destroyer USS Elliot (DD-967); missile frigate USS Jarrett (FFG-33); replenishment ship USS Bridge (AOE-10); and attack submarines USS Salt Lake City (SSN-716) and USS Jefferson City (SSN-759).
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Persian Gulf, arm of the Arabian Sea, 90,000 sq mi (233,100 sq km), between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran, extends c.600 mi (970 km) from the Shatt al Arab delta to the Strait of Hormuz, which links it with the Gulf of Oman
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2002 EAST and WEST COAST DEPLOYMENTS - Includes Florida
2002 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 and 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, 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.
The US Navy's 2001 Pacific Fleet and Seventh Fleet Aircraft Carriers deployments and Carriers from both West and East coast, resulted in three CVN’s extending into 2002, 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:
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DEP
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AIR WING
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T.C.
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DEPART
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RETURN
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Days at Sea
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USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) – Pacific Fleet, 7th, 5th & Central Command (4th Arabian
/ Persian Gulf dep. & 4th Arabian Sea dep. & 2nd North Arabian Sea)
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8th WestPac
PASSEX
8th Indian Ocean
4th OSW
1st OEF
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CVW-11
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NH
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23 Jul 2001
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23 Jan 2002
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Middle East
Iraq no Fly Zone
Afghanistan War
13th FWFD
185-days
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A one-day training event known as a passing exercise (PASSEX) with CV-64 Constellation battle group in the South China Sea, 4th Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the no-fly zone south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq and 1st Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001.
Squadrons: VF-213, F-14D; VFA-97, FA-18A; VFA-22, FA-18C (N); VFA-94, FA-18C (N); VAQ-135, EA-6B; VAW-117, E-2C; HS-6, SH-60F / HH-60H; VS-29, S-2B and VRC-30 Det. 2, C2A.
Carl Vinson Strike Group is composed of Carrier Air Wing 11; Carrier Group 3; Destroyer Squadron 9, consisting of the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG-54) and USS Princeton (CG-59); guided-missile destroyers USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) and USS O’Kane (DDG-77); destroyer USS O’Brien (DD-975); guided-missile frigate USS Ingraham (FFG-61); and replenishment ship USS Sacramento (AOE-1); fast support ship USS Niagara Falls (T-AFS); and attack submarines USS Olympia (SSN-717) and USS Key West (SSN-722). Amphibious Squadron 1 was assigned in 2001.
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USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) – 2nd, 6th, Central Command & 5th
(1st North Arabian Sea & 4th Arabian / Persian Gulf dep.) (9th & 10th Red Sea & 7th & 8th Gulf of Aden)
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NoLant
7th Med
1st Ionian Sea
11th Suez Canal
Bright Star
5th OSW 1st OEF
12th Suez Canal
NoLant
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CVW-1
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AB
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19 Sep 2001
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27 Mar 2002
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Europe
Middle East
Iraq no Fly Zone
Afghanistan War
8th FWFD
193-days
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Exercise "Bright Star", 5thOperation Southern Watch, enforcing the no-fly zone south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq and 1st Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001.
Ports of call include: Manama, Bahrain and Marseille, France.
Squadrons: VF-102 (*1) (F-14B); VFA-82 (F/A-18C); VFA-86 (F/A-18C); VMFA-251 (F/A-18C); VAQ-137 (EA-6B); VAW-123 (E-2C); VS-32 (S-3B) and HS-11 (HH/SH-60H/F).
(*1) VF-102 redesignated VFA-102 on May 1, 2002.
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) battle group is composed of Carrier Air Wing 1, Carrier Group 8, and Commander, Destroyer Squadron 28 (CDS 2) embarked; guided-missile cruisers USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) and USS Vella Gulf (CG-72); guided-missile destroyers USS Ramage (DDG-61) and USS Ross (DDG-71); destroyers USS Ross (DDG-71), USS Peterson (DD-969) and USS Hayler (DD-997); guided-missile frigate USS Elrod (FFG-55); logistics ship USS Detroit (AOE-4) and HMCS Halifax (FFH-331); and attack submarines USS Hartford (SSN-768); USS Springfield (SSN-761).
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USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) – Pacific Fleet, 7th, 5th & Central Command (1st North Arabian Sea) (5th Arabian Sea voyage))
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2nd WestPac 2nd IO
4th & 5th IO
3rd OSW
1st OEF
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CVW-9
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NG
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12 Nov 2001
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28 May 2002
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Middle East
Iraq no Fly Zone & Afghanistan War
Arabian Sea
3rd FWFD
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3rd Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the no-fly zone south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq and 1st Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001.
John C. Stennis normally operates as the centerpiece of a Carrier Battle Group commanded by a flag officer embarked, Carrier Group 7 and consists of four to six other ships and is composed of Carrier Wing 9 and surface and subsufrace vessels consiting of the guided-missile cruisers USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) and USS Port Royal (CG 73); guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG-73); destroyer USS Elliot (DD-967); missile frigate USS Jarrett (FFG-33); replenishment ship USS Bridge (AOE-10); and attack submarines USS Salt Lake City (SSN-716) and USS Jefferson City (SSN-759).
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2002 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 and 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, with the Commander, 7th Fleet, serving as naval component commander for Central Command are as follows:
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DEP
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AIR WING
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T.C.
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DEPART
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RETURN
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Days at Sea
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USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) -2nd, 6th, Central Command & 5th (4th Persian Gulf & 8th & 9th North Arabian Sea)
Lant
17th Med
11th Suez Canal
11th Red Sea
9th Gulf of Aden
8th North Arabian Sea
Gulf of Oman
Strait of Hormuz
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4th Persian Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
Gulf of Oman 9th North Arabian Sea
10th Gulf of Aden
12th Red Sea
12th Suez Canal
Med
Lant
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CVW-7
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AG
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7 Feb 2002
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17 Aug 2002
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22nd FWFD
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Operation Anaconda and 1st Operation Enduring Freedom
Ports of call include: Souda Bay, Crete, a bay and natural harbour near the town of Souda on the northwest coast of the Greek island of Crete; Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates (Arabic: جبل علي) is a port town, located 35 kilometers (22 mi) southwest of the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The Port of Jebel Ali is situated in Jebel Ali; Manama, Bahrain, a small island country situated near the western shores of the Persian Gulf, is an archipelago of 33 islands, the largest being Bahrain Island, at 55 km (34 mi) long by 18 km (11 mi) wide. Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway, while Iran lies 200 km (120 mi) to the north of Bahrain, across the Gulf. The peninsula of Qatar is to the southeast across the Gulf of Bahrain; and Tarragona, Spain, (English /ˌtɑːrəˈɡoʊnə/, Catalan: [tərəˈɣonə], Spanish: [taraˈɣona]; Phoenician: טַרְקוֹן, Tarqon; Latin: Tarraco) is a port city located in the north-east of Spain on the Mediterranean Sea and Marmaris, Turkey, a port town and tourist resort on the Mediterranean coast, located in Muğla Province, southwest Turkey, along the shoreline of the Turkish Riviera.
Squadrons: VF-143, F-14B; VF-11, F-14B; VFA-136, FA-18C(N); VFA-131, FA-18C(N); VAQ-140, EA-6B; VAW-121, E-2C; HS-5, SH-60F/HH-60H; VS-31, S-3B and VRC-40 Det. 3, C-2A.
USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) battle group is composed of Carrier Air Wing 7; Carrier Group 6; Destroyer Squadron 24, consisting of the guided missile cruisers USS Hue City (CG-66), USS Vicksburg (CG-69); guided missile destroyers USS Roosevelt (DDG-80), USS Carney (DDG-64), USS The Sullivans (DDG-68); destroyer USS Spruance (DD-963); guided missile frigates USS Taylor (FFG-50) and USS Underwood (FFG-36) and attack submarines USS Boise (SSN-764) and USS Toledo (SSN-769); and replenishment ship USS Seattle (AOE-3). Amphibious Squadron 8 was assigned in 2002.
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) – 7th
(Forward Deployed)
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Western Pacific Region
Pacific Ocean
Sea of Japan
Philippine Sea
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CVW-5
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NF
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12 Mar 2002
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15 Mar 2002
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Training
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Sea Trails and Carrier Qualifications (CQ)
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) – 7th
(Forward Deployed)
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Western Pacific Region
Pacific Ocean
Sea of Japan
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CVW-5
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NF
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18 Mar 2002
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1 Apr 2002
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Training
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Carrier Qualifications (CQ) and integrated battle group training near Guam, with CVW-5 completing CQ’s on the 20th, testing the newly-installed RIM-116A RAM (Rolling Airframe Missile) on 21 March 2002, becoming the first carrier in the U.S. Navy to perform test firings with the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) System, with the second RAM test on the 28th.
Air Wing FIVE was equipped with what were then the Navy's newest aircraft: the F/A-18 Hornet, F-14 Tomcat, EA-6B Prowler, S-3 Viking, E-2C Hawkeye, SH-60 Seahawk and C-2A Greyhound.
Squadrons: VF-154 (*1), F-14A; VFA-27, FA-18C (N); VFA-192, FA-18C (N); VFA-195, FA-18C (N); VAQ-136, EA-6B; VAW-115, E-2C; HS-14, SH-60F / HH-60H; VS-21, S-3B and VRC-30 Det. 5, C-2A.
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) – 7th
(7th Forward Deployed)
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Western Pacific Region
Pacific Ocean
26th WestPac
Sea of Japan
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CVW-5
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NF
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15 Apr 2002
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5 Jun 2002
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WestPac
29th FWFD
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Spring Underway Period (Seven Weeks), Underway Training & CQ -
Becoming the first carrier in the U.S. Navy to perform test firings with the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) System on 20 and 21 March 2002, celebrating its 41st birthday just prior to making a port call at Hong Kong from 29 April to 2 May 2002.
Ports of call included: Hong Kong and Singapore.
Air Wing FIVE was equipped with what were then the Navy's newest aircraft: the F/A-18 Hornet, F-14 Tomcat, EA-6B Prowler, S-3 Viking, E-2C Hawkeye, SH-60 Seahawk and C-2A Greyhound.
Squadrons: VF-154 (*1), F-14A; VFA-27, FA-18C (N); VFA-192, FA-18C (N); VFA-195, FA-18C (N); VAQ-136, EA-6B; VAW-115, E-2C; HS-14, SH-60F / HH-60H; VS-21, S-3B and VRC-30 Det. 5, C-2A.
Rear Admiral Steve Kunkel assumed command of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, the U.S. Navy's largest battle force in September 2001, from Rear Admiral Robert F. Willard, serving from September 2000 to September 2001.
Task Force 70 is the Battle Force for U.S. 7th Fleet Commander, Task Force 70 (CTF 70) has operational control of all carrier strike groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers and frigates that deploy or transit through the 7th Fleet area of operations.
The Kitty Hawk is the flagship of Task Force 70 and Carrier Strike Group Five (formerly CarGru 5), with more than 5,000 Sailors, with Strike Warfare Commander; staffs of Battle Force 7th Fleet/CSG 5; Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) and its nine squadrons and Destroyer Squadron 15 embarked. CSG 5 includes Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers and Destroyer Squadron Fifteen (CDS 15), which serves as the Sea Combat Commander and is responsible for Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers and assigned Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers
The guided-missile cruisers USS Chancellorsville (CG-62), USS O'Brien (DD-975), USS Vandergrift (FFG-48), USS Cowpens (CG-63), USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54), USS John S. McCain (DD-56), and USS Cushing (DD-985). The submarine USS Helena (SSN-725) and replenishment ships USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204), USNS Kiska (T-AE-35) and USNS Concord (T-AFS-5) supported the training operations.
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) and surface combatant ships operate out of Yokosuka, Japan, while CVW 5 operates out of Atsugi, Japan, when not embarked on Kitty Hawk Together, these units form the U.S. Navy's only continuously forward deployed (and largest) carrier strike group.
The CSG 5 Commander also serves as Battle Force Seventh Fleet and Commander, Task Force (CTF 70) for 7th Fleet. In these responsibilities, CSG 5 serves as the Commander of all surface forces (carrier strike groups, independently deploying cruisers, destroyers and frigates) in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. CTF 70 also serves as the Theater Surface Warfare Commander (TSUWC) and Theater Integrated Air Missile Defense Commander (TIAMDC) for Seventh Fleet.
Carrier Strike Group 5, also known as CSG 5 or CARSTRKGRU 5, is the U.S. Navy carrier strike group assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet and permanently forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet.
CSG 5 is responsible for unit-level training, integrated training, and material readiness for the group’s ships and aviation squadrons. As the only continuously forward deployed carrier strike group, the CSG-5 staff does not stand down when the strike group is in Yokosuka, but instead continues to maintain command responsibilities over deploying Carrier Strike Groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers, and frigates that operate in the Seventh Fleet operating area. The commander and staff are also responsible for the higher level Task Force 70 duties throughout the year in addition to the CSG-5 duties. The composition of the strike group in immediate proximity of the Kitty Hawk varies throughout the year.
George Washington CSG includes the embarked staffs of Destroyer Squadron 15/DESRON FIFTEEN.
DESRON FIFTEEN is the Navy's only forward-deployed Destroyer Squadron and is responsible for the readiness, tactical and administrative responsibilities for seven Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The destroyers' squadron commodore serves as the immediate Superior in Command (ISIC) of the ships assigned to the squadron.
DESRON FIFTEEN ships are the principal surface forces of Battle Force Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. In addition to duties as ISIC for the seven ships assigned to the squadron, the DESRON FIFTEEN staff also deploys with the Kitty Hawk carrier strike group (CSG). During these deployments, the Commodore serves as Sea Combat Commander (SCC) for the CSG. The SCC responsibilities include Surface Warfare Commander (SWC), Anti-Submarine Warfare employment of attack submarines assigned to the CS.
DESRON FIFTEEN has additional assignments in the Seventh Feet as the Maritime Counter - Special Operations Force Commander (MCSOF), Strike Force ASW Commander (SFASWC) and Deputy Ballistic Missile Defense Commander (BMDC).
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USS George Washington (CVN-73) – 2nd, 6th, 5th & Central Command (5th Arabian / Persian Gulf dep.) (6th voyage) (11th & 12th Red Sea & Gulf of Aden))
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NorLant
5th Med
11th Suez Canal
5th OSW
1st OEF
12th Suez Canal
Med
EastLant voyage MS
Med
EDG
Ionian Sea Adriatic Sea
ODE Med
NorLant
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CVW-17
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AA
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20 Jun 2002
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20 Dec 2002
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Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Middle East
Iraq no Fly Zone & Afghanistan War
Persian Gulf
7th FWFD
184-days
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NATO Exercise “Destined Glory 2002” off the western and southern coasts of Italy and Greece at the end of her deployment, to train a joint capable force in the full spectrum of operational tasks, with the UK/NL Amphibious Task Group at its core with Naval, air and land forces totaling 61 ships, 100 aircraft and more than 8,000 personnel from 12 nations took part in NATO’s largest Mediterranean amphibious exercise, Operation Decisive Edge in the Adriatic Sea, playing a vital peacekeeping role in Bosnia/Herzegovina, while Operation Deny Flight transitioned to Decisive Edge in support of the IFOR Operation Joint Endeavor, where carrier and shore-based squadrons conducted flight operations in support of joint and combined enforcement of a U.N.-mandated no-fly zone in the airspace over the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Operation Decisive Edge then transitioned to Deliberate Guard in support of the stabilization force (SFOR) Operation Joint Guard), Mediterranean Shark ‘02 in the Eastern Atlantic in support of the U.S. Marine Corps, a bilateral training exercise conducted in Morocco by a Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) to show the effectiveness of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), 5th Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the no-fly zone south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq and her 1st Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the “military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001.
Ports of call included: Souda Bay, Greece; Naples, Italy and Souda Bay, Crete Island, Greece.
Squadrons: VF-103, F-14B; VFA-34, FA-18C(N); VFA-83, FA-18C(N); VFA-81, FA-18C; VAQ-132, EA-6B; VAW-125, E-2C; HS-15; SH-60F / HH-60H; VS-30, S-3B and VRC-40 Det. 4.
USS George Washington (CVN-73) strike group is comprised of Carrier Air Wing 17; Cruiser Destroyer Group 2 and Destroyer Squadron 26, consisting of the guided-missile cruisers USS Normandy (CG-60) and USS Monterey (CG-61); guided-missile destroyers USS Mahan (DDG-72), USS Laboon (DDG-58) and USS Barry (DDG-52); destroyer USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968); guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG-59); replenishment ship USS Laramie (T-AO); and attack submarines USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723) and USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720).
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USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) – Pacific Fleet, 7th, 5th & Central Command (6th Arabian
/ Persian Gulf dep.) (1st North Arabian Sea dep.))
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6th WestPac 6th IO
5th OSW
1st OEF
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CVW-14
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NK
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24 July 2002
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6 May 2003
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Western Pacific
Middle East
Iraq no Fly Zone, 2nd Iraq & Afghanistan War
Persian Gulf
8th FWFD
287-days
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1st Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001 and 5th Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the no-fly zone south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq.
Ports of call: Naval Air Station, North Island (NASNI), San Diego, California twice; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii twice; Sasebo, Japan; Hong Kong, China; Bahrain; Perth, Australia twice; Fremantle, Australia twice.
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Strike group is comprised of Carrier Air Wing 14; Cruiser Destroyer Group 3 and Destroyer Squadron 31 consisting of the guided-missile cruisers USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) and USS Shiloh (CG-67); guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60); destroyer USS Fletcher (DD-992); guided-missile frigates USS Crommelin (FFG- 37) and USS Ruben James (FFG-57); replenishment ship USS Camden (AOE-2); and attack submarines USS Honolulu (SSN-718) and USS Cheyenne (SSN-773). Amphibious Squadron 5 and USCG Law Enforcement Det. 106 was assigned in 2002.
Squadrons: VF-31, F-14D; VFA-115, FA-18E; VFA-113, FA-18C (N); VFA-25, FA-18C (N); VAQ-139, EA-6B; VAW-113, E-2C; HS-4, SH-60F / HH-60H; -35, S-3B and VRC-30 Det. 1, C-2A.
F/A-18 Hornet, F-14 Tomcat, EA-6B Prowler, S-3 Viking, E-2C Hawkeye, SH-60 Seahawk and C-2A Greyhound.
In addition, VFA-115 embarked with 12 F/A-18E Super Hornets, and HC-5 embarked with two MH-60S Seahawks, marking the first deployment of these types of aircraft on board the ship. The carrier also put to sea with her first F414-GE-400 Super Hornet Jet Engine Test Instrumentation Cell, and 1,000 pound class JDAMs for use with F/A-18Es. As they set sail, Lt. Corey L. Pritchard of VFA-115 accomplished the initial deployed Super Hornet trap on board the carrier during a series of carrier qualifications over the first few days. The squadron dedicated their deployment to the memory of the firefighters of Ladder Company 4 of Midtown Manhattan, which lost 15 men to the terrorist attacks of 9/11. At one point, sailors painted the names of 12 of these heroes onto each of their Super Hornets to honor the firemen, and some also adopted one of the firehouse’s slogans for their cruise patches: “Pride of Midtown. Never Missed a Performance.”
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) – 7th
(8th Forward Deployed)
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Western Pacific Region
Pacific Ocean
27th WestPac
Sea of Japan
South China Sea
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CVW-5
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NF
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25 Oct 2002
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13 Dec 2002
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Sea of Japan
30th FWFD
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Fall Underway Period (Seven Weeks) - Engaged in combined military exercises with regional allies, and conducted unit-level training, joining other U.S. Navy units and units of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) in waters and air space around Japan, participating in Annualex 14G.
Ports of call included: Hong Kong.
Air Wing FIVE was equipped with what were then the Navy's newest aircraft: the F/A-18 Hornet, F-14 Tomcat, EA-6B Prowler, S-3 Viking, E-2C Hawkeye, SH-60 Seahawk and C-2A Greyhound.
Squadrons: VF-154 (*1), F-14A; VFA-27, FA-18C (N); VFA-192, FA-18C (N); VFA-195, FA-18C (N); VAQ-136, EA-6B; VAW-115, E-2C; HS-14, SH-60F / HH-60H; VS-21, S-3B and VRC-30 Det. 5, C-2A.
Rear Admiral Steve Kunkel assumed command of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, the U.S. Navy's largest battle force in September 2001, from Rear Admiral Robert F. Willard, serving from September 2000 to September 2001.
Task Force 70 is the Battle Force for U.S. 7th Fleet Commander, Task Force 70 (CTF 70) has operational control of all carrier strike groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers and frigates that deploy or transit through the 7th Fleet area of operations.
The Kitty Hawk is the flagship of Task Force 70 and Carrier Strike Group Five (formerly CarGru 5), with more than 5,000 Sailors, with Strike Warfare Commander; staffs of Battle Force 7th Fleet/CSG 5; Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) and its nine squadrons and Destroyer Squadron 15 embarked. CSG 5 includes Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers and Destroyer Squadron Fifteen (CDS 15), which serves as the Sea Combat Commander and is responsible for Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers and assigned Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) and surface combatant ships operate out of Yokosuka, Japan, while CVW 5 operates out of Atsugi, Japan, when not embarked on Kitty Hawk Together, these units form the U.S. Navy's only continuously forward deployed (and largest) carrier strike group.
The CSG 5 Commander also serves as Battle Force Seventh Fleet and Commander, Task Force (CTF 70) for 7th Fleet. In these responsibilities, CSG 5 serves as the Commander of all surface forces (carrier strike groups, independently deploying cruisers, destroyers and frigates) in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. CTF 70 also serves as the Theater Surface Warfare Commander (TSUWC) and Theater Integrated Air Missile Defense Commander (TIAMDC) for Seventh Fleet.
Carrier Strike Group 5, also known as CSG 5 or CARSTRKGRU 5, is the U.S. Navy carrier strike group assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet and permanently forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet.
CSG 5 is responsible for unit-level training, integrated training, and material readiness for the group’s ships and aviation squadrons. As the only continuously forward deployed carrier strike group, the CSG-5 staff does not stand down when the strike group is in Yokosuka, but instead continues to maintain command responsibilities over deploying Carrier Strike Groups and independently deployed cruisers, destroyers, and frigates that operate in the Seventh Fleet operating area. The commander and staff are also responsible for the higher level Task Force 70 duties throughout the year in addition to the CSG-5 duties. The composition of the strike group in immediate proximity of the Kitty Hawk varies throughout the year.
George Washington CSG includes the embarked staffs of Destroyer Squadron 15/DESRON FIFTEEN.
DESRON FIFTEEN is the Navy's only forward-deployed Destroyer Squadron and is responsible for the readiness, tactical and administrative responsibilities for seven Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The destroyers' squadron commodore serves as the immediate Superior in Command (ISIC) of the ships assigned to the squadron.
DESRON FIFTEEN ships are the principal surface forces of Battle Force Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. In addition to duties as ISIC for the seven ships assigned to the squadron, the DESRON FIFTEEN staff also deploys with the Kitty Hawk carrier strike group (CSG). During these deployments, the Commodore serves as Sea Combat Commander (SCC) for the CSG. The SCC responsibilities include Surface Warfare Commander (SWC), Anti-Submarine Warfare employment of attack submarines assigned to the CS.
DESRON FIFTEEN has additional assignments in the Seventh Feet as the Maritime Counter - Special Operations Force Commander (MCSOF), Strike Force ASW Commander (SFASWC) and Deputy Ballistic Missile Defense Commander (BMDC).
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USS Constellation (CV-64) – Pacific Fleet, 7th, 5th & Central Command (8th North Arabian Sea & 6th Arabian / Persian Gulf)
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21st WestPac 12th IO 8th Arabian Sea
5th OSW
1st OEF
1st OIF
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CVW-2
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NE
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2 Nov 2002
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2 Jun 2003
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Western Pacific
Middle East
2nd Iraq & Afghanistan War
Persian Gulf
29th FWFD
213-days
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5th Maritime Interception Operations (MIO) and her 5th Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the no-fly zone south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq, 1st Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001 and 1st 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 with the firing of Tomahawk missiles from U.S. ships in the Arabian Gulf and Red Sea.
Ports of call include: Hong Kong; Singapore; twice; Manama, Bahrain, UAE and Perth, Western Australia and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
CVW-2 consisted of the following squadrons:
Squadrons: VF-2 Bounty Hunters (ten F-14D Tomcats); VFA-137 Kestrels, VFA-151 Vigilantes, and VMFA-323 Death Rattlers (each with 12 F/A-18C Hornets); VAW-116 Sun Kings (four E-2C Hawkeyes); VAQ-131 Lancers (four EA-6B Prowlers); VS-38 Red Griffins (eight S-3B Vikings); HS-2 Golden Falcons (two SH-60F Seahawks and six HH-60H Pave Hawks) and VRC-30 Providers Detachment 2 (two C-2A Greyhounds).
USS Constellation (CV-64) Battle Group consisted of Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group 1, Rear Admiral Barry M. Costello and Chief of Staff, Captain Donald Hepfer II or Captain Steven E. Luce COMDESRON 7, Captain Mark W. Balmmert ships: guided-missile cruisers USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) and USS Valley Forge (CG-50); guided-missile destroyers USS Higgins (DDG-76) and USS Milius (DDG-69), and guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG-43). Other units include the fast attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN-771), based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and the fast combat support ship USS Rainier (AOE-7), based in Bremerton, Wash and USCGC Boutwell (WHEC-719).
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USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) – 2nd, 6th, 5th & Central Command
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NorLant
2nd Med Ionian Sea
Adriatic Sea
1st OSW
1st OEF
1st OIF
Med
NorLant
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CVW-3
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AC
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5 Dec 2002
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23 May 2003
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Europe
Middle East
Iraq no Fly Zone, 2nd Iraq & Afghanistan War
Persian Gulf
3rd FWFD
170-Days
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TSTA (Tailored Ship Training Availability), Joint Exercise with the Albanian military forces near the Albanian port of Vlora, 85 miles southwest of Tirana, Adriatic Sea via the Ionian Sea, 2nd Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the no-fly zone south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq, 1st Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the "military response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, commencing on 7 October 2001 and what would turn out to be the end of Afghan combat and the beginning of her 1st 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 with the firing of Tomahawk missiles from U.S. ships in the Arabian Gulf and Red Sea.
Ports of call included: Souda Bay, Crete, Greece; Koper, Solvania and Portsmouth, UK.
CVW-3 Squadrons: VF-32, F-14B; VMFA-115, FA-18A+; VFA-37, FA-18C(N); VFA-105, FA-18C(N); VAQ-130, EA-6B; VAW-126, E-2C; HS-7, SH-60F / HH-60H; VS-22, S-3B; VRC-40 Det. 1, C-2A and HC-4 Det., MH-53E.
HSTCSG comprises of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), CVW-3, Escort and DESRON Ships that included: USS San Jacinto (CG-56); USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79); USS Mitscher (DDG-57); USS Donald Cook (DDG-75); USS Briscoe (DD-977); USS Deyo (DD-989); USS Hawes (FFG-53); USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720); USS Montpelier (SSN-765); USNS Mount Baker (T-AE 34) and USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196).
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Persian Gulf, arm of the Arabian Sea, 90,000 sq mi (233,100 sq km), between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran, extends c.600 mi (970 km) from the Shatt al Arab delta to the Strait of Hormuz, which links it with the Gulf of Oman
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Ref. U. S. Navy Deployment History Resources
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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
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