Last update on May 20, 2009

Aircraft Carrier Locations
USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) / CVW-5(NF)

Locations and Remarks

Home Port : Yokosuka, Japan 06Jul1998, departed San Diego 11Aug1998, arrived to new home port Yokosuka 30Sep1998, departed Yokosuka 12Oct-15Oct1998, Pusan, Korea 24Oct-02Nov1998, Foal Eagle Exercise 13Nov1998, returned to Yokosuka 19Jan1999, departed Yokosuka for Sea Trial 22Jan1999, returned to Yokosuka 02Mar1999, departed Yokosuka 20Mar1999, near the Micronesia 26Mar-03Apr1999, Thandem Thrust '99(2nd phase) 03Apr-07Apr1999, port call at Guam 18Apr1999, Indian Ocean 19Apr1999, Gulf of Oman 20Apr1999, entered the Persian Gulf 08May-12May1999, port call at Jebel Ali, UAE 20Apr-15Jul1999, Persian Gulf CVW-5 flew a total of 5,426 sorties, including 1,356 combat sorties 15Jul1999, left from Persian Gulf 19Jul1999, Indian Ocean/East of Maldives 27Jul-01Aug1999, port call at Fremantle, Australia 03Aug-04Aug1999, Indian Ocean 07Aug-08Aug1999, operations with Constellation Battle Group, South China Sea 10Aug-15Aug1999, port call at Pattaya, Thailand 16Aug-18Aug1999, South China Sea 25Aug1999, returned to Yokosuka 22Oct1999, departed Yokosuka 30Oct-02Nov1999, exercise "Foal Eagle 99", in the Sea of Japan 04Nov-05Nov1999, exercise "ANNUALEX 11G" with JMSDF in the East China Sea near Nansei Islands, Japan 06Nov-07Nov1999, exercise "ANNUALEX 11G" with JMSDF in the WestPac 10Nov1999, returned to Yokosuka 12Nov1999, a one day 'Dependents Cruise' 23Feb2000, departed Yokosuka for 12 days of Sea Trials in the WestPac 06Mar2000, returned to Yokosuka 11Apr2000, departed Yokosuka for the 2 month WestPac deployment as "Spring 2000 cruise" 17Apr-19Apr2000, port call at Apra Harbor, Guam 20Apr-29Apr2000, Guam Operation Area 01May2000, in the Leyte Gulf 03May-05May2000, South China Sea 06May-10May2000, port call at Singapore 10May-11May2000, South China Sea 12May2000, Gulf of Thailand 13May-17May2000, port call at Pattaya, Thailand 17May-23May2000, exercise Cobra Gold 2000 in the Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea 24May-25May2000, South China Sea 26May-30May2000, port call at Hong Kong 30May2000, South China Sea 31May-04Jun2000, en route to Yokosuka 05Jun2000, returned to Yokosuka Kitty Hawk steamed 19,440 nautical miles, CVW-5 flew 2,101 sorties with 3,146 traps during this underway period 08Sep2000, departed Yokosuka for Sea Trials 13Sep2000, returned to Yokosuka 26Sep2000, departed Yokosuka for a "Fall deployment" 26Sep-08Oct2000, WestPac off the Japan coast 10Oct-11Oct2000, Sea of Japan 13Oct-16Oct2000, port call at Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan 16Oct-01Nov2000, Sea of Japan 31Oct2000, concluded exercise "Foal Eagle 2000" (scheduled from 25Oct to 03Nov) with forces of the Republic of Korea in the Sea of Japan 02Nov-05Nov2000, port call at Pusan, Republic of Korea 06Nov-15Nov2000, Sea of Japan 16Nov-19Nov2000, WestPac 20Nov2000, returned to Yokosuka during this period, 4,750 miles steamed joined three exercises and two port visits CVW-5 flown 3,411 sorties and 3,345 traps 08Feb2001, departed Yokosuka for 6-days of sea trials 14Feb2001, returned to Yokosuka 02Mar2001, pulled away from Yokosuka for a routine spring underway period 02Mar-09Mar2001, WestPac (near the Japan) 14Mar2001, WestPac (near the Okinawa I.) 15Mar2001, Philippine Sea 19Mar2001, South China Sea 22Mar-26Mar2001, Changi Naval Base, Singapore 26Mar-31Mar2001, South China Sea 02Apr-03Apr2001, Gulf of Thailand 05Apr-09Apr2001, Pattaya, Thailand 10Apr2001, Gulf of Thailand 11Apr-14Apr2001, South China Sea 15Apr2001, Celebes Sea 16Apr-17Apr2001, Philippine Sea 20Apr2001, pulled into Guam 21Apr-28Apr2001, Apra Harbor, Guam 29Apr2001, departed Echo Pier at Apra Harbor, Guam 30Apr2001, Philippine Sea 03May2001, near the Equator 04May2001, crossed the Equator 07May-09May2001, Coral Sea 10May-21May2001, engaging in Exercise "Tandem Thrust '01" in the Shoalwater Bay training area near Queensland, Australia 23May2001, Tasman Sea 24May-29May2001, Sydney, Australia 30May-31May2001, Tasman Sea 01Jun2001, Coral Sea 02Jun2001, Solomon Sea, Bismark Sea 04Jun2001, Bismark Sea 05Jun2001, Philippine Sea 07Jun2001, pulled into Apra Harbor, Guam, pick up 279 Hawk/Five friends and siblings for the Tiger Cruise 2001 08Jun2001, departed Apra Harbor, Guam 08Jun-10Jun2001, Tiger Cruise 2001 11Jun2001, returned to Yokosuka Kitty Hawk steamed 14,985 miles, joined a exercises "Tandem Thrust '01" and five port visits; Changi Naval Base, Singapore, Pattaya, Thailand, Apra Harbor, Guam (twice); and Sydney, Australia. CVW-5 flew 5,243 sorties and made 5,135 arrested landings mid-Jun. - mid-Sep.2001, Ship's Restricted Availability (SRA) period by the Ship Repair Facility's overhaul and upgrade 21Sep2001, departed Yokosuka 30Sep2001, returned to Yokosuka, completed sea trials and carrier qualifications for CVW-5 01Oct2001, departed Yokosuka for a part of the anti-terrorist campaign "Operation Enduring Freedom" without many of CVW-5 aircraft, and may be used for a floating base for special operations helicopters and troops 07Oct2001, operating in the Strait of Malacca 12Oct-07Dec2001, off the coast of Pakistan, part of Operation Enduring Freedom 13Dec-15Dec2001, the island of Phuket, Thailand 16Dec2001, in the Strait of Malacca 23Dec2001, returned to homeport Yokosuka Hawk transited more than 6,000 miles in 12 days, and reported on station in the North Arabian Sea, where Hawk served as an afloat forward staging base for U.S. joint forces. CVW-5 flew more than 600 missions in support of "Operation Enduring Freedom", including more than 100 combat sorties 12Mar2002, departed Yokosuka 12Mar-14Mar2002, sea trials and CVW-5 Carrier Qualifications 15Mar2002, returned Yokosuka 18Mar2002, departed Yokosuka to complete scheduled carrier qualifications and integrated battle group training 20Mar2002, CVW-5 completed carrier qualifications 21Mar2002, tested the newly-installed RIM-116A RAM (Rolling Airframe Missile) 28Mar2002, second RAM test 01Apr2002, returned to Yokosuka 15Apr2002, departed Yokosuka for a routine Spring underway period 29Apr-02May2002, liberty port call Hong Kong 03May2002, departed Hong Kong 10May-13May2002, Singapore 28May-31May2002, Guam 05Jun2002, returned to Yokosuka, Hawk steamed 16,977 miles. CVW-5 accumulated more than 4,721 flight hours, 2,650 sorties flown, and 2,587 carrier arrested landings 15Oct2002, departed Yokosuka for a few days sea trials 18Oct2002, returned to Yokosuka 25Oct2002, departed Yokosuka for a scheduled sea period to military exercises with regional allies and conduct unit-level training 29Oct-30Oct2002, off Iwo Jima, Japan 11Nov-22Nov2002, Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 14G in waters and air space around Japan 27Nov2002, South China Sea 29Nov-02Dec2002, Hong Kong 03Dec2002, departed Hong Kong 13Dec2002, returned to Yokosuka 20Jan2003, departed Yokosuka to conduct sea trials after routine maintenance 22Jan2003, returned to Yokosuka 23Jan2003, departed Yokosuka 24Jan-03Feb2003, WestPac 07Feb2003, received deployment orders for the Persian Gulf 09Feb2003, will be heading to the Persian Gulf region 16Feb2003, transited the Strait of Malacca, en route to the Central Command area of operations 19Feb-21Feb2003, Indian Ocean 24Feb2003, Arabian Sea 26Feb-16Apr2003, Persian Gulf, in support of "Operation Southern Watch" and "Operation Iraqi Freedom" 17Apr2003, Northern Arabian Sea 18Apr-21Apr2003, Indian Ocean 01May-05May2003, WsetPac 06May2003, returned to Yokosuka 20May2003, moved into dry-dockyard in Yokosuka for a five-month extended shipyard period Drydock Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) 10Sep2003, pulled out of Dry Dock 6, and into berth 8, 9 13Oct2003, departed Yokosuka for sea trials 23Oct2003, returned to Yokosuka 01Nov2003, departed Yokosuka for a "Fall Deployment" 05Nov2003, Philippine Sea 06Nov2003, Pac 07Nov-14Nov2003, South China Sea 17Nov-18Nov2003, East China Sea 19Nov-25Nov2003, Pac 26Nov-30Nov2003, Apra Harbor, Guam 01Dec-11Dec2003, Pac 12Dec2003, returned to Yokosuka 08Jan2004, departed Yokosuka for a sea trials 09Jan2004, returned to Yokosuka 15Jan2004, departed Yokosuka for a INSURV (Inspection and Survey) 16Jan2004, returned to Yokosuka 18Feb2004, departed Yokosuka 18Feb-04Mar2004, WestPac 05Mar2004, East China Sea 06Mar-09Mar2004, Hong Kong 10Mar2004, departed Hong Kong 10Mar-12Mar2004, South China Sea 15Mar2004, pulled into Busan, Korea 15Mar-18Mar2004, Busan, Korea 19Mar2004, departed Busan 19Mar-28Mar2004, Sea of Japan 29Mar-31Mar2004, East China Sea 01Apr-05Apr2004, WestPac 08Apr-11Apr2004, Changi Naval Base, Singapore 12Apr2004, departed Singapore 12Apr-13Apr2004, South China Sea 14Apr-21Apr2004, Indian Ocean 22Apr-25Apr2004, Fremantle, Australia 26Apr2004, departed Fremantle 26Apr-29Apr2004, Indian Ocean 30Apr-13May2004, Philippine Sea 14May-23May2004, WestPac 24May2004, returned to Yokosuka 19Jul2004, departed Yokosuka for Summer Pulse '04 19Jul-30Jul2004, WestPac 31Jul-04Aug2004, Sea of Japan 05Aug2004, East China Sea 06Aug-18Aug2004, WestPac 19Aug-23Aug2004, Apra Harbor, Guam 24Aug2004, departed Apra Harbor 25Aug-06Sep2004, WestPac 07Sep2004, returned to Yokosuka 11Jan2005, departed Yokosuka for sea trials 17Jan2005, returned to Yokosuka 18Jan2005, departed Yokosuka for sea trials 21Jan2005, returned to Yokosuka 26Jan2005, departed Yokosuka 26Jan-30Jan2005, carrier qualifications for CVW-5 31Jan2005, returned to Yokosuka 10Feb2005, departed Yokosuka for a scheduled winter underway period 10Feb-12Feb2005, off the coast of Japan, carrier qualifications for CVW-5 13Feb-24Feb2005, WestPac 25Feb-28Feb2005, Hong Kong, China 01Mar-02Mar2005, South China Sea 03Mar-08Mar2005, Philippines Sea 09Mar-13Mar2005, East China Sea 14Mar-17Mar2005, Busan, Korea 18Mar-25Mar2005, Sea of Japan 26Mar-27Mar2005, WestPac 28Mar2005, returned to Yokosuka 17May2005, departed Yokosuka for sea trials 17May-19May2005, sea trials off the coast of Japan 20May2005, returned to Yokosuka 23May2005, departed Yokosuka for summer underway period 23May-09Jun2005, WestPac 10Jun2005, Philippine Sea 12Jun-02Jul2005, in the Coral Sea off the coast of Australia's Queensland region as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2005 03Jul-08Jul2005, Sydney, Australia 09Jul-15Jul2005, Coral Sea 16Jul-21Jul2005, WestPac 22Jul-25Jul2005, Apra Harbor, Guam 26Jul2005, WestPac 27Jul-02Aug2005, Philippine Sea 03Aug-19Aug2005, WestPac 20Aug2005, returned to Yokosuka 23Aug2005, departed Yokosuka to evade Typhoon Mawar 23Aug-26Aug2005, WestPac 27Aug2005, returned to Yokosuka 24Oct2005, departed Yokosuka for "fall underway" 24Oct-11Nov2005, WestPac 12Nov-16Nov2005, Sea of Japan 18Nov-23Nov2005, WestPac 24Nov-27Nov2005, Hong Kong 28Nov-02Dec2005, South China Sea 05Dec-11Dec2005, WestPac 12Dec2005, returned to Yokosuka 20May2006, departed Yokosuka for sea trials 21May-24May2006, sea trials off the coast of Japan 25May2006, returned to Yokosuka 26May2006, departed Yokosuka 27May-29May2006, sea trials 30May-02Jun2006, Carrier Qualifications (CQ) 03Jun2006, returned to Yokosuka 08Jun2006, departed Yokosuka for summer under way period 08Jun-15Jun2006, WestPac 16Jun-18Jun2006, Guam operating area 19Jun-23Jun2006, Exercise "Valiant Shield 2006" with the CVN-72 and the CVN-76 in the Guam operating area 24Jun-30Jun2006, WestPac 01Jul2006, pulled into Otaru, Japan 01Jul-04Jul2006, Otaru, Japan 05Jul2006, departed Otaru 06Jul-18Jul2006, WestPac 19Jul-24Jul2006, South China Sea 25Jul-29Jul2006, Changi Naval Base, Singapore 30Jul-31Jul2006, South China Sea 01Aug-02Aug2006, Sunda Sea 03Aug-09Aug2006, Indian Ocean 10Aug-13Aug2006, Perth, Australia 14Aug-24Aug2006, Indian Ocean 25Aug-26Aug2006, Java, Sea 27Aug-29Aug2006, South China Sea 30Aug-01Sep2006, Gulf of Thailand 02Sep-05Sep2006, Laem Chabang, Thailand 06Sep2006, Gulf of Thailand 07Sep-08Sep2006, South China Sea 09Sep-12Sep2006, East China Sea 13Sep-14Sep2006, WestPac 15Sep2006, returned to Yokosuka 17Sep2006, "Friends and Family Day Cruise" 17Oct2006, departed Yokosuka for fall cruise 17Oct-20Oct2006, WestPac 23Oct-25Oct2006, Philippine Sea 26Oct-27Oct2006, WestPac 30Oct-31Oct2006, South China Sea 01Nov-05Nov2006, East China Sea 06Nov-08Nov2006, Sasebo, Japan 09Nov-14Nov2006, participated the exercise ANNUALEX 18G in waters and air space around Japan, WestPac 15Nov-20Nov2006, WestPac 21Nov-22Nov2006, South China Sea 23Nov-26Nov2006, Hong Kong, China 27Nov-28Nov2006, South China Sea 29Nov-01Dec2006, East China Sea 02Dec-09Dec2006, WestPac 10Dec2006, returned to Yokosuka 04May2007, departed Yokosuka for sea trials, following a four-month Selected Restrictive Availability (SRA) maintenance period 04May-06May2007, sea trials in the WestPac 07May2007, returned to Yokosuka 15May2007, departed Yokosuka for carrier qualifications 15May-20May2007, carrier qualifications in the WestPac 21May2007, returned to Yokosuka 23May2007, departed Yokosuka for summer deployment 23May-07Jun2007, WestPac 08Jun-10Jun2007, Apra Harbor, Guam 11Jun-17Jun2007, WestPac 18Jun2007, launched the exercise Talisman Sabre 2007 off the coast of Rockhampton in northeastern Queensland, Australia. 18Jun-03Jul2007, participating in exercise Talisman Saber 2007 in the Coral Sea near the coast of Australia 04Jul2007, Tasman Sea 05Jul-09Jul2007, Sydney Harbor, Australia 10Jul-17Jul2007, Coral Sea 26Jul-06Aug2007, WestPac 07Aug-14Aug2007, participating in joint exercise "Valiant Shield 2007" in the Guam operating area 15Aug-17Aug2007, Apra Harbor, Guam 18Aug-24Aug2007, WestPac 25Aug-27Aug2007, South China Sea 28Aug-31Aug2007, Port Klang, Malaysia 01Sep-02Sep2007, South China Sea 03Sep2007, Bay of Bengal 04Sep-09Sep2007, exercise "Malabar 07-2" in the Bay of Bengal 10Sep-17Sep2007, South China Sea 18Sep-20Sep2007, WestPac 21Sep2007, returned to Yokosuka 23Sep2007, "Friends and Family Day Cruise" 21Oct2007, departed Yokosuka for Fall Deployment 21Oct-25Oct2007, carrier qualifications off the Japan coast 26Oct2007, pulled into Muroran 26Oct-29Oct2007, Muroran, Japan 30Oct2007, departed Muroran 30Oct-04Nov2007, WestPac 05Nov-16Nov2007, exercise 9th Keen Sword and ANNUALEX 19G in waters and air space around Japan, WestPac 17Nov-26Nov2007, WestPac 27Nov2007, returned to Yokosuka 03Mar2008, departed Yokosuka for sea trials 03Mar-06Mar2008, sea trials 07Mar2008, returned to Yokosuka 18Mar2008, departed Yokosuka for a scheduled deployment 18Mar-03Apr2008, WestPac 04Apr2008, returned to Yokosuka 15Apr2008, departed Yokosuka for a scheduled deployment 15Apr-27Apr2008, WestPac 28Apr-02May2008, Hong Kong 03May-11May2008, WestPac 12May2008, returned to Yokosuka 28May2008, departed Yokosuka as final departure from Japan to be decommissioned 28May-09Jun2008, WestPac 10Jun-13Jun2008, Apra Harbor, Guam 14Jun-30Jun2008, Pac 01Jul2008, pulled into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 01Jul-07Jul2008, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 08Jul2008, departed Pearl Harbor to participate in the RIMPAC2008 09Jul-29Jul2008, RIMPAC2008 in the Hawaiian Operating Area 30Jul-31Jul2008, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 01Aug2008, departed Pearl Harbor 01Aug-06Aug2008, Pac 07Aug2008, pulled into San Diego

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

07Aug-27Aug2008, San Diego 28Aug2008, departed San Diego 28Aug-01Sep2008, EastPac 02Sep2008, arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton 14Jan2009, changed berth at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in preparation for upcoming decommissioning ceremony 31Jan2009, held decommissioned ceremony at Bremerton