Last update on Jan.30, 2008

Aircraft Carrier Locations
CVN-65 Enterprise
Home Port : Norfolk, Va.

CVW-3 (AC)

Locations and Remarks

22Apr-13May1998, WestLant 09Jun-17Jun1998, WestLant 17Jul-31Jul1998, WestLant 03Aug-10Aug1998, port call St.Thomas, Virgin Is. 17Aug-19Aug1998, COMPTUEX(Caribbean Sea) 26Aug1998, WestLant 18Sep-07Oct1998, JTFEX 06Nov1998, departed Norfolk for Med/Adriatic/Gulf deployment 12Nov1998, EastLant 14Nov1998, Strait of Gibraltar 17Nov1998, near the Crete Is. 19Nov1998, Red Sea 23Nov1998, entered to Persian Gulf 05Dec1998, port call Jebel Ali, UAE 16Dec-19Dec1998, Operation "Desert Fox" 24Dec1998, left Persian Gulf 29Dec1998, Red Sea 02Jan1999, Med 07Jan1999, Crete 08Jan1999, east of Crete 20Jan1999, south eastern tip of Crete 21Jan1999, east of Italy 28Jan1999, west of Italy 02Feb1999, southern of Italy 16Feb1999, east of Sardinia 20Feb1999, northwest of Italy 23Feb1999, southeast of Bosnia 02Mar1999, Rijeka, Bosnia 09Mar1999, east of Israel 14Mar1999, north of Egypt 15Mar1999, Suez Canal 20Mar-12Apr1999, Persian Gulf 13Apr1999, Gulf of Oman 17Apr1999, Red Sea 20Apr1999, leaving the Suez Canal 22Apr1999, near Malta 24Apr1999, north of Algeria 27Apr1999, EastLant 29Apr1999, WestLant 04May1999, east of Miami 06May1999, returned to Norfolk

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

13Aug-18Dec1999, extended overhaul at the Newport News Shipbuilding 18Dec1999, returned to Norfolk

CVW-8 (AJ)

Locations and Remarks

14Feb-22Feb2000, WestLant 20Mar2000, WestLant 13Apr-19Apr2000, WestLant 20Apr2000, returned to Norfolk 01May-08May2000, WestLant 05Jun-08Jun2000, WestLant 09Jun-13Jun2000, port call at Pensacola, FL. 14Jun-19Jun2000, WestLant 24Jul2000, WestLant 07Aug2000, WestLant 28Aug2000, WestLant 18Sep2000, departed from Norfolk 19Sep-05Oct2000, WestLant 06Oct-10Oct2000, port call at Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 12Oct2000, returned to Norfolk 13Nov2000, WestLant 04Dec2000, WestLant 22Jan-30Jan2001, WestLant 12Mar-26Mar2001, WestLant 25Apr2001, departed Norfolk for a 6-month Med/Gulf deployment 27Apr-01May2001, training exercises off the Vieques bombing range, Puerto Rico 03May2001, off the Vieques Is., Puerto Rico 07May2001, Lant 11May-16May2001, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Is., Spain 16May-17May2001, Med 20May2001, Toulon, France 24May-29May2001, Cannes, France 29May-31May2001, Med 04Jun-08Jun2001, Naples, Italy 13Jun-17Jun2001, Stokes Bay, Gosport, England 18Jun2001, EastLant 19Jun2001, began NATO exercises "Joint Maritime Course" off the west coast of Scotland 25Jun-08Jun2001, NorLant 29Jun2001, Clyde River, Glasgow, Scotland 02Jul-06Jul2001, Lisbon, Portugal 11Jul2001, Ionian Sea 16Jul2001, Med 19Jul-25Jul2001, Rhodes, Greece 28Jul-29Jul2001, transited the Suez Canal 29Jul-30Jul2001, Red Sea 01Aug2001, entered the Persian Gulf 04Aug2001, relieved CV-64 Constellation, support of Operation Southern Watch in the Persian Gulf 04Aug-22Aug2001, Persian Gulf 27Aug2001, Jebel Ali, UAE 04Sep-12Sep2001, Persian Gulf 16Sep2001, support of Operation Southern Watch was relieved by CVN-70 Carl Vinson 16Sep-06Oct2001, Northern Arabian Sea 07Oct-21Oct2001, Northern Arabian Sea, part of Operation Enduring Freedom 21Oct-22Oct2001, completed a complex resupply operation between CVN-65 Enterprise and CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt, all the ordinance was supplied to CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt 22Oct2001, left the Northern Arabian Sea, started to returning to home Norfolk 28Oct2001, completed passage through the Suez Canal in Egypt and were in the Mediterranean Sea 28Oct2001 Med 29Oct-31Oct2001, Souda Bay, Creta 03Nov2001, Strait of Gibraltar 04Nov2001, EastLant 10Nov2001, returned to home Norfolk. The schedule which returns to home Norfolk after a six-month deployment on Oct.25 was delayed by support of "Operation Enduring Freedom" in the Afghanistan region.

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

07Jan2002, U.S. Navy has awarded a $191 million contract for an "Extended Drydock Selected Restricted Availability". The work will last approximately one year at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, VA. 10Mar2003, sea trials, WestLant 17Mar-19Mar2003, sea trials, WestLant 20Mar2003, returned to Norfolk Naval Shipyard 06May2003, departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard for sea trials after a 16-month, $250 million overhaul, and then toward home port Naval Station Norfolk. The overhaul has taken five months longer and cost $58 million more than expected 06May-07May2003, sea trials, WestLant 08May2003, returned to home port Norfolk 09May2003, departed Norfolk 09May-27May2003, WestLant, CVW-17 came aboard to assist sea trials and carrier qualifications 28May2003, returned to Norfolk

CVW-1 (AB)

Locations and Remarks

18Jun2003, departed Norfolk 18Jun-02Jul2003, TSTA (Tailored Ships Training Availability) in the WestLant 28Aug2003, departed Norfolk for training and the first deployment of a Navy carrier since major hostilities ended in Iraq in April 28Aug-09Sep2003, WestLant 10Sep-30Sep2003, COMPTUEX (Composite Training Unit Exercise) in the Virginia Capes and Jacksonville operating areas 30Sep2003, COMPTUEX completed and headed to the Mediterranean Sea 02Oct2003, began a routine deployment 02Oct-07Oct2003, Lant 08Oct-10Oct2003, Med 13Oct2003, transited the Suez Canal 14Oct-16Oct2003, Red Sea 17Oct2003, Gulf of Aden 20Oct-22Oct2003, North Arabian Sea 23Oct-02Nov2003, Persian Gulf 03Nov-14Nov2003, support of Operation Enduring Freedom in the North Arabian Sea 17Nov-24Dec2003, Persian Gulf 27Dec2003-01Jan2004, Manama, Bahrain 05Jan-28Jan2004, Persian Gulf (14Jan-16Jan2004, Jebel Ali, UAE) 29Jan-30Jan2004, North Arabian Sea 02Feb-04Feb2004, Red Sea 05Feb2004, entered the 6th Fleet area of responsibility after transiting the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea 05Feb-08Feb2004, Med 09Feb-12Feb2004, Naples, Italy 13Feb-17Feb2004, Med 18Feb-25Feb2004, Lant 27Feb2004, Mayport 28Feb2004, Tiger Cruise 29Feb2004, returned to Norfolk 20Apr-23Apr2004, WestLant 26Apr-29Apr2004, Fort Lauderdale, FL. 30Apr2004, WestLant 18May-24May2004, WestLant 25May2004, returned to Norfolk 03Jun2004, departed Norfolk 03Jun-18Jun2004, Lant 21Jun-01Jul2004, NATO maritime exercise, in the NorLant near Scotland 02Jul-05Jul2004, Portsmouth, UK 06Jul2004, NorLant 07Jul-10Jul2004, Lant 11Jul-15Jul2004, MEDSHARK/Majestic Eagle '04, off the coast of Morocco 19Jul-22Jul2004, Lant 23Jul2004, returned to Norfolk 03Sep2004, entered the Northrop Grumman Newport News for a scheduled ESRA (Extended Selected Restricted Availability) 03Aug-08Aug2005, sea trials in the WestLant 13Oct2005, completed a 13-month ESRA (Extended Selected Restricted Availability) at Northrop Grumman Newport News and departed Norfolk for a sea trials 13Oct-24Oct2005, Sea Trials and Flight Deck Certification in the WestLant 29Oct2005, departed Norfolk for TSTA (Tailored Ship's Training Assessment) 29Oct-21Nov2005, CQ (Carrier qualifications), TSTA (Tailored Ship's Training Availability), and FEP (Final Evaluation Phase) in the WestLant 22Nov2005, returned to Norfolk 02Feb-15Feb2006, Carrier qualifications in the WestLant 16Feb2006, returned to Norfolk 22Feb-31Mar2006, COMPTUEX (Composite Training Unit Exercise) in the WestLant 01Apr2006, returned to Norfolk 02May2006, departed Norfolk for the Middle East and the Western Pacific 02May-12May2006, Lant 15May2006, Med 16May2006, Adriatic Sea 17May-19May2006, Split, Croatia 20May-22May2006, Med 23May-25May2006, Souda Bay, Crete 26May-28May2006, Med 29May2006, transited the Suez Canal 29May-01Jun2006, Red Sea 02Jun2006, Gulf of Aden 03Jun-04Jun2006, Arabian Sea 05Jun2006, Gulf of Oman 06Jun-28Jun2006, Persian Gulf 29Jun2006, transited the Strait of Hormuz 29Jun2006, Gulf of Oman 30Jun-06Jul2006, Arabian Sea 06Jul2006, concluded operations "Operation Iraqi Freedom" and "Operation Enduring Freedom" in the 5th Fleet area of operations, and heads to the Western Pacific to begin operations with the 7th Fleet 07Jul-10Jul2006, Indian Ocean 11Jul-14Jul2006, South China Sea 15Jul-17Jul2006, East China Sea 18Jul-20Jul2006, Busan, Republic of Korea 21Jul2006, departed Busan 21Jul-22Jul2006, Yellow Sea 23Jul-24Jul2006, Philippine Sea 25Jul-26Jul2006, WestPac 27Jul-30Jul2006, Hong Kong, China 31Jul-02Aug2006, South China Sea 03Aug-06Aug2006, Changi Naval Base, Singapore 07Aug-08Aug2006, Sunda Sea 10Aug-14Aug2006, South China Sea 15Aug-19Aug2006, Port Kelang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 20Aug-22Aug2006, Andaman Sea 23Aug-27Aug2006, Indian Ocean 28Aug2006, returned to the CENTCOM AOR following nearly two months of operations with 7th Fleet in the Western Pacific 28Aug-15Oct2006, Northern Arabian Sea 16Oct2006, Gulf of Oman 17Oct-18Oct2006, Persian Gulf 19Oct-22Oct2006, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 23Oct2006, Persian Gulf 24Oct2006, Gulf of Oman 25Oct-26Oct2006, Arabian Sea 27Oct2006, Gulf of Aden 28Oct-31Oct2006, Red Sea 01Nov2006, completed operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations 01Nov-02Nov2006, Med 06Nov2006, Lant 07Nov-10Nov2006, Lisbon, Portugal 11Nov-17Nov2006, trans-Atlantic "Tiger Cruise" 18Nov2006, returned to Norfolk, CVW-1 completed more than 8,300 sorties, of which 2,186 were combat missions, while flying more than 22,500 hours and making 6,916 day and night arrested landings, to provide unprecedented support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. 05Dec-11Dec2006, WestLant 28Feb2007, departed Norfolk 28Feb-14Mar2007, carrier qualifications maintain combat readiness for CVW-1 in the WestLant 15Mar2007, returned to Norfolk 19Mar2007, departed Norfolk for offloading CVW-1 and onloading training squadrons from FRS and CNATRA 19Mar-31Mar2007, carrier qualifications for FRS and CNATRA - VFA-106, VFA-122, VFA-125, VMFAT-101, VAQ-129, VAW-120, VRC-40, VT-7, VT-9, VT-21, and VT-22 - and joined HS-3 and VS-22, in the WestLant 01Apr2007, returned to Norfolk 07Apr2007, a one day "Family Day Cruise" 18Apr-19Apr2007, WestLant 30Apr2007, departed Norfolk 30Apr-08May2007, carrier qualifications for FRS and CNATRA - VFA-106, VFA-122 - and joined HS-3 and VRC-40, in the WestLant 23May-07Jun2007, carrier qualifications in the WestLant 07Jul2007, departed Norfolk for the deployment to the Middle East 10Jul2007, NATO Sea Sparrow Missile Exercise off the U.S. East Coast 12Jul-19Jul2007, Lant 21Jul-23Jul2007, Med 24Jul-27Jul2007, Cannes, France 28Jul-31Jul2007, Med 01Aug2007, entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations 03Aug-04Aug2007, Red Sea 08Aug2007, Arabian Sea 12Aug-20Sep2007, Persian Gulf 21Sep-24Sep2007, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 25Sep-14Oct2007, Persian Gulf 15Oct-18Oct2007, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 19Oct-06Nov2007, Persian Gulf 07Nov2007, Gulf of Oman 08Nov-17Nov2007, Northern Arabian Sea 18Nov-20Npv2007, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 21Nov-24Nov2007, Persian Gulf 24Nov2007, wrapped up GULF combat operations 25Nov-28Nov2007, Arabian Sea 29Nov-30Nov2007, Red Sea 01Dec2007, completed misssion of Maritime Security Operations in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility, and, transited the Suez Canal for way to the Med 01Dec-05Dec2007, Med 06Dec2007, transited the Strait of Gibraltar 06Dec-15Dec2007, Lant 16Dec2007, Mayport 16Dec-18Dec2007, Tiger Cruise 19Dec2007, returned to Norfolk