Last update on Dec.22, 2010

Aircraft Carrier Locations
CVN-68 Nimitz

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

29May1998-28Jun2001, Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipyard 18Jun2001, sea trials off the coast of Virginia 25Jun2001, pulled away from the Newport News Shipyard enroute to the Virginia Capes operating area for sea trials 28Jun2001, RCOH completed, and returned to Norfolk 16Jul-23Jul2001, sea trials off the coast of Virginia 20Aug-04Sep2001, sea trials off the coast of Virginia 21Sep2001, embarked CVWR-20, departed Norfolk to new homeport San Diego around the Cape Horn. The partial air wing includes the following squadrons: (AF)4xx VFA-204 "River Rattlers" FA-18A, (AF)60x VAW-78 "Fighting Escargots" E-2C, (NW)61x HS-75 "Emerald Knights" SH-60F/HH-60H, (AC)70x VS-22 "Checkmates" S-3B, (VR)xx HC-11 DET. "Gunbearers" HH-46D, (RW)xx VRC-30 DET.1 "Providers" C-2A early October 2001, conducted exercises with Brazilian naval forces 09Oct2001, off the coast of Uruguay 18Oct-19Oct2001, exercises with Chile NAVY 13Nov2001, arrived to new homeport San Diego

CVW-11 (NH)

Locations and Remarks

Home Port : San Diego, CA. Jan.2002-Apr.2002, combat system upgraded period at Naval Base San Diego 07May-13May2002, sea trials off the coast of San Diego 22May2002, departed San Diego, will conduct exercises for its upcoming deployment 07Aug-17Aug2002, sea trials and carrier qualifications off the coast of San Diego 03Sep-16Sep2002, Tailored Ship's Training Availability Two and Three, off the coast of California 19Sep-21Sep2002, arrived in Esquimalt, Victoria, B.C., Canada 22Sep-26Sep2002, Tailored Ship's Training Availability Two and Three, off the coast of California 02Nov-07Nov2002, Battle Group Sustainment Exercises off the coast of Southern California 10Jan2003, departed San Diego for a compressed three-week training exercise off Southern California and Mexico 13Jan-19Jan2003, Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of San Diego 23Jan-29Jan2003, Joint Task Force Training Exercise (JTFEX) off the Southern California coast 20Jan2003, returned to San Diego 06Feb2003, departed San Diego for two days of routine training off the coast of Southern California 07Feb2003, returned to San Diego 03Mar2003, departed San Diego to the Persian Gulf 11Mar2003, arrived in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 11 Mar-14Mar2003, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 15Mar2003, departed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 15Mar-24Mar2003, Pac 25Mar-28Mar2003, SoPac 31Mar-03Apr2003, Indian Ocean 04Apr-05Apr2003, Arabian Sea 06Apr2003, entered the Persian Gulf 07Apr2003, transferred equipments from CVN-72 08Apr2003, relieved CVN-72 07Apr-07May2003, Persian Gulf 08May-13May2003, Jebel Ali, UAE 14May-04Aug2003, Persian Gulf 05Aug-14Aug2003, North Arabian Sea 15Aug2003, Gulf of Oman 18Aug-21Aug2003, Persian Gulf 22Aug-29Aug2003, North Arabian Sea 02Sep-03Sep2003, Persian Gulf 04Sep-05Sep2003, North Arabian Sea 08Sep-10Sep2003, Indian Ocean 11Sep2003, Andaman Sea 12Sep-17Sep2003, Changi Naval Base, Singapore 20Sep-06Oct2003, WestPac 07Oct-10Oct2003, Changi Naval Base, Singapore 14Oct-17Oct2003, South China Sea 20Oct-26Oct2003, Pac 27Oct-30Oct2003, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 31Oct2003, departed Pearl Harbor 31Oct-03Nov2003, Pac 05Nov2003, returned to home port San Diego 23Feb2004, kicked off Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) to begin a six-month maintenance period 22Aug2004, wrapped up the PIA and got underway for sea trials 22Aug-26Aug2004, sea trials in the EastPac 09Sep-12Sep2004, sea trials in the EastPac 13Sep2004, Family and Friends Day Cruise in the EastPac 20Sep-23Sep2004, carrier qualifications for Fleet Readiness Squadrons in the EastPac 24Sep2004, returned to San Diego 04Oct-15Oct2004, EastPac 02Nov-19Nov2004, Tailored Ships Training Availability (TSTA) I/II/III and Final Exercise Period (FEP) off the coast of southern California 20Nov2004, returned to San Diego 29Nov-20Dec2004, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of southern California 21Jan-01Feb2005, EastPac 08Feb-11Feb2005, EastPac 11Mar-23Mar2005, Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) off the Southern California operating area 24Mar2005, completed JTFEX, and returned to San Diego 29Mar-01Apr2005, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications off the coast of Southern California 07May2005, departed San Diego for a scheduled deployment to the central and western Pacific 07May-17May2005, Pac 18May-19May2005, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 20May-24May2005, Pac 25May-01Jun2005, WestPac, Seventh Fleet Area of Responsibility 02Jun2005, South China Sea 03Jun-06Jun2005, Hong Kong, China 07Jun-08Jun2005, South China Sea 09Jun-10Jun2005, Sea of Japan 13Jun2005, East China Sea 14Jun-16Jun2005, Pac 17Jun-20Jun2005, Apra Harbor, Guam 21Jun-22Jun2005, Pac 23Jun-28Jun2005, Philippine Sea 29Jun2005, South China Sea 30Jun-04Jul2005, Port Klang, Malaysia 05Jul-08Jul2005, Indian Ocean 11Jul-12Jul2005, North Arabian Sea 13Jul2005, Gulf of Omanm 14Jul-08Aug2005, Persian Gulf 09Aug-14Aug2005, anchored at the Kingdom of Bahrain 15Aug-31Aug2005, Persian Gulf 01Sep-06Sep2005, Dubai, UAE 07Sep-21Sep2005, Persian Gulf 22Sep2005, transited the Strait of Hormuz into the Gulf of Oman 22Sep-23Sep2005, Gulf of Oman 24Sep2005, Arabian Sea 25Sep-06Oct2005, Indian Ocean 07Oct-12Oct2005, Fremantle, Austrailia 13Oct-15Oct2005, Indian Ocean 17Oct2005, Celebes Sea 18Oct-20Oct2005, Philippine Sea 21Oct-29Oct2005, Pac 30Oct2005, pulled into Pearl Harbor for a brief port visit 31Oct2005, departed Pearl Harbor for Tiger Cruise 31Oct-01Nov2005, Tiger Cruise 02Nov-03Nov2005, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 04Nov2005, departed Pearl Harbor 08Nov2005, returned to San Diego 15Dec2005, EastPac 09Jan-13Jan2006, EastPac 25Jan-27Jan2006, Inspection and Survey (INSURV) off the coast of California 31Jan-09Feb2006, Fleet Replenishment Squadron Carrier Qualification (FRSCQ) and Operational Reactor Safeguard Examination (ORSE) off the coast of California 10Feb-11Feb2006, transported ammunition to CVN-74 12Feb-17Feb2006, EastPac 18Feb2006, returned to San Diego 01Mar-01Sep2006, Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Naval Base San Diego 05Mar2006, kicked off PIA to begin a six-month maintenance period 29Aug-01Sep2006, sea trials off the coast of Southern California 11Sep-14Sep2006, Carrier Assessment Readiness Training (CART) off the coast of Southern California 15Sep2006, returned to San Diego 16Sep2006, a one day "Friends and Family Day Cruise" 30Sep2006, departed San Diego 30Sep-01Oct2006, San Diego Fleet Week 02Oct-06Oct2006, Tailored Ships Training Availability (TSTA) off the coast of Southern California 07Oct-08Oct2006, San Francisco Fleet Week 09Oct-10Oct2006, San Francisco 11Oct-01Nov2006, Tailored Ships Training Availability (TSTA) off the coast of Southern California 02Mov2006, completed TSTA 03Nov2006, EastPac 29Nov-22Dec2006, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California 12Jan-18Jan2007, routine training exercises off the coast of Southern California 31Jan-05Feb2007, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications off the coast of Southern California 09Feb-14Feb2007, routine training exercises off the coast of Southern California 15Feb2007, returned to San Diego 23Feb2007, departed San Diego for a Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 24Feb-02Mar2007, JTFEX off the coast of Southern California 02Mar2007, completed the JTFEX 03Mar-07Mar2007, EastPac 08Mar2007, returned to San Diego 02Apr2007, departed San Diego to Eisenhower CSG and join the JCS CSG in the Persian Gulf and Horn of Africa regions 02Apr-26Apr2007, Pac 27Apr-29Apr2007, Philippine Sea 30Apr-07May2007, Indian Ocean 08May2007, entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations 08May-10May2007, Arabian Sea 11May2007, began conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) 11May-14May2007, Northern Arabian Sea 15May-21May2007, off the Somali coast, Indian Ocean 22May2007, transited the Gulf of Oman 22May-27May2007, Persian Gulf 28May-02Jun2007, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 03Jun2007, began conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 03Jun-26Jun2007, Persian Gulf 27Jun2007-30Jun2007, Arabian Sea 01Jul2007, Indian Ocean 02Jul-05Jul2007, Chennai, India 06Jul2007, Bay of Bengal 07Jul-11Jul2007, Arabian Sea 12Jul-23Jul2007, Persian Gulf 25Jul-28Jul2007, Indian Ocean 01Aug-06Aug2007, WestPac 07Aug-14Aug2007, participating in joint exercise "Valiant Shield 2007" in the Guam operating area 15Aug-18Aug2007, WestPac 19Aug2007, South China Sea 20Aug-23Aug2007, Hong Kong 24Aug-02Sep2007, South China Sea 03Sep2007, Bay of Bengal 04Sep-09Sep2007, exercise "Malabar 07-2" in the Bay of Bengal 10Sep2007, South China Sea 13Sep-21Sep2007, WestPac 22Sep-23Sep2007, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 24Sep2007, departed Pearl Harbor 24Sep-29Sep2007, Tiger Cruise" in the Pac 30Sep2007, returned to San Diego 26Oct-09Nov2007, EastPac 03Dec-14Dec2007, sustainment training exercises off the coast of Southern California 24Jan2008, departed San Diego for a planned four-month deployment to the Western Pacific 24Jan-01Feb2008, Pac 02Feb-10Feb2008, WestPac 11Feb-14Feb2008, Sasebo, Japan 15Feb-27Feb2008, WestPac 28Feb-02Mar2008, Busan, Republic of Korea 03Mar-07Mar2008, Sea of Japan 10Mar-16Mar2008, East China Sea 17Mar-02Apr2008, WestPac 03Apr-06Apr2008, Hong Kong 07Apr-28Apr2008, WestPac 20Apr-23Apr2008, Apra Harbor, Guam 24Apr-14May2008, WestPac 19May-02Jun2008, EastPac 03Jun2008, returned to San Diego Jul2008 - Jan2009, Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Naval Base San Diego 16Dec-17Dec2008, sea trials off the coast of Southern California 15Jan-23Jan2009, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications (FRSCQ) off the coast of Southern California 18Feb-13Mar2009, Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) off the coast of Southern California 14Mar2009, returned to San Diego 23Mar-26Mar2009, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications off the coast of Southern California 27Mar2009, returned to San Diego 15Apr-17Apr2009, off the coast of Southern California 18Apr2009, returned to San Diego 12May-04Jun2009, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California 23Jul-28Jul2009, carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California 29Jul2009, returned to San Diego 31Jul2009, departed San Diego on a regularly scheduled WestPac deployment 31Jul-23Aug2009, Pac 24Aug-27Aug2009, Yokosuka, Japan 28Aug-07Sep2009, WestPac 08Sep-11Sep2009, Changi Naval Base, Singapore 12Sep2009, departed Singapore and passed through the Strait of Malacca 13Sep-15Sep2009, Indian Ocean 16Sep-18Sep2009, North Arabian Sea 18Sep2009, Nimitz CSG relieved Ronald Reagan CSG as CTF-50 and launched the first sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan 18Sep-23Oct2009, North Arabian Sea 24Oct-27Oct2009, Manama, Bahrain 28Oct-29Nov2009, North Arabian Sea 30Nov-03Dec2009, port visit in the Middle East 04Dec2009-25Jan2010, North Arabian Sea 25Jan2010, relieved by the Eisenhower CSG as CTF-50. CVW-11 flying more than 2,600 combat sorties and 15,296 cumulative flight hours in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. 26Jan-28Jan2010, Indian Ocean 29Jan-30Jan2010, Bay of Bengal 31Jan-03Feb2010, the island of Phuket, Thailand 04Feb-05Feb2010, Andaman Sea 06Feb2010, Str. of Malacca 07Feb-10Feb2010, Port Klang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11Feb-16Feb2010, South Chaina Sea 17Feb-20Feb2010, Hong Kong 21Feb-15Mar2010, WestPac 16Mar-20Mar2010, EastPac 21Mar-22Mar2010, Bremerton 23Mar2010, departed Bremerton for a Tiger Cruise to the ship's homeport in San Diego 23Mar-25Mar2010, Tiger Cruise in the EastPac 26Mar2010, returned to San Diego 29Jun2010, departed San Diego 29Jun-02Jul2010, sea trials off the coast of Southern California 03Jul2010, returned to San Diego 12Jul2010, departed San Diego 12Jul-16Jul2010, carrier proficiency training off the coast of Southern California 17Jul2010, returned to San Diego 06Aug2010, departed San Diego 06Aug-20Aug2010, sustainment exercise (SUSTEX) off the coast of Southern California 21Aug2010, returned to San Diego 26Aug2010, departed San Diego 26Aug-13Sep2010, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications (FRSCQ) off the coast of Southern California and blue water operations in the 3rd Fleet AOR 14Sep-15Sep2010, conducted a two-day ammunition offload in preparation for the ship's upcoming DPIA 16Sep-17Sep2010, EastPac 18Sep2010, returned to San Diego 05Oct2010, departed San Diego 05Oct-06Oct2010, EastPac 07Oct2010, returned to San Diego 22Oct2010, departed San Diego 22Oct-08Nov2010, Carrier Qualifications for the CNATRA and Fleet Replacement Squadrons off the coast of Southern California 09Nov2010, returned to San Diego 06Dec2010, departed San Diego 06Dec-08Dec2010, EastPac 09Dec2010, arrived at Bremerton Home Port : Everett, WA.