Last update on Mar.14, 2018

Aircraft Carrier Locations
USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

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 03Nov-06Nov2001, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 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 07May2002, departed San Diego 07May-13May2002, sea trials off the coast of San Diego 14May2002, returned to 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-18Sep2002, 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 30Jan2003, 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 11Mar-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 Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) 08Apr2003, relieved Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) 07Apr-10May2003, Persian Gulf 11Apr2003, CVW-11 launched first combat sorties in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 11Apr-06May2003, Persian Gulf 07May-11May2003, Jebel Ali, UAE 12May-02Jul2003, Persian Gulf 03Jul-08Jul2003, Jebel Ali, UAE 09Jul-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-07Sep2003, North Arabian Sea 08Sep-10Sep2003, Indian Ocean 11Sep2003, Andaman Sea 12Sep-17Sep2003, Changi Naval Base, Singapore 20Sep-07Oct2003, WestPac 08Oct-13Oct2003, Changi Naval Base, Singapore 14Oct-17Oct2003, South China Sea 20Oct-26Oct2003, Pac 27Oct-30Oct2003, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 31Oct2003, departed Pearl Harbor 31Oct-04Nov2003, Tiger Cruise 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 06Jan-13Jan2006, Inspection and Survey (INSURV) off the coast of California 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-16Jan2009, sea trials off the coast of Southern California 21Jan2009, departed San Diego 21Jan-23Jan2009, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications (FRSCQ) off the coast of Southern California 24Jan2009, returned to San Diego 18Feb009, departed San Diego 18Feb-13Mar2009, Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) off the coast of Southern California 14Mar2009, returned to San Diego 23Mar2009, departed San Diego 23Mar-26Mar2009, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications off the coast of Southern California 27Mar2009, returned to San Diego 15Apr2009, departed San Diego 15Apr-17Apr2009, off the coast of Southern California 18Apr2009, returned to San Diego 11May2009, departed San Diego 11May-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, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Bahrain 28Oct-29Nov2009, Persian Gulf 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-01Jul2010, sea trials off the coast of Southern California 02Jul2010, 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-30Aug2010, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications (FRSCQ) off the coast of Southern California 31Aug2010, returned to San Diego 02Sep2010, departed San Diego 02Sep-14Sep2010, blue water operations in the 3rd Fleet AOR 15Sep-16Sep2010, conducted a two-day ammunition offload in preparation for the ship's upcoming DPIA 17Sep-19Sep2010, EastPac 20Sep2010, 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 16Dec2010, entered the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton for Dry-Docked Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) 29Sep2011, moved to Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton's Pier Delta 05Mar2012, completed DPIA, and departed Bremerton to conduct sea trials 05Mar-08Mar2012, sea trials 09Mar2012, arrived at new homeport Everett Home Port : Everett, WA. 15Mar2012, departed Everett 15Mar-17Mar2012, EastPac 18Mar2012, returned to Everett 16Apr2012, departed Everett 16Apr-19Apr2012, EastPac 20Apr-06May2012, San Diego 07May-10May2012, flight deck certification off the southern coast of California 11May2012, San Diego 12May-15May2012, Carrier Qualifications off the southern coast of California 16May2012, returned to Everett 24May2012, departed Everett 24May-26May2012, Tiger Cruise in the EastPac 27May2012, arrived in San Francisco to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge 27May-30May2012, San Francisco 31May-01Jun2012, EastPac 02Jun2012, returned to Everett 11Jun2012, departed Everett to participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 11Jun-01Jul2012, Pac 02Jul-05Jul2012, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 06Jul-01Aug2012, participated in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 02Aug-05Aug2012, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 06Aug-08Aug2012, Pac 09Aug2012, San Diego 10Aug-17Aug2012, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications, off the coast of Southern California 18Aug-19Aug2012, EastPac 20Aug2012, returned to Everett 29Sep2012, departed Everett in route to San Diego to embark CVW-11 for Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) and Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 29Sep-02Oct2012, EastPac 03Oct-05Oct2012, San Diego 06Oct2012, MV-22B from VMM-165 Osprey Flight Operations Tested 07Oct-09Oct2012, EastPac 10Oct-12Oct2012, San Diego 13Oct-16Oct2012, EastPac 17Oct-11Nov2012, COMPTUEX and JTFEX in the EastPac 12Nov2012, completed JTFEX 13Nov2012, EastPac 14Nov2012, San Diego 15Nov-18Nov2012, EastPac 19Nov2012, returned to Everett 30Mar2013, departed Everett for a Sustainment Training Exercise (SUSTEX) in preparation for an upcoming deployment 30Mar-01Apr2013, EastPac 02Apr2013, San Diego, embarked CVW-11 03Apr-17Apr2013, SUSTEX off the coast of southern California 18Apr2013, San Diego 19Apr2013, departed San Diego 19Apr-02May2013, Pac 03May2013, entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility 03May-10May2013, WestPac 11May-12May2013, Busan, Republic of Korea 13May-14May2013, Sea of Japan 15May-24May2013, WestPac 25May-26May2013, Strait of Malacca 27May2013, Andaman Sea 28May-31May2013, Makham Bay, Phuket, Thailand 01Jun-08Jun2013, Indian Ocean 09Jun2013, entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility 09Jun-03Jul2013, North Arabian Sea 04Jul2013, Persian Gulf 05Jul-08Jul2013, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 09Jul2013, Persian Gulf 10Jul-07Aug2013, North Arabian Sea 08Aug2013, Persian Gulf 09Aug-12Aug2013, Khalifa Bin Salman in Hidd, Bahrain 13Aug2013, Persian Gulf 14Aug-01Sep2013, North Arabian Sea 02Sep2013, transited the Strait of Bab el Mandeb to the Red Sea 02Sep-19Oct2013, Red Sea 20Oct2013, transited the Suez Canal, and entered the Med 21Oct-29Oct2013, Med 30Oct-03Nov2013, Naples, Italy 04Nov-07Nov2013, Med 08Nov2013, transited the Suez Canal, and entered the Red Sea 08Nov-09Nov2013, Red Sea 10Nov-16Nov2013, Indian Ocean 17Nov-21Nov2013, South China Sea 22Nov-02Dec2013, Pac 03Dec-05Dec2013, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 06Dec-11Dec2013, Pac 12Dec2013, San Diego 13Dec-15Dec2013, Pac 16Dec2013, returned to Everett 28Apr2014, departed Everett 28Apr-30Apr2014, EastPac 01May-02May2014, San Diego 03May-08May2014, flight deck certifications, precision approach and landing system (PALS) certification, carrier air traffic control center (CATCC) certifications, with CVW-11 and CVW-9 squadrons and VX-23, off the coast of southern California 08May-09May2014, San Diego 10May-11May2014, EastPac 12May2014, returned to Everett 13Jun2014, departed Everett for a Friends and Family Day Cruise 13Jun-15Jun2014, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, Victoria, British Colombia 16Jun-26Jun2014, EastPac 27Jun2014, returned to Everett 12Jul2014, departed Everett 12Jul-14Jul2014, EastPac 15Jul2014, San Diego 16Jul-25Jul2014, Carrier Qualifications off the coast of Southern California 26Jul2014, anchored off Santa Cruz, CA. 27Jul-29Jul2014, EastPac 30Jul-31Jul2014, Naval Magazine Indian Island in Port Townsend, WA. for ammo offload 01Aug2014, returned to Everett 05Sep2014, departed Everett 05Sep-07Sep2014, EastPac 08Sep-09Sep2014, San Diego 10Sep-17Sep2014, CVW-9 and Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications, off the coast of Southern California 18Sep-21Sep2014, San Diego 22Sep-26Sep2014, EastPac 27Sep2014, returned to Everett 15Oct2014, departed Everett 15Oct-17Oct2014, EastPac 18Oct-19Oct2014, San Diego 20Oct-30Oct2014, Task Group Exercise (TGEX) with Royal Canadian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, off the coast of Southern California 31Oct2014, completed Task Group Exercise (TGEX) 01Nov-02Nov2014, San Diego 03Nov2014, F-35C of VX-23 conducted its first arrested landing 04Nov-14Nov2014, F-35C's initial at-sea Developmental Testing, off the coast of Southern California 15Nov-17Nov2014, EastPac 18Nov2014, returned to Everett

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

Home Port : Kitsap-Bremerton, WA. 07Jan2015, arrived at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton for a 20-month Extended Planned Incremental Availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) 05Oct2016, departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 05Oct-09Oct2016, sea trials 10Oct2016, pulled into San Diego

CVW-11 (NH)

Locations and Remarks

Home Port : Kitsap-Bremerton, WA. 14Oct2016, departed San Diego 14Oct-21Oct2016, flight deck certification, CVW-11 carrier qualifications, off the coast of southern California 21Oct-22Oct2016, San Diego 23Oct-25Oct2016, ammunition onload with USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) for an upcoming 2017 deployment, off the coast of southern California 26Oct2016, San Diego 28Oct2016, departed San Diego 29Oct-03Nov2016, FRS carrier qualifications, off the coast of southern California 04Nov2016, returned to Bremerton 13Nov2016, departed Bremerton 13Nov-16Nov2016, EastPac 17Nov-21Nov2016, San Diego 22Nov-08Dec2016, Tailored Ship's Training Availability and Final Evaluation Period (TSTA/FEP), off the coast of southern California 09Dec2016, successfully completed TSTA/FEP 10Dec-11Dec2016, San Diego 12Dec-14Dec2016, EastPac 15Dec2016, returned to Bremerton 31Jan2017, departed Bremerton 31Jan-03Feb2017, EastPac 04Feb-07Feb2017, San Diego 08Feb-09Feb2017, off the coast of southern California 10Feb-13Feb2017, San Diego 14Feb-15Feb2017, Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), off the coast of southern California 16Feb-18Feb2017, San Diego 19Feb-24Feb2017, off the coast of southern California 23Feb2017, San Diego 24Feb-25Feb2017, EastPac 26Feb2017, returned to Bremerton 13Mar2017, departed Bremerton 13Mar-15Mar2017, EastPac 16Mar2017, San Diego 17Mar-26Mar2017, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), off the coast of southern California 27Mar-28Mar2017, San Diego 29Mar-21Apr2017, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), off the coast of southern California 21Apr2017, completed Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) 22Apr2017, off the coast of southern California 23Apr-25Apr2017, San Diego 26Apr-28Apr2017, EastPac 29Apr2017, returned to Bremerton 01Jun2017, departed Bremerton 01Jun-03Jun2017, EastPac 04Jun2017, San Diego, embarked the aviation squadrons of CVW-11 05Jun2017, departed San Diego 05Jun-16Jun2017, EastPac 17Jun-20Jun2017, Hawaii Operating Area, off the coast of Oahu 21Jun2017, entered the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Operations (AOO) 21Jun-27Jun2017, U.S. 7th Fleet AOO 28Jun-02Jul2017, Philippine Sea 03Jul2017, transited the Surigao Strait southbound 03Jul-04Jul2017, Sulu Sea 05Jul-06Jul2017, South China Sea 06Jul2017, transited the Singapore Strait westbound 07Jul2017, transited the Strait of Malacca 07Jul-08Jul2017, Bay of Bengal 09Jul-12Jul2017, anchored off the coast of Chennai, India for the exercise Malabar 2017 in-port portions with the Indian Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 13Jul-17Jul2017, exercise Malabar 2017 in the Bay of Bengal with the Indian Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 17Jul2017, completed exercise Malabar 2017 in the Bay of Bengal 18Jul2017, Bay of Bengal 19Jul-23Jul2017, Arabian Sea 24Jul2017, transited the Strait of Hormuz 24Jul-25Aug2017, Persian Gulf 26Aug-29Aug2017, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Bahrain 30Aug-25Sep2017, Persian Gulf 26Sep-29Sep2017, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 30Sep-21Oct2017, Persian Gulf 22Oct2017, transited the Strait of Hormuz 23Oct-24Oct2017, Arabian Sea 25Oct2017, entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations (AOO) 25Oct-27Oct2017, Indian Ocean 28Oct-30Oct2017, anchored off Colombo, Sri Lanka 31Oct-01Nov2017, Bay of Bengal 02Nov2017, Andaman Sea 03Nov2017, transited the Strait of Malacca 04Nov2017, transited the Singapore Strait 05Nov-09Nov2017, South China Sea 10Nov2017, East China Sea 11Nov-14Nov2017, joint exercise involving three U.S. aircraft carriers in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) 15Nov-24Nov2017, WestPac 25Nov-28Nov2017, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 29Nov-04Dec2017, Tiger Cruise 05Dec-06Dec2017, San Diego 07Dec-09Dec2017, EastPac 10Dec2017, returned to Bremerton