Last update on Jan.6, 2010

Aircraft Carrier Locations
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower

CVW-17 (AA)

Locations and Remarks

Home Port : Norfolk, Va. 10Jun1998, departed Norfolk for Med/Gulf deployment 18Jun1998, EastLant 20Jun-30Jun1998, Med 30Jun-01Jul1998, Adriatic Sea 03Jul-08Jul1998, Naples, Italy 08Jul-12Jul1998, Med 13Jul-16Jul1998, Cannes, France 16Jul-30Jul1998, Med 31Jul-06Aug1998, Antalya, Turkey 06Aug-13Aug1998, Med 14Aug-20Aug1998, Corfu, Greece 20Aug-01Sep1998, Adriatic Sea 02Sep-08Sep1998, Med 09Sep-14Sep1998, Cartegena, Spain 14Sep-16Sep1998, Med 17Sep-22Sep1998, Marseilles, France 22Sep-29Sep1998, Med 30Sep-04Oct1998, Rhodes, Greece 04Oct-05Oct1998, Med 06Oct1998, Malta 08Oct-13Oct1998, Med 17Oct1998, Adriatic Sea 21Oct1998, Med 22Oct1998, Suez Canal 25Oct1998, Red Sea 27Oct1998, Arabian Sea 29Oct-22Nov1998, Persian Gulf 23Nov1998, left Persian Gulf 28Nov1998, Suez Canal 30Nov1998, Med 10Dec1998, returned to Norfolk

CVW-7 (AG)

Locations and Remarks

Home Port : Norfolk, Va. 01Jun-21Jun1999, WestLant 12Jul-19Jul1999, WestLant 02Aug1999, WestLant 16Aug-23Aug1999, WestLant 14Sep1999, departed Norfolk to evade Hurricane Floyd 20Sep-27Sep1999, WestLant for a month's training in the Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico area 11Oct1999, departed St. Thomas for complete the remainder of COMPTUEX 12Oct-25Oct1999, WestLant 29Oct1999, returned to Norfolk 02Dec1999, depart Norfolk for Joint Task Force Exercise 02Dec-13Dec1999, WestLant 17Dec1999, returned to Norfolk 24Jan2000, WestLant 18Feb2000, departed Norfolk for Med/Gulf deployment 22Feb2000, WestLant 28Feb2000, EastLant 01Mar2000, Western Med (south of Malaga, Spain) 06Mar2000, entered the Adriatic Sea 10Mar-13Mar2000, Trieste, Italy 20Mar-29Mar2000, Med 30Mar-03Apr2000, Souda Bay, Creta 03Apr-13Apr2000, Med 14Apr-17Apr2000, Haifa, Israel 17Apr-20Apr2000, Med 21Apr-26Apr2000, Corfu, Greece 01May-05May2000, Dubrovnik, Croatia 05May-08May2000, Adriatic Sea 12May-17May2000, Antalya, Turkey 17May-18May2000, EastMed 19May2000, entered the Suez Canal 19May-21May2000, transit the Suez Canal 21May2000, entered the Red sea 24May2000, Gulf of Aden 25May2000, Arabian Sea 26May2000, entered the Persian Gulf 26May-30May2000, Persian Gulf 31May-04Jun2000, Bahrain, UAE 04Jun-23Jun2000, Persian Gulf 24Jun-27Jun2000, Jebel Ali, UAE 28Jun2000, departed the port of Jebel Ali, UAE 28Jun2000, for two weeks of extensive operations in the Persian Gulf 28Jun-13Jul2000, last line period in the Persian Gulf 13Jul2000, completed final day of Operation Southern Watch 14Jul-18Jul2000, Jebel Ali, UAE 19Jul2000, departed the port of Jebel Ali, UAE 20Jul2000, sailed through the Straits of Hormuz 22Jul2000, Gulf of Aden 23Jul2000, enter the Red Sea 24Jul2000, Red Sea 27Jul2000, anchored at Port Suez 28Jul2000, transit the northern passage of the Suez Canal and enter the Med 29Jul-01Aug2000, Med 04Aug-08Aug2000, Lisbon, Portugal 08Aug2000, departed Lisbon, Portugal for heading west across the Lant 10Aug2000, EastLant 12Aug2000, south of Bermuda, and 1,000 nautical miles from Mayport, FL. 14Aug2000, 555 nautical miles from Mayport, FL. 15Aug2000, 100 nautical miles from Mayport, FL. 16Aug2000, arrived in Mayport, FL. and embarked for the Tiger Cruise to Norfolk. 18Aug2000, returned to Norfolk, during this deployment period, Ike steamed more than 50,000 miles and spent 140 days under way, CVW-7 conducted 8,721 total sorties, logging about 17,000 hours in the sky. 04Dec-06Dec2000, WestLant 30Jan2001, docked at Port Everglades to participate in the festivities. 17Feb-26Feb2001, carrier qualifications off the coast of Jacksonville, FL.

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

22May2001, entered to Newport News Shipbuilding, and began a three-year, $2.5 billion overhaul as Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) 06Nov2004, extended contract modification - the end date 11 weeks extended - was completed 16Nov2004, successfully completed Crew Certification Phase II and is now certified ready for sea 21Jan2005, sea trials, WestLant 25Jan2005, returned to homeport Naval Station Norfolk 08Feb2005, moved to a different pier at Norfolk 23Mar-24Mar2005, post-RCOH sea trials in the WestLant 25Mar2005, was redelivered to the Navy

CVW-7 (AG)

Locations and Remarks

Home Port : Norfolk, Va. 29Mar-07Apr2005, flight deck certification and carrier qualifications in the WestLant 15Apr-20Apr2005, WestLant 29Apr-09May2005, WestLant 10May2005, returned to Norfolk 13May-27May2005, WestLant 01Jun-16Jun2005, WestLant 18Oct2005, departed Norfolk 18Oct-20Oct2005, sea trails off the East Coast 21Oct2005, returned to Norfolk 26Oct2005, departed Norfolk 26Oct-07Nov2005, Flight Deck Certification in the WestLant 07Nov2005, returned to Norfolk 01Dec2005, departed Norfolk 01Dec-15Dec2005, WestLant 23Jan2006, departed Norfolk 23Jan-24Jan2006, WestLant 25Jan-28Jan2006, Carrier qualifications (CQ) for Training Command squadrons - VT-7, VT-9, VT-21, and VT-22 - in the WestLant 29Jan-30Jan2006, WestLant 31Jan2006, returned to Norfolk 14Feb2006, departed Norfolk 15Feb-09Mar2006, Carrier qualifications (CQ), Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA), and Final Evaluation Phase (FEP) in the WestLant 10Mar2006, returned to Norfolk 20Mar-23Mar2006, WestLant 29Mar-30Mar2006, Inspection and Survey (INSURV) in the WestLant 31Mar2006, Completed INSURV and returned to Norfolk 12Apr2006, departed Norfolk for Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) 12Apr-23Apr2006, COMPTUEX in the WestLant 24Apr2006, Port Everglades, FL. 29Apr-08May2006, COMPTUEX in the WestLant 08May2006, completed COMPTUEX 09May-10May2006, WestLant 11May2006, returned to Norfolk 22May-25May2006, WestLant 12Jun-14Jun2006, WestLant 15Jun-17Jun2006, training command carrier qualifications for CTW-1 and CTW-2 off the Atlantic Coast 18Jun-22Jun2006, WestLant 23Jun2006, returned to Norfolk 18Jul2006, departed Norfolk 18Jul-20Jul2006, carrier qualifications for the CVW-7 in the WestLant 21Jul-28Jul2006, Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 06-2 "Operation Bold Step" in the WestLant 28Jul2006, completed an eight-day JTFEX06-2 "Operation Bold Step" 29Jul2006, returned to Norfolk 05Sep-15Sep2006, WestLant 03Oct2006, departed Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations 03Oct-13Oct2006, Lant 14Oct-16Oct2006, Med 17Oct-20Oct2006, Naples, Italy 21Oct-24Oct2006, Med 25Oct-27Oct2006, Limassol, Cyprus 28Oct-29Oct2006, Med 30Oct2006, transited the Suez Canal, entered U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations 30Oct-01Nov2006, Red Sea 02Nov2006, Gulf of Aden 03Nov-05Nov2006, Arabian Sea 06Nov2006, began conducting Operation Enduring Freedom missions in support of ground troops in Afghanistan 06Nov-10Dec2006, Northern Arabian Sea 11Dec2006, entered the Persian Gulf 11Dec-21Dec2006, Persian Gulf 22Dec-25Dec2006, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 26Dec-27Dec2006, Persian Gulf 28Dec2006-05Jan2007, Northern Arabian Sea 08Jan-29Jan2007, off the Somali coast, Indian Ocean 30Jan2007, left Somali's coast to return to the Persian Gulf region 31Jan-03Feb2007, Arabian Sea 04Feb2007, returned to Operation Enduring Freedom missions in the Northern Arabian Sea 04Feb-26Feb2007, Northern Arabian Sea 27Feb-08Mar2007, Persian Gulf 09Mar-14Mar2007, Northern Arabian Sea 15Mar2007, entered the Persian Gulf 15Mar-26Apr2007, Persian Gulf 27Mar-28Mar2007, massive military exercise in the Persian Gulf 29Mar-27Apr2007, Persian Gulf 30Apr2007, Arabian Sea 01May-03May2007, Red Sea 04May2007, left the 5th Fleet operations area, passing through the Suez Canal to begin the westward trek home 04May-11May2007, Med 12May-16May2007, Lisbon, Portugal 17May-22May2007, Lant 23May2007, returned to Norfolk 07Jul-10Jul2007, carrier qualifications in the WestLant 23Jul-25Jul2007, WestLant 26Jul-31Jul2007, JTFEX 07-2 "Operation Bold Step" off the coast of North Carolina and Florida 31Jul2007, completed JTFEX 07-2 01Aug-03Aug2007, WestLant 15Aug-17Aug2007, carrier qualifications for CNATRA in the WestLant 14Sep-28Sep2007, WestLant 07Nov-09Nov2007, WestLant 22Jan2008, moved to Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a six-month planned incremental availability (PIA) 21Jul2008, departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard 21Jul-23Jul2008, sea trials in the WestLant 23Jul2008, returned to homeport of Norfolk 29Jul2008, departed Norfolk 29Jul-01Aug2008, carrier qualifications in the WestLant 14Aug-28Aug2008, carrier qualifications for CNATRA in the WestLant 29Aug2008, returned to Norfolk 30Aug2008, Friends and Family Day Cruise off the coast of Virginia 05Sep2008, WestLant 17Sep-09Oct2008, Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Problem (FEP) off the coast of Virginia and North Carolina 10Oct2008, returned to Norfolk 17Oct-30Oct2008, WestLant 31Oct2008, returned to Norfolk 10Nov-21Nov2008, WestLant 22Nov2008, returned to Norfolk 06Jan-27Jan2009, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the WestLant 28Jan2009, returned to Norfolk 21Feb2009, departed Norfolk to the Middle East 21Feb-01Mar2009, Lant 02Mar-07Mar2009, Med 08Mar-11Mar2009, Marseilles, France 12Mar-14Mar2009, Med 15Mar2009, transited the southern passage of the Suez Canal and entered the Red Sea 15Mar-16Mar2009, Red Sea 17Mar2009, Gulf of Aden 18Mar-19Mar2009, Arabian Sea 21Mar2009, first sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 20Mar-11Apr2009, North Arabian Sea 12Apr-15Apr2009, port visit in the Middle East 16Apr-15May2009, North Arabian Sea 16May-19May2009, Manama, Bahrain 20May-09Jun2009, North Arabian Sea 11Jun-14Jun2009, port visit in the Middle East 15Jun-03Jul2009, North Arabian Sea 04Jul-08Jul2009, Red Sea 09Jul-12Jul2009, Med 13Jul-16Jul2009, Lisbon, Portugal 17Jul-27Jul2009, Lant 28Jul2009, Mayport, FL. 28Jul-29Jul2009, Tiger Cruise en route to Norfolk 30Jul2009, returned to Norfolk 21Sep-25Sep2009, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications (FRSCQ) off the Virginia coast 30Sep-02Oct2009, WestLant 02Nov2009, departed Norfolk for a three-week Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) 02Nov-24Nov2009, COMPTUEX in the WestLant 25Nov2009, returned to Norfolk