CVN-71 Locations

Last update on Sep.9, 2009

Aircraft Carrier Locations
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt
Home Port : Norfolk, Va.

CVW-8 (AJ)

Locations and Remarks

01Jul1998, completed Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA)
02Jul1998, returned to Norfolk, Va.
27Jul-03Aug1998, WestLant
26Aug-21Sep1998, WestLant
19Nov1998, Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX)
26Nov-30Nov1998, St.Maarten
12Feb-02Mar1999, Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 99-1

26Mar1999, departed Norfolk for Med/Adriatic/Gulf deployment

27Mar-31Mar1999, Lant

03Apr1999, Med

04Apr-07Apr1999, port call at Palma Is, Spain

09Apr-13Jun1999, Adriatic Sea, in NATO's Operation Allied Force,

09Apr-13Jun1999, CVW-8 flew about 1,600 strike missions

14Jun-20Jun1999, port call at Palma, Mallorca, Spain

21Jun-29Jun1999, Med

30Jun-05Jul1999, Port call at Cannes, France

06Jul1999, start sailing For the Persian Gulf

09Jul1999, transited the Suez Canal and entered the Red Sea

14Jul1999, entered the Persian Gulf

14Jul-23Jul1999, Persian Gulf

24Jul-28Jul1999, port call at Bahrain

29Jul-28Aug1999, Persian Gulf

28Aug1999, departed Persian Gulf

30Aug1999, Arabian Sea

03Sep1999, transited the Suez Canal to the Med

04Sep1999, Port call at Rhodes, Greece

13Sep1999, Med

14Sep1999, departed the Med

Tiger Cruise planned from NS Bermuda on 21Sep

was canceled by the contingencies of Hurricane Gert
22Sep1999, returned to Norfolk

30Oct1999, a one day 'Dependents Cruise' to the Virginia Capes

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

10Jan-30Jun2000,

Phased Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth
28Jul-31Jul2000, sea trials in the WestLant

CVW-1 (AB)

Locations and Remarks

11Sep-18Sep2000, WestLant
02Oct-05Oct2000, port call at Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
05Oct-06Oct2000, Tiger Cruise
07Oct2000, returned to Norfolk
30Oct2000, WestLant
04Dec2000, WestLant
22Jan-30Jan2001, WestLant
05Mar-26Mar2001, WestLant
23Apr-30Apr2001, WestLant
09Jun-12Jun2001, St. Thomas
13Jun-30Jun2001,

Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the Vieques bombing range, Puerto Rico
06Aug-15Aug2001,

Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 01-3 off the Vieques bombing range, Puerto Rico

19Sep2001,

departed Norfolk for a regularly Scheduled 6-month Med/Gulf deployment.

In addition, is required remain off the Virginia Capes,

within range Of NAS Oceana, for a few days while CVW-1 finishes Carrier qualifications.
Beginning of October, 2001

participated the exercise "Bright Star" in the Med

which is scheduled to take Place from 08Oct through 01Nov
13Oct2001,transited the Suez Canal to southward
17Oct2001-23Feb2002,

Northern Arabian Sea, part of Operation Enduring Freedom
27Feb2002, arrived in Bahrain
06Mar2002,

relieved by CV-67 in the Red Sea, and, Conducted a turn-over with CV-67,

supplies were transferred to CV-67
08Mar2002,

transited the Suez Canal northbound and Entered the Med.
12Mar2002, Med.
16Mar 2002, Marseille, France
27Mar2002,

returned to homeport Norfolk,

it was only Eight days delay from originally schedule.

TR completed A record 159 consecutive days at sea

during deployed 189 days in support of Operation Enduring Freedom,

and Covered some 60,000 miles.

CVW-1 dropped 1.7 million Pounds of ordnance, completed 10,000 arrested landings,

and flew more than 30,000 flight hours while on station.

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

06May2002,

moved to Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a Phased Incremental Availability (PIA)
30Oct2002, completed PIA
09Nov-14Nov2002,

flight deck certifications off the Virginia and North Carolina coasts,

CVW-1, CVW-8, and VX-23 came aboard to assist in the certification of the Flight deck

CVW-8 (AJ)

Locations and Remarks

03Dec-17Dec2002,

Tailored Ship Training Availability (TSTA) off the Virginia and North Carolina Coasts
19Dec2002, returned to Norfolk

06Jan2003, departed for a Composite training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)
13Jan2003,

commenced use of the Vieques Island inner Range in conjunction with COMPTUEX
13Jan-04Feb2003, COMPTUEX
04Feb2003, COMPTUEX completed, and began heading directly toward Middle East
07Feb2003, Lant
19Feb-03Mar2003, Med
04Mar-07Mar2003, Souda Bay, Crete, Greece
08Mar2003, departed Souda Bay
08Mar-18Apr2003, Med
24Apr-20May2003, Med
22May-28May2003, Lant
29May2003, returned to home port Norfolk

23Jul-26Jul2003, Tiger Cruise off the coast of Virginia
12Aug-21Aug2003, WestLant
09Sep-19Sep2003, WestLant
20Sep2003, returned to Norfolk
31Oct2003, departed Norfolk
31Oct-10Nov2003, Carrier Qualifications in the WestLant

19Feb2004, entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard to Begin a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA)
11Dec-13Dec2004, sea trials, WestLant
15Dec2004, returned to homeport Naval Station Norfolk

12Jan-19Jan2005, WestLant
28Jan-03Feb2005, carrier qualifications for Fleet Replacement Squadron in the WestLant
04Feb2005, returned to Norfolk
23Feb-24Feb2005, WestLant
02Mar-15Mar2005, WestLant
23Mar-14Apr2005,

Tailored Ship Training Availability and Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP) in the WestLant
15Apr2005, returned to Norfolk
16May-27May2005, WestLant
22Jun-02Jul2005, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the WestLant
03Jul-07Jul2005, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
08Jul-29Jul2005, Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) in the WestLant
30Jul2005, returned to Norfolk

01Sep2005,

departed Norfolk for a scheduled deployment to the Persian Gulf,

and will relieve Nimitz CSG, which is currently in the Persian Gulf.
01Sep-12Sep2005, Lant
13Sep-16Sep2005, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
17Sep-18Sep2005, Med
19Sep-22Sep2005, Naples, Italy
23Sep-27Sep2005, Med
27Sep2005, transited the Suez Canal for way to the Red Sea
28Sep-29Sep2005, Red Sea
30Sep-02Oct2005, Gulf of Aden
03Oct-04Oct2005, Arabian Sea
05Oct-23Nov2005, Persian Gulf
24Nov-27Nov2005, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates
28Nov-23Dec2005, Persian Gulf
24Dec-27Dec2005, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates
26Dec2005-10Feb2006, Persian Gulf
12Feb-14Feb2006, Red Sea
15Feb2006, transited the northern passage of the Suez Canal and entered the Med
16Feb-19Feb2006, Marmaris, Turkey
21Feb2006, Aegean Sea
22Feb2006, Souda Bay, Crete, Greece
23Feb-26Feb2006, Corfu, Greece
27Feb-02Mar2006, Med
03Mar2006, transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Lant
03Mar-10Mar2006, Lant
11Mar2006, returned to Norfolk

CVW-8 launched 5,412 sorties totaling nearly 19,362 flight hours

in support of operations in Iraq and Maritime Security Operations (MSO)

in the Persian Gulf and surrounding waters

21Apr-28Apr2006, carrier qualifications in support of the fleet response plan in the WestLant
01May-02May2006, Port Everglades, FL.
03May2006, WestLant
04May2006, returned to Norfolk
10May-18May2006, WestLant
06Jun-12Jun2006, maintaining qualifications in the WestLant
26Jun-29Jun2006, WestLant
21Jul-31Jul2006, maintaining qualifications in the WestLant
01Aug2006, returned to Norfolk
12Aug2006, friends and family day cruise in the WestLant
21Aug-25Aug2006, carrier qualifications for FRS in the WestLant
19Sep-26Sep2006, WestLant
17Oct-23Oct2006,

maintaining qualifications as part of the fleet response plan in the WestLant
05Dec-16Dec2006,

maintaining qualifications as part of the fleet response plan in the WestLant
17Dec2006, returned to Norfolk
17Jan-19Jan2007,

maintaining qualifications as part of the fleet response plan in the WestLant
06Feb2007, departed Norfolk
06Feb-08Feb2007,

maintaining qualifications as part of the fleet response plan in the WestLant

07Mar2007,

moved to Norfolk Naval Ship Yard for a nine-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA)
28Nov2007,

transited the Elizabeth River to return to homeport of Naval Station Norfolk

after completing a nine-month PIA in Norfolk Naval Shipyard

04Dec-06Dec2007, sea trials and flight deck certification in the WestLant
17Dec-20Dec2007, carrier qualifications in the WestLant
28Jan-03Feb2008,

carrier qualifications for the FRS and the CNATRA off the Virginia coast
05Feb-08Feb2008, off the Virginia coast
02Mar-10Mar2008,

tested the NATO Sea Sparrow Missile System, carrier qualifications for CNATRA,

off the coast of Virginia
16Mar2008, departed Norfolk
16Mar-09Apr2008,

tailored ship's training availability and final evaluation problem (TSTA/FEP)
10Apr2008, returned to Norfolk
24Apr-19May2008,

Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Virginia
20May-23May2008,

Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications (FRSCQ) off the coast of Virginia
24May2008, returned to Norfolk
06Jun-13Jun2008,

carrier qualifications for fleet replacement squadrons

and training squadrons off the coast of Virginia
18Jul2008, departed Norfolk for a JTFEX
18Jul-20Jul2008, off the coast of Virginia
21Jul-31Jul2008,

Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 08-4 "Operation Brimstone"

in North Carolina and off the eastern U.S. coast from Virginia to Florida
01Aug-08Aug2008, WestLant

08Sep2008, departed Norfolk for a scheduled deployment to the Middle East
08Sep-03Oct2008, Lant
04Oct2008, anchored off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa
04Oct-06Oct2008, Cape Town, South Africa
07Oct2008, departed Cape Town, South Africa
08Oct-15Oct2008, Indian Ocean
16Oct-14Nov2008, North Arabian Sea
15Nov-18Nov2008, port visit in the Middle East
19Nov-23Dec2008, North Arabian Sea
24Dec-27Dec2008, port visit in the Middle East
28Dec2008-22Jan2009, North Arabian Sea
23Jan-26Jan2009, port visit in the Middle East
27Jan-24Feb2009, North Arabian Sea
25Feb-28Feb2009, port visit in the Middle East
01Mar-20Mar2009, North Arabian Sea
21Mar-24Mar2009, Arabian Sea
25Mar-26Mar2009, Red Sea
27Mar2009, transited the Suez Canal and entered the Med
27Mar-03Apr2009, Med
04Apr2009, Lant
05Apr-08Apr2009, anchored off Portsmouth, UK
09Apr-17Apr2009, Lant
18Apr2009, returned to Norfolk,

after a successful seven-month deployment

supporting Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and maritime security and coalition operations

in the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR)

18May-21May2009, off-loaded ammunition off the coast of Virginia
30May2009, Friends and Family Day Cruise

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

26Aug2009,

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded a $2.4 billion contract

to Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipbuilding

for the Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH)
29Aug2009,

entered the Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipbuilding for a RCOH
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February 2013, RCOH is scheduled to be completed