Last update on Oct.1, 2008

Aircraft Carrier Locations

CVN-73 George Washington Home Port : Norfolk, Va.

CVW-1 (AB)

Locations and Remarks

03Oct1997, departed Norfolk for Med/Gulf deployment 03Apr1998, returned to Norfolk

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

06May1998, WestLant May1998-Mar1999, 10-month upkeep at Norfolk 27Mar1999, flight deck certifications off the coast of Virginia

CVW-17 (AA)

Locations and Remarks

17May1999, WestLant 19Jul-16Aug1999, WestLant 16Aug-18Aug1999, port call at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 14Sep1999, departed from Norfolk to evade Hurricane Floyd 18Sep1999, returned to Norfolk 27Sep-01Oct1999, WestLant 04Oct1999, arrived at Port Everglades, FL. 05Oct-07Oct1999, 'Open house' which annual event is one of the country's best 'fleet week' 08Oct1999, left from Port Everglades, FL. 12Oct1999, WestLant 25Oct-01Nov1999, WestLant 01Dec1999, departed from Norfolk 01Dec-13Dec1999, WestLant 15Dec1999, returned to Norfolk 31Jan2000, WestLant 08Mar2000, departed from Norfolk to limited bombing ranges near Jacksonville for Composite Training Unit Exercise 13Mar-14Mar2000, Gulf of Mexico 18Mar-27Mar2000, anchored off Key West, FL. 03Apr2000, Gulf of Mexico 07Apr2000, returned to Norfolk 12May-20May2000, conduct the JTFEX (Joint Task Force Exercise) in the waters off Virginia and North Carolina 21Jun2000, departed Norfolk for six-month Med/Gulf deployment 22Jun-24Jun2000, off Carolina coast 25Jun-27Jun2000, conduct training on the Vieques range 29Jun2000, crossing the Atlantic 04Jul2000, nearing Gibraltar 06Jul2000, enter the Med 08Jul2000, off the heel of Italy 11Jul2000, near Greece 12Jul-15Jul2000, port call at Antalya, Turkey 17Jul2000, transited the southern passage of the Suez Canal and entered the Red Sea 18Jul2000, Red Sea 21Jul-22Jul2000, Gulf of Aden 24Jul-31Jul2000, Persian Gulf 02Aug-04Aug2000, port call at Jebel Ali, UAE 07Aug-19Aug2000, Persian Gulf 20Aug-23Aug2000, Bahrain, UAE 25Aug-24Sep2000, Persian Gulf 24Sep2000, left the Persian Gulf and relieved support of Operation Southern Watch by CVN-72 26Sep2000, Gulf of Aden 28Sep2000, Red Sea 30Sep2000, transited the Suez Canal and entered the Med 01Oct-02Oct2000, Med 05Oct-08Oct2000, port call at Corfu, Greece 10Oct-13Oct2000, Ionian Sea 14Oct2000, west of Crete 20Oct2000, west of Cyprus 24Oct2000, northeast of Crete 26Oct2000, Ionian Sea 30Oct-02Nov2000, port call at Dubrovnik, Croatia 03Nov-06Nov000, port call at Trieste, Italy 07Nov-13Nov2000, Adriatic Sea 16Nov2000, Med 17Nov-20Nov2000, port call at Naples, Italy 27Nov2000, Ionian Sea 04Dec2000, northeast of Sicily 05Dec-07Dec2000, port call at Palma, Spain 08Dec2000, departed from Palma, Spain 10Dec2000, Strait of Gibraltar 19Dec2000, returned to Norfolk CVN-73 steamed more than 400,000 miles, CVW-17 flew more than 9,000 sorties and made 9,000 arrested landings 22Jan-30Jan2001, WestLant Feb.2001-Aug.2001, 6-month maintenance and upgrade program by PIA (Phased Incremental Availability) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 26Jul2001, sailed down the Elizabeth River to Norfolk, following a six-month PIA period at Portsmouth 14Aug-27Aug2001, WestLant 11Sep2001, WestLant 12Sep-15Sep2001, Combat Air Patrolling the coastline off New York City 03Oct2001, WestLant 04Nov-15Nov2001, WestLant 13Dec2001, WestLant 29Jan-08Feb2002, carrier qualifications in the WestLant 22Mar2002, departed Norfolk 01Apr-08Apr2002 COMPTUEX (Composite Task Unit Exercise), Vieques Island bombing range, Puerto Rico 12Apr-22Apr2002, WestLant 26Apr2002, anchored in the outer harbor of Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands for a 4-day liberty call. after this liberty call, conducted a 2-weeks JTFEX 30Apr2002, WestLant 20Jun2002, departed Norfolk for a six-month overseas deployment that likely will take most to the Arabian Sea and the continuing war against terrorism. And, will relieve CV-67 John F. Kennedy Battle group, whose return date has not yet been announced. 27Jun2002, transits the Atlantic Ocean as she begins a regularly scheduled six month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Southern Watch. 01Jul2002, transited the Strait of Gibraltar 01Jul-03Jul2002, Med 04Jul-07Jul2002, Souda Bay, Crete, Greece 08Jul2002, departed Souda Bay, Crete, Greece 13Jul2002, entered the Suez Canal 16Jul-17Jul2002, Red Sea 19Jul2002, relieved CV-67 John F. Kennedy in providing support of Operation Enduring Freedom 21Jul-02Sep2002, Northern Arabian Sea, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 05Sep2002, in the Persian Gulf, four FA-18C attacked military airfield known as Rutvah, about 240 miles west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. 05Sep-08Sep2002, in the Persian Gulf, conducting combat missions in support of Operation Southern Watch 09Sep2002, Gulf of Oman, in support of Operation Southern Watch 11Sep2002, handed over duties to CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln 14Sep-20Sep2002, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Southern Watch 23Sep-27Sep2002, in the Atlantic Ocean during "Mediterranean Shark" in support of the U.S. Marine Corps. "Mediterranean Shark" is a bilateral training exercise conducted in Morocco by a Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) to show the effectiveness of the Marine Air Ground Task Force. 06Oct-09Oct2002, Med 10Oct-15Oct2002, NATO exercise "Destined Glory 2002" off the western and southern coasts of Italy 17Oct-20Oct2002, port call to Naples, Italy 21Oct2002, departed Naples, Italy 21Oct-29Oct2002, Med 03Nov-05Nov2002, Adriatic Sea 09Nov-28Nov2002, Med 30Nov2002, Souda Bay, Crete Island, Greece 20Dec2002, returned to Norfolk

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

24Jan-05Feb2003, conducted carrier qualifications in the WestLant 25Feb2003, entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a six-month overhaul, PIA (Planned Incremental Availability) 13Aug2003, transited out of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard to the Atlantic Ocean to conduct sea trials 13Aug-14Aug2003, Sea trials, WestLant 15Aug2003, completed sea trials and returned to Home Port Norfolk

CVW-7 (AG)

Locations and Remarks

21Aug-28Aug2003, WestLant 09Sep-19Sep2003, WestLant 20Sep2003, returned to Norfolk 16Oct2003, departed Norfolk 16Oct-26Oct2003, WestLant 27Oct2003, returned to Norfolk 09Nov2003, departed Norfolk 09Nov-26Nov2003, COMPTUEX (Composite Training Unit Exercise), WestLant 01Dec-04Dec2003, Key West, FL. 05Dec-18Dec2003, COMPTUEX (Composite Training Unit Exercise), WestLant 19Dec2003, returned to Norfolk 20Jan2004, departed Norfolk to the Central Command area of operation 20Jan-22Jan2004, Carrier qualifications for CVW-7 23Jan-31Jan2004, Lant 01Feb2004, transited the Straits of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean 02Feb-06Feb2004, Med 06Feb-09Feb2004, Souda Bay, Greece 10Feb2004, departed Souda Bay 10Feb-13Feb2004, Med 16Feb2004, transited the Suez Canal and into the 5th Fleet area of operation 17Feb-19Feb2004, Red Sea 20Feb2004, Gulf of Aden 21Feb2004, Arabian Sea 23Feb-26Feb2004, North Arabian Sea 27Feb2004, Gulf of Oman 01Mar-17Mar2004, Persian Gulf 18Mar-21Mar2004, Jabel Ali, UAE 22Mar-10Jun2004, Persian Gulf 11Jun-14Jun2004, Jabel Ali, UAE 15Jun-04Jul2004, Persian Gulf 05Jul2004, transited out of the Persian Gulf 06Jul2004, Gulf of Oman 07Jul2004, Arabian Sea 08Jul-09Jul2004, Red Sea 11Jul2004, transited the Suez Canal and entered the Med 12Jul-13Jul2004, Med 14Jul-18Jul2004, Naples, Italy 19Jul2004, Med 20Jul2004, transited the Strait of Gibraltar 20Jul-25Jul2004, Lant 26Jul2004, returned to Norfolk 14Sep-22Sep2004, carrier qualifications for Fleet Readiness Squadrons (FRS) and Training Command (TRACOM) students and TRACOM instructors in the WestLant 18Oct-21Oct2004, WestLant 01Nov-22Nov2004, carrier qualifications for Fleet Readiness Squadrons (FRS) in the WestLant 01Dec-03Dec2004, WestLant

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

28Jan2005, arrived at Northrop Grumman Newport News for a 10-and-a-half month DPIA (Dry-Docked Planned Incremental Availability) 29Mar2005, completed refurbishing a living compartment 15Dec2005, departed Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard to conduct sea trials in the WestLant 15Dec-16Dec2005, sea trials in the WestLant 17Dec2005, completed DPIA and returned to homeport in Norfolk

CVW-17 (AA)

Locations and Remarks

31Jan2006, departed Norfolk 31Jan-15Feb2006, Flight Deck Certification and Carrier Qualifications for CVW-17 and VFA-106 in the WestLant 16Feb2006, returned to Norfolk 28Feb2006, departed Norfolk 28Feb-05Mar2006, carrier qualifications for VFA-106 and VAW-120 in the WestLant 06Feb-10Mar2006, carrier qualifications for Training Squadrons - VT-7, VT-8, VT-21, and VT-22 - in the WestLant 11Mar-16Mar2006, TSTA (Tailored Ship's Training Availability) in the WestLant 17Mar2006, returned to Norfolk 04Apr2006, departed Norfolk to the Caribbean for two months of training and joint military exercises as part of U.S. Southern Command's "Partnership of the Americas" deployment 04Apr-12Apr2006, Lant 13Apr2006, Caribbean Sea 14Apr-17Apr2006, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles 18Apr-14May2006, Caribbean Sea 15May-18May2006, Antigua 19May2006, Caribbean Sea 22May-23May2006, Lant 24May2006, returned to Norfolk 11Jul2006, departed Norfolk to carrier qualifications for several squadrons and training squadrons 11Jul-23Jul2006, carrier qualifications in the WestLant 24Jul2006, returned to Norfolk 14Aug2006, departed Norfolk to conduct training and offload all remaining ammunition 14Aug-31Aug2006, WestLant 01Sep2006, returned to Norfolk

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

28Sep2006, moved into the dry dock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard for Drydock Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) before heads to Japan in 2008 25Apr2007, moved from the dry dock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard to a pierside berth 27Aug2007, left Norfolk Naval Shipyard and headed for sea trials 27Aug-30Aug2007, sea trials in the WestLant 30Aug2007, returned to homeport of Norfolk 18Sep2007, departed Norfolk 18Sep-02Oct2007, carrier qualifications and flight deck certification in the WestLant 03Oct2007, returned to Norfolk 13Oct2007, Friends and Family Day Cruise 22Oct2007, departed Norfolk 22Oct-01Nov2007, carrier qualifications in the WestLant 02Nov2007, returned to Norfolk 07Nov-09Nov2007, WestLant

CVW-17 (AA)

Locations and Remarks

07Feb-09Feb2008, live-fire exercises using the NATO Sea Sparrow, Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) and the Phalanx Close-in Weapons System (CIWS) in the WestLant 19Feb-13Mar2008, carrier qualifications, flight deck certification, and Tailored Ships Training Availability and Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP), and also participated in Canada's Task Group Exercise 02-08 (TGEX 02-08), in the WestLant before a permanent homeport change in Yokosuka, Japan 14Mar2008, returned to Norfolk 07Apr2008, departed Norfolk en route to its new home base in Yokosuka, Japan 07Apr-20Apr2008, Lant 21Apr-24Apr2008, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25Apr-08May2008, SoLant 09May2008, transited through the Strait of Magellan 10May-13May2008, SoPac 14May-17May2008, Valparaiso, Chile 18May-26May2008, EastPac 27May2008, pulled into San Diego

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

27May-20Aug2008, San Diego for repairs

CVW-5 (NF)

Locations and Remarks

21Aug2008, departed San Diego en route to new homeport Yokosuka, Japan 21Aug-10Sep2008, Pac 12Sep-24Sep2008, WestPac 25Sep2008, pulled into new homeport Yokosuka