Last update on May 22, 2013

Aircraft Carrier Locations
Ship	Air Wing	Locations and Remarks	Last Update
CVN-68 Nimitz	CVW-11 ( NH )	Home Port : Everett, WA. Back log 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 for a scheduled Western Pacific deployment 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-21May2013, WestPac -------[ Schedule to the decommission ]----------- FY2024, decommission, will be replaced by 3rd ship in the CVN-78 class	May 22, 2013
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower	CVW-7 ( AG )	Home Port : Norfolk, VA. Back log 21Feb2013, departed Norfolk to the 5th and 6th fleet areas of operations, in support of maritime security operations 21Feb-04Mar2013, Lant 05Mar-06Mar2013, Med 07Mar-09Mar2013, Marseille, France 10Mar-15Mar2013, Med 16Mar2013, transited the Suez Canal, and entered the Red Sea 17Mar-19Mar2013, Red Sea 20Mar-23Mar2013, Arabian Sea 24Mar2013 launched first combat sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 24Mar-21Apr2013, North Arabian Sea 22Apr2013, Persian Gulf 23Apr-26Apr2013, Khalifa Bin Salman Port in Hidd, Bahrain 27Apr2013, Persian Gulf 28Apr-21May2013, North Arabian Sea	May 22, 2013
CVN-70 Carl Vinson	CVW-17 ( NA )	Home Port : San Diego, CA. Back log 02May2013, departed San Diego 03May-16May2013, Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) off the coast of Southern California 17May2013, returned to San Diego 21May2013, departed San Diego	May 22, 2013
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt	CVW-1 ( AB )	Home Port : Norfolk, VA. Back log 26Aug2009, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded a $2.4 billion contract to Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding - Newport News for the Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) 29Aug2009, entered Newport News Shipbuilding for a RCOH 21May2011, left dry dock and transitted the James River as relocates from dry dock 11 to a pier 2 at Newport News Shipbuilding for the second half of RCOH 17May2013, rotate position "turn ship" at pier	May 22, 2013
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln	Not assigned	Home Port : Norfolk, VA. Back log 26Oct2012, departed Norfolk as a precaution against Hurricane Sandy-related storm conditions 26Oct-31Oct2012, WestLant 01Nov2012, returned to Norfolk 28Mar2013, moved to Drydock 11 at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding to begin the final stages of preparation for RCOH -------[ RCOH Schedule ]------------------------- FY2013, scheduled to begin a three-and-a-half year RCOH Nov2016, RCOH is scheduled to be completed	Apr.10, 2013
CVN-73 George Washington	CVW-5 ( NF )	Home Port : Norfolk, VA. Back log (Jul1992-Aug2008) Home Port : Yokosuka, Japan Back log (Aug2008-Present) 14Feb2013, commenced a six-month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) at Berth 12, Fleeet Activities Yokosuka	Feb.27, 2013
CVN-74 John C. Stennis	CVW-9 ( NG )	Home Port : Bremerton, WA. Back log 27Aug2012 departed Bremerton to the western Pacific Ocean and the Arabian Gulf for an eight-month deployment 27Aug-30Aug2012, EastPac 31Aug2012, San Diego 01Sep-10Sep2012, Pac 11Sep2012, entered the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility 11Sep-29Sep2012, WestPac 30Sep-03Oct2012, anchored off the coast of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia 04Oct-05Oct2012, South China Sea 06Oct2012, Strait of Malacca 07Oct-10Oct2012, anchored off the coast of Phuket, Thailand 11Oct2012, Strait of Malacca 12Oct-13Oct2012, Andaman Sea, northeast edge of the Indian Ocean 14Oct-16Oct2012, Indian Ocean 17Oct2012, entered the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility 17Oct-20Oct2012, North Arabian Sea 21Oct2012, launched first combat sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 21Oct-18Nov2012, North Arabian Sea 19Nov2012, Persian Gulf 20Nov-23Nov2012, Khalifa Bin Salman Port at Hidd, Bahrain 24Nov2012, Persian Gulf 25Nov-21Dec2012, North Arabian Sea 22Dec2012, Persian Gulf 23Dec-26Dec2012, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 27Dec2012, Persian Gulf 28Dec2012-30Jan2013, North Arabian Sea 31Jan2013, Persian Gulf 01Feb-04Feb2013, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 05Feb2013, Persian Gulf 06Feb-11Mar2013, North Arabian Sea 12Mar2013, Persian Gulf 13Mar-16Feb2013, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 17Mar2013, Persian Gulf 18Mar-25Mar2013, Arabian Sea 26Mar2013, returned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility 26Mar-30Mar2013, Indian Ocean 31Mar2013, passed through the Strait of Malacca 01Apr-03Apr2013, Changi Naval Base, Singapore 04Apr-09Apr2013, South China Sea 13Apr-16Apr2013, Pac 18Apr-20Apr2013, transferred more than 1,600 tons of ordnance to USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) in the Mid-Pac 21Apr-23Apr2013, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 24Apr-28Apr2013, Pac 29Apr-30Apr2013, San Diego 30Apr-02May2013, EastPac 03May2013, returned to Bremerton	May 8, 2013
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman	CVW-3 ( AC )	Home Port : Norfolk, VA. Back log 16Apr2013, departed Norfolk 17Apr-26Apr2013, Sustainment Training Exercise (SUSTEX) in the WestLant 27Apr2013, returned to Norfolk 14May2013, departed Norfolk 15May-21May2013, WestLant	May 22, 2013
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan	CVW-2 ( NE )	Home Port : San Diego, CA. Back log 03May2013, departed San Diego 03May-15May2013, flight deck certifications and carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California 16May2013, returned to San Diego	May 22, 2013
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush	CVW-8 ( AJ )	Home Port : Norfolk, VA. Back log 17Apr2013, departed Norfolk 17Apr-29Apr2013, Carrier Qualifications for FRS, TRACOM, and CVW-8 in the WestLant 30Apr2013, returned to Norfolk 13May2013, departed Norfolk 13May-21May2013, WestLant	May 22, 2013
Aircraft Carrier Locations (Constructed and Proposed)
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford		Actual construction is to begin in 3 January 2007 at Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Newport News shipyard. 16Jun2006, An amendment added to the National Defense Authorization Act for 2007 proposes that CVN-78, the first ship in the CVN-78 class, be named for the 38th president "Gerald Ford" 05Sep2006, The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and the Program Executive Officer (PEO) held a signature and awards ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard to commemorate the certification of the ship specifications 16Jan2007, held the official naming ceremony of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the first aircraft carrier in the Ford class of carriers 10Sep2008, The Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding a $5.1 billion contract to begin construction 14Nov2009, the keel laying and authentication ceremony 24May2012, The final keel section, 680-metric-ton, 60-foot-tall lower bow unit was joined to the other keel sections and was the last major section of the ship installed below the waterline -------[ Schedule ]------------------------- FY2013, will be launched Sep2015, scheduled to be delivered to the US Navy	Jun.6, 2012
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy		15Jan2009, Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard received a $374 million cost type contract award for construction preparation of the CVN-79 25Feb2011, "First Cut of Steel" ceremony at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Newport News 20Mar2012, proposed budget being considered by Congress would change that date to September 2022 from September 2020 -------[ Schedule ]------------------------- FY2013 : the full scale construction contract is expected to begin FY2018 : Launched FY2022 : Commissioned	Dec.5, 2012
CVN-80 Enterprise		-------[ Schedule ]------------------------- FY2018 : Laid down FY2023 : Launched FY2025 : Commissioned FY2027 : replace CVN-68 Nimitz	Dec.5, 2012
Aircraft Carrier Locations (Retired)
CV-63 Kitty Hawk		Back log 31Jan2009, decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base Kitsap Pier D in Bremerton 12May2009, decommissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton	May 20, 2009
CV-64 Constellation		Back log 07Aug2003, decommissioned late Sep. 2003, mothballed in Bremerton	Sep.17, 2003
CVN-65 Enterprise		Back log 01Dec2012, inactivation ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk	Dec.5, 2012
CV-67 John F. Kennedy		Back log 23Mar2007, decommissioned at Naval Station Mayport 30Sep2007, formally decommissioned at Naval Station Norfolk 22Mar2008, towed into the Port of Philadelphia at the Navy Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility	Mar.26, 2008

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