Last update on Dec.5, 2012

Aircraft Carrier Locations
USS Enterprise (CVN 65)
Home Port : Norfolk, Va.

CVW-3 (AC)

Locations and Remarks

22Apr-13May1998, WestLant 08Jun-18Jun1998, Carrier Qualifications (CQ) off the Virginia capes, Cherry Point and Jacksonville Operating Areas 15Jul-01Aug1998, COMPTUEX in the WestLant 02Aug-05Aug1998, port call St.Thomas, Virgin Is. 06Aug-21Aug1998, COMPTUEX in the Caribbean Sea 26Aug1998, WestLant 18Sep-07Oct1998, JTFEX 06Nov1998, departed Norfolk 12Nov1998, EastLant 14Nov1998, Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Med 14Nov-16Nov1998, Med 17Nov1998, near the Crete Is. 18Nov1998, Med 19Nov1998, transited the Suez Canal and entered the Red Sea 19Nov-20Nov1998, Red Sea 21Nov-22Nov1998, North Arabian Sea 23Nov1998, entered to Persian Gulf 23Nov-03Dec1998, Persian Gulf 04Dec-08Dec1998, Jebel Ali, UAE 16Dec-19Dec1998, Operation "Desert Fox" 24Dec1998, transited the Strait of Hormuz 24Dec-26Dec1998, North Arabian Sea 29Dec1998, Red Sea 02Jan1999, Med 04Jan-07Jan1999, Crete 08Jan1999, east of Crete 14Jan-17Jan1999, Antalya, Turkey 20Jan1999, south eastern tip of Crete 21Jan1999, east of Italy 28Jan1999, west of Italy 02Feb1999, southern of Italy 16Feb1999, east of Sardinia 20Feb1999, northwest of Italy 23Feb1999, southeast of Bosnia 27Feb-29Feb1999, Trieste, Italy 02Mar1999, Rijeka, Bosnia 09Mar1999, east of Israel 10Mar-13Mar1999, Med 14Mar1999, transited the Suez Canal and entered the Red Sea 14Mar-16Mar1999, Red Sea 16Mar-18Mar1999, North Arabian Sea 19Mar1999, transited the Strait of Hormuz and entered the Persian Gulf 20Mar-24Mar1999, Persian Gulf 25Mar-28Mar1999, Jebel Ali, UAE 29Mar-12Apr1999, Persian Gulf 13Apr1999, transited the Strait of Hormuz and entered the Gulf of Oman 13Apr-16Apr1999, North Arabian Sea 16Apr-18Apr1999, Red Sea 19Apr1999, transited the Suez Canal and entered the Med 22Apr1999, near Malta 24Apr1999, north of Algeria 27Apr1999, EastLant 29Apr1999, WestLant 04May1999, east of Miami 06May1999, returned to Norfolk

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

20Jun-18Dec1999, extended overhaul at the Newport News Shipbuilding 18Dec1999, returned to Norfolk

CVW-8 (AJ)

Locations and Remarks

14Feb-22Feb2000, WestLant 20Mar2000, WestLant 13Apr-19Apr2000, WestLant 20Apr2000, returned to Norfolk 01May-08May2000, WestLant 05Jun-08Jun2000, WestLant 09Jun-13Jun2000, Pensacola, FL. 14Jun-19Jun2000, WestLant 24Jul2000, WestLant 07Aug2000, WestLant 28Aug2000, WestLant 18Sep2000, departed Norfolk 19Sep-05Oct2000, WestLant 06Oct-10Oct2000, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 12Oct2000, returned to Norfolk 13Nov2000, WestLant 04Dec2000, WestLant 16Jan2001, departed Norfolk 16Jan-30Jan2001, COMPTUEX 12Mar-26Mar2001, WestLant 25Apr2001, departed Norfolk 27Apr-01May2001, training exercises off the Vieques bombing range, Puerto Rico 03May2001, off the Vieques Is., Puerto Rico 07May2001, Lant 11May-16May2001, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Is., Spain 16May-17May2001, Med 20May2001, Toulon, France 24May-29May2001, Cannes, France 29May-31May2001, Med 04Jun-08Jun2001, Naples, Italy 13Jun-17Jun2001, Stokes Bay, Gosport, England 18Jun2001, EastLant 19Jun2001, began NATO exercises "Joint Maritime Course" off the west coast of Scotland 25Jun-08Jun2001, NorLant 29Jun2001, Clyde River, Glasgow, Scotland 02Jul-06Jul2001, Lisbon, Portugal 11Jul2001, Ionian Sea 16Jul2001, Med 19Jul-25Jul2001, Rhodes, Greece 28Jul-29Jul2001, transited the Suez Canal 29Jul-30Jul2001, Red Sea 01Aug2001, entered the Persian Gulf 04Aug2001, relieved CV-64 Constellation, support of Operation Southern Watch in the Persian Gulf 04Aug-22Aug2001, Persian Gulf 27Aug2001, Jebel Ali, UAE 04Sep-12Sep2001, Persian Gulf 16Sep2001, support of Operation Southern Watch was relieved by CVN-70 Carl Vinson 16Sep-06Oct2001, North Arabian Sea 07Oct-21Oct2001, North Arabian Sea, part of Operation Enduring Freedom 21Oct-22Oct2001, completed a complex resupply operation between CVN-65 Enterprise and CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt, all the ordinance was supplied to CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt 22Oct2001, left the North Arabian Sea, started to returning to home Norfolk 28Oct2001, completed passage through the Suez Canal in Egypt 28Oct2001 Med 29Oct-31Oct2001, Souda Bay, Creta 03Nov2001, Strait of Gibraltar 04Nov2001, EastLant 10Nov2001, returned to home Norfolk The schedule which returns to home Norfolk after a six-month deployment on Oct.25 was delayed by support of "Operation Enduring Freedom" in the Afghanistan region.

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

07Jan2002, U.S. Navy has awarded a $191 million contract for an Extended Drydock Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA). The work will last approximately one year at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, VA. 10Mar2003, sea trials, WestLant 17Mar-19Mar2003, sea trials, WestLant 20Mar2003, returned to Norfolk Naval Shipyard 06May2003, departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard for sea trials after a 16-month, $250 million overhaul, and then toward home port Naval Station Norfolk. The overhaul has taken five months longer and cost $58 million more than expected 06May-07May2003, sea trials, WestLant 08May2003, returned to home port Norfolk

CVW-1 (AB)

Locations and Remarks

09May2003, departed Norfolk 09May-27May2003, WestLant, CVW-17 came aboard to assist sea trials and carrier qualifications 28May2003, returned to Norfolk 18Jun2003, departed Norfolk 18Jun-24Jun2003, TSTA (Tailored Ships Training Availability) in the WestLant 25Jun2003, Mayport 26Jun-01Jul2003, TSTA (Tailored Ships Training Availability) in the WestLant 02Jul2003, returned to Norfolk 28Aug2003, departed Norfolk for training and the first deployment of a Navy carrier since major hostilities ended in Iraq in April 28Aug-09Sep2003, CQ, TSTA III, and FEP 10Sep-30Sep2003, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Virginia Capes and Jacksonville operating areas 30Sep2003, COMPTUEX completed and headed to the Mediterranean Sea 02Oct2003, began a routine deployment 02Oct-07Oct2003, Lant 08Oct-10Oct2003, Med 13Oct2003, transited the Suez Canal and entered the Red Sea 14Oct-16Oct2003, Red Sea 17Oct2003, Gulf of Aden 20Oct-22Oct2003, North Arabian Sea 23Oct-30Oct2003, Persian Gulf 01Nov-03Nov2003, Jebel Ali, UAE 04Nov-14Nov2003, support of Operation Enduring Freedom in the North Arabian Sea 17Nov-05Dec2003, Persian Gulf 06Dec-12Dec2003, Jebel Ali, UAE 13Dec-20Dec2003, Persian Gulf 21Dec-25Dec2003, Manama, Bahrain 26Dec2003-13Jan2004, Persian Gulf 14Jan-16Jan2004, Jebel Ali, UAE 17Jan-28Jan2004, Persian Gulf 29Jan-30Jan2004, North Arabian Sea 02Feb-04Feb2004, Red Sea 05Feb2004, entered the 6th Fleet area of responsibility after transiting the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea 05Feb-08Feb2004, Med 09Feb-12Feb2004, Naples, Italy 13Feb-17Feb2004, Med 18Feb-25Feb2004, Lant 27Feb2004, Mayport 28Feb2004, Tiger Cruise 29Feb2004, returned to Norfolk 20Apr-23Apr2004, WestLant 26Apr-29Apr2004, Fort Lauderdale, FL. 30Apr2004, WestLant 18May-24May2004, WestLant 25May2004, returned to Norfolk 03Jun2004, departed Norfolk 03Jun-18Jun2004, Lant 21Jun-01Jul2004, NATO maritime exercise, in the NorLant near Scotland 02Jul-05Jul2004, Portsmouth, UK 06Jul2004, NorLant 07Jul-10Jul2004, Lant 11Jul-15Jul2004, MEDSHARK/Majestic Eagle '04, off the coast of Morocco 19Jul-22Jul2004, Lant 23Jul2004, returned to Norfolk 03Sep2004, entered the Northrop Grumman Newport News for a scheduled ESRA (Extended Selected Restricted Availability) 03Aug-08Aug2005, sea trials in the WestLant 13Oct2005, completed a 13-month ESRA (Extended Selected Restricted Availability) at Northrop Grumman Newport News and departed Norfolk for a sea trials 13Oct-24Oct2005, Sea Trials and Flight Deck Certification in the WestLant 25Oct2004, returned to Norfolk 29Oct2005, departed Norfolk for TSTA (Tailored Ship's Training Assessment) 29Oct-21Nov2005, CQ (Carrier qualifications), TSTA (Tailored Ship's Training Availability), and FEP (Final Evaluation Phase) in the WestLant 22Nov2005, returned to Norfolk 02Feb-15Feb2006, Carrier qualifications in the WestLant 16Feb2006, returned to Norfolk 22Feb-31Mar2006, COMPTUEX (Composite Training Unit Exercise) in the WestLant 01Apr2006, returned to Norfolk 02May2006, departed Norfolk for the Middle East and the Western Pacific 02May-12May2006, Lant 15May2006, Med 16May2006, Adriatic Sea 17May-19May2006, Split, Croatia 20May-22May2006, Med 23May-25May2006, Souda Bay, Crete 26May-28May2006, Med 29May2006, transited the Suez Canal 29May-01Jun2006, Red Sea and entered the Red Sea 02Jun2006, Gulf of Aden 03Jun-04Jun2006, Arabian Sea 05Jun2006, Gulf of Oman 06Jun-28Jun2006, Persian Gulf 29Jun2006, transited the Strait of Hormuz 29Jun2006, Gulf of Oman 30Jun-06Jul2006, Arabian Sea 06Jul2006, concluded operations "Operation Iraqi Freedom" and "Operation Enduring Freedom" in the 5th Fleet area of operations, and heads to the Western Pacific to begin operations with the 7th Fleet 07Jul-10Jul2006, Indian Ocean 11Jul-14Jul2006, South China Sea 15Jul-17Jul2006, East China Sea 18Jul-20Jul2006, Busan, Republic of Korea 21Jul2006, departed Busan 21Jul-22Jul2006, Yellow Sea 23Jul-24Jul2006, Philippine Sea 25Jul-26Jul2006, WestPac 27Jul-30Jul2006, Hong Kong, China 31Jul-02Aug2006, South China Sea 03Aug-06Aug2006, Changi Naval Base, Singapore 07Aug-08Aug2006, Sunda Sea 10Aug-14Aug2006, South China Sea 15Aug-19Aug2006, Port Kelang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 20Aug-22Aug2006, Andaman Sea 23Aug-27Aug2006, Indian Ocean 28Aug2006, returned to the CENTCOM AOR following nearly two months of operations with 7th Fleet in the Western Pacific 28Aug-15Oct2006, North Arabian Sea 16Oct2006, Gulf of Oman 17Oct-18Oct2006, Persian Gulf 19Oct-22Oct2006, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 23Oct2006, Persian Gulf 24Oct2006, Gulf of Oman 25Oct-26Oct2006, Arabian Sea 27Oct2006, Gulf of Aden 28Oct-31Oct2006, Red Sea 01Nov2006, completed operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations 01Nov-02Nov2006, Med 06Nov2006, Lant 07Nov-10Nov2006, Lisbon, Portugal 11Nov-17Nov2006, trans-Atlantic "Tiger Cruise" 18Nov2006, returned to Norfolk, CVW-1 completed more than 8,300 sorties, of which 2,186 were combat missions, while flying more than 22,500 hours and making 6,916 day and night arrested landings, to provide unprecedented support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. 05Dec-11Dec2006, WestLant 28Feb2007, departed Norfolk 28Feb-14Mar2007, carrier qualifications maintain combat readiness for CVW-1 in the WestLant 15Mar2007, returned to Norfolk 19Mar2007, departed Norfolk for offloading CVW-1 and onloading training squadrons from FRS and CNATRA 19Mar-31Mar2007, carrier qualifications for FRS and CNATRA - VFA-106, VFA-122, VFA-125, VMFAT-101, VAQ-129, VAW-120, VRC-40, VT-7, VT-9, VT-21, and VT-22 - and joined HS-3 and VS-22, in the WestLant 01Apr2007, returned to Norfolk 07Apr2007, a one day "Family Day Cruise" 18Apr-19Apr2007, WestLant 30Apr2007, departed Norfolk 30Apr-08May2007, carrier qualifications for FRS and CNATRA - VFA-106, VFA-122 - and joined HS-3 and VRC-40, in the WestLant 23May-07Jun2007, carrier qualifications in the WestLant 07Jul2007, departed Norfolk for the deployment to the Middle East 10Jul2007, NATO Sea Sparrow Missile Exercise off the U.S. East Coast 12Jul-19Jul2007, Lant 21Jul-23Jul2007, Med 24Jul-27Jul2007, Cannes, France 28Jul-31Jul2007, Med 01Aug2007, transited the Suez Canal and entered the Red Sea 02Aug-04Aug2007, Red Sea 05Aug-08Aug2007, Arabian Sea 12Aug-20Sep2007, Persian Gulf 21Sep-24Sep2007, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 25Sep-14Oct2007, Persian Gulf 15Oct-18Oct2007, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 19Oct-06Nov2007, Persian Gulf 07Nov2007, Gulf of Oman 08Nov-17Nov2007, North Arabian Sea 18Nov-20Npv2007, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 21Nov-24Nov2007, Persian Gulf 24Nov2007, wrapped up combat operations in the Persian Gulf 25Nov-28Nov2007, Arabian Sea 29Nov-30Nov2007, Red Sea 01Dec2007, completed misssion of Maritime Security Operations in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility, and, transited the Suez Canal for way to the Med 01Dec-05Dec2007, Med 06Dec2007, transited the Strait of Gibraltar 06Dec-15Dec2007, Lant 16Dec2007, Mayport 16Dec-18Dec2007, Tiger Cruise 19Dec2007, returned to Norfolk 11Apr2008, arrived at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard for a Extended Drydock Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA) 17Apr2010, departed Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard for sea trials 17Apr-18Apr2010, sea trials in the WestLant 19Apr2010, returned to Norfolk after completed more than two days of sea trials, and was redelivered to the U.S. Navy 22Apr2010, departed Norfolk 22Apr-26Apr2010, steaming exercise in the WestLant 27Apr2010, returned to Norfolk 11May2010, departed Norfolk 11May-14May2010, flight deck certification in the the WestLant 15May-28May2010, carrier qualifications and work-ups in the WestLant 28May2010, returned to Norfolk 03Jun2010, departed Norfolk 03Jun-07Jun2010, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications (FRSCQ) in the WestLant 08Jun2010, returned to Norfolk 14Jul2010, departed Norfolk 14Jul-22Jul2010, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications (FRSCQ) in the WestLant 23Jul2010, returned to Norfolk 03Aug2010, departed Norfolk 03Aug-09Sep2010, Tailored Ship's Training Availability and Final Evaluation Period (TSTA/FEP) in the WestLant 10Sep2010, returned to Norfolk 05Oct2010, departed Norfolk for the three-week Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) 05Oct-21Oct2010, COMPTUEX in the WestLant 21Oct2010, successfully completed COMPTUEX 22Oct-26Oct2010, WestLant 27Oct2010, returned to Norfolk 02Dec2010, departed Norfolk 02Dec-09Dec2010, Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) in the WestLant 10Dec2010, Mayport 11Dec-12Dec2010, WestLant 13Dec2010, returned to Norfolk 13Jan2011, departed Norfolk to the 5th and 6th fleet areas of operations, in support of maritime security operations. 13Jan-19Jan2011, Lant 20Jan2011, entered the 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR) 20Jan-25Jan2011, Lant 26Jan-29Jan2011, Lisbon, Portugal 30Jan2011, Lant 31Jan2011, passed through the Strait of Gibraltar 01Feb-07Feb2011, Med 08Feb-10Feb2011, Marmaris, Turkey 11Feb-14Feb2011, Med 15Feb2011, transited the Suez Canal and entered the 5th Fleet AOR 15Feb-17Feb2011, Red Sea 18Feb2011, transited the Strait of Bab el Mandeb and entered the Gulf of Aden 19Feb-01Mar2011, North Arabian Sea 02Mar-22Mar2011, Red Sea 23Mar-06Jun2011, Arabian Sea 07Jun-20Jun2011, Gulf of Aden 21Jun2011, transited the Strait of Bab el Mandeb and entered the Red Sea 21Jun-23Jun2011, Red Sea 24Jun2011, transited the Suez Canal and entered the Med 25Jun2011, Souda Bay, Crete, Greece 26Jun-27Jun2011, Med 28Jun-01Jul2011, Palma de Mallorca, Spain 02Jul-03Jul2011, Med 04Jul-12Jul2011, Lant 13Jul2011, Mayport 14Jul2011, Tiger Cruise 15Jul2011, returned to Norfolk 05Dec2011, departed Norfolk 05Dec-15Dec2011, underway replenishment (UNREP), flight deck qualifications, CVW-1 squadron carrier qualifications, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications, in the WestLant 16Dec2011, wrapped up a two-week underway for upcoming deployment 17Dec2011, returned to Norfolk 11Jan2012, departed Norfolk to Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) and Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 11Jan-29Jan2012, COMPTUEX in the WestLant 30Jan-01Feb2012, Mayport 02Feb-09Feb2012, JTFEX "Bold Alligator 2012" in the WestLant 10Feb2012, returned to Norfolk 11Mar2012, departed Norfolk on the final deployment to the 5th and 6th fleet areas of operations, in support of maritime security operations. 11Mar-22Mar2012, Lant 23Mar2012, transited through the Strait of Gibraltar 24Mar-27Mar2012, Med 28Mar-30Mar2012, Piraeus, Greece 31Mar-03Apr2012, Med 04Apr2012, transited the Suez Canal, and entered the 5th Fleet AOR 04Apr-06Apr2012, Red Sea 07Apr2012, Arabian Sea 08Apr-15Apr2012, North Arabian Sea 16Apr-23Apr2012, Persian Gulf 24Apr-27Apr2012, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 28Apr-30Apr2012, North Arabian Sea 01May2012 CVW-1 launched first combat sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan 01May-15May2012, North Arabian Sea 16May2012, Strait of Hormuz 17May-19May2012, Persian Gulf 20May-27May2012, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Bahrain 28May-09Jun2012, Persian Gulf 11Jun-29Jun2012, North Arabian Sea 30Jun2012, Persian Gulf 01Jul-04Jul2012, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 05Jul-11Jul2012, Persian Gulf 12Jul2012, Gulf of Oman 13Jul-08Aug2012, North Arabian Sea 09Aug2012, Gulf of Oman 10Aug-13Aug2012, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Bahrain 14Aug-21Aug2012, Persian Gulf 22Aug-25Aug2012, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 26Aug2012, Persian Gulf 27Aug-07Oct2012, North Arabian Sea 08Oct2012, Strait of Bab Al Mandeb 09Oct-11Oct2012, Red Sea 12Oct2012, transited the Suez Canal, and entered the 6th Fleet AOR 13Oct-15Oct2012, Med 15Oct2012, Strait of Messina 16Oct-19Oct2012 anchored off the coast of Naples, Italy 20Oct-22Oct2012, Med 23Oct2012, Strait of Gibraltar 23Oct2012, Lant 24Oct-26Oct2012, offloaded 3,348,000 pounds of ordnance and ammunition to transfer to USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9) and USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) in the EastLant 27Oct-30Oct2012, Lant 31Oct-01Nov2012, Mayport 02Nov-03Nov2012, Tiger Cruise as way to homeport of Norfolk 04Nov2012, returned to Norfolk