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Aircraft Carrier Locations
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)

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 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, North Arabian Sea 11Dec2006, entered the Persian Gulf 11Dec-21Dec2006, Persian Gulf 22Dec-25Dec2006, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 26Dec-27Dec2006, Persian Gulf 28Dec2006-05Jan2007, North 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 North Arabian Sea 04Feb-26Feb2007, North Arabian Sea 27Feb-08Mar2007, Persian Gulf 09Mar-14Mar2007, North 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 02Jan2010, departed Norfolk for a six-month deployment in support of 5th and 6th Fleet operations 02Jan-13Jan2010, Lant 14Jan2010, transited the Strait of Gibraltar to the Mediterranean Sea 14Jan-20Jan2010, Med 21Jan2010, transited the Suez Canal to the Red Sea 21Jan-22Jan2010, Red Sea 23Jan2010, Gulf of Aden 24Jan2010, Arabian Sea 25Jan2010, relieved the Nimitz CSG 25Jan-27Jan2010, North Arabian Sea 28Jan2010, CVW-7 launched first sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 28Jan-10Mar2010, North Arabian Sea 11Mar-14Mar2010, port visit in the Middle East 15Mar-29Jun2010, North Arabian Sea 30Jun-01Jul2010, Arabian Sea 02Jul-03Jul2010, Red Sea 04Jul2010, transited the Suez Canal to the Med 05Jul-08Jul2010, Antalya, Turkey 09Jul-12Jul2010, Med 13Jul-16Jul2010, Naples, Italy 17Jul-18Jul2010, Med 19Jul-25Jul2010, Lant 26Jul2010, Mayport 27Jul2010, departed Mayport to a two-day Tiger Cruise 27Jul-28Jul2010, Tiger Cruise as way to homeport of Norfolk 28Jul2010, returned to Norfolk 30Aug2010, departed Norfolk 30Aug-02Sep2010, transferred ammunition to CVN-77 in the WestLant 03Sep2010, returned to Norfolk 08Sep2010-10Jun2011, Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) 10Jun2011, completed Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) 13Jun-14Jun2011, sea trials in the WestLant 15Jun2011, returned to Norfolk 27Jun2011, departed Norfolk 27Jun-24Jul2011, carrier qualifications and flight deck certifications in the WestLant 25Jul-27Jul2011, Mayport 28Jul-03Aug2011, Carrier Qualifications for the CNATRA in the WestLant 04Aug2011, returned to Norfolk 15Aug2011, departed Norfolk 15Aug-19Aug2011, Carrier Qualifications for the FRS and CNATRA in the WestLant 20Aug2011, returned to Norfolk 25Aug2011, departed Norfolk ahead of Hurricane Irene 25Aug-30Aug2011, WestLant 31Aug2011, returned to Norfolk 12Sep2011, departed Norfolk 12Sep-28Sep2011, Carrier Qualifications for the FRS and CNATRA in the WestLant 29Sep2011, returned to Norfolk 05Oct2011, departed Norfolk 05Oct-06Oct2011, WestLant 07Oct-11Oct2011, Norfolk Navy Week 2011 12Oct2011, departed Norfolk 12Oct-21Oct2011, Tailored Ship's Training Availability and Final Evaluation Period (TSTA/FEP) in the WestLant 22Oct2011, returned to Norfolk 10Mar2012, departed Norfolk 10Mar-13Mar2012, WestLant 14Mar2012, Mayport 15Mar-05Apr2012, WestLant 06Apr2012, returned to Norfolk 16Apr2012, departed Norfolk 16Apr-17May2012, Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the East Coast from Virginia to Florida 17May2012, completed COMPTUEX 18May-25May2012, WestLant 26May2012, returned to Norfolk 20Jun2012, departed Norfolk for a scheduled deployment to the 5th and 6th fleet areas of operations, in support of maritime security operations 20Jun-29Jun2012, Lant 01Jul-02Jul2012, Med 03Jul-06Jul2012, anchored off the coast of Palma de Majorca, Spain 07Jul-12Jul2012, Med 13Jul-15Jul2012, anchored off the coast of Rhodes, Greece 16Jul-17Jul2012, Med 18Jul2012, transited the Suez Canal, and entered the 5th Fleet AOO 18Jul-20Jul2012, Red Sea 21Jul-24Jul2012, Arabian Sea 25Jul2012, Strait of Hormuz 25Jul-07Aug2012, Persian Gulf 08Aug2012, Strait of Hormuz 08Aug2012, North Arabian Sea 09Aug2012, CVW-7 launched first combat sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan 09Aug-29Aug2012, North Arabian Sea 30Aug2012, Strait of Hormuz 31Aug-03Sep2012, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Bahrain 04Sep-25Sep2012, Persian Gulf 26Sep-18Oct2012, North Arabian Sea 19Oct-23Oct2012, Persian Gulf 24Oct-27Oct2012, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 28Oct-19Nov2012, Persian Gulf 20Nov-27Nov2012, North Arabian Sea 28Nov-30Nov2012, Red Sea 01Dec2012, transited the Suez Canal, and returned to the Mediterranean Sea 01Dec-09Dec2012, Med 10Dec-18Dec2012, Lant 19Dec2012, returned to Norfolk 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 CVW-7 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-24May2013, North Arabian Sea 25May2013, Persian Gulf 26May-29May2013, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 30May2013, Persian Gulf 31May-09Jun2013, North Arabian Sea 10Jun-12Jun2013, Red Sea 13Jun2013, transited the Suez Canal, and entered the Med 13Jun-18Jun2013, Med 19Jun2013, transited the Strait of Gibraltar to the Lant 20Jun-22Jun2013, anchored off the coast of Lisbon, Portugal 24Jun-30Jun2013, Lant 01Jul2013, Mayport 02Jul2013, Tiger Cruise as way to homeport of Norfolk 03Jul2013, returned to Norfolk

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

06Aug2013, departed Norfolk 06Aug-08Aug2013, offloaded ammunition to the USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) for a 14-month Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) off the coast of Virginia 09Aug2013, returned to Norfolk 10Sep2013, entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth for a 14-month Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) 26Aug2014, moved to Berth 42-43 from Dry Dock #8 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard 04Feb2015, DPIA is four months behind schedule, will remain in the yard until at least April 28Aug2015, departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth 28Aug-31Aug2015, sea trials in the WestLant 01Sep2015, returned to Norfolk

CVW-3 (AC)

Locations and Remarks

Home Port : Norfolk, Va. 04Sep2015, departed Norfolk 04Sep-16Sep2015, flight deck certifications and carrier qualifications off the coast of North Carolina 16Sep2015, completed the Command Assessment of Readiness and Training Phase Two (CART II) certification 17Sep-21Sep2015, off the coast of North Carolina 22Sep2015, returned to Norfolk 27Sep2015, departed Norfolk 27Sep-01Oct2015, off the coast of North Carolina 02Oct-12Oct2015, Two F-35Cs from VX-23 conducted developmental test (DT-II) sea trials off the coast of North Carolina 13Oct-14Oct2015, onloaded ammunition from USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) off the coast of North Carolina 15Oct2015, Returned to Norfolk 02Nov2015, departed Norfolk 02Nov-14Nov2015, FRS/TRACOM Carrier Qualifications, ammo onload, off the coast of North Carolina 15Nov2015, returned to Norfolk 21Nov2015, departed Norfolk 21Nov-18Dec2015, Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Problem (FEP), off the coast of North Carolina 19Dec2015, returned to Norfolk 27Jan2016, departed Norfolk 27Jan-12Feb2016, FRS carrier qualifications off the coast of North Carolina, TRACOM carrier qualifications off the coast of Florida 13Feb2016, returned to Norfolk 29Feb2016, departed Norfolk 29Feb-04Mar2016, off the coast of North Carolina 05Mar2016, returned to Norfolk 16Mar2016, departed Norfolk 16Mar-14Apr2016, Carrier Qualifications (CQ), Composite Training Unit Exercises (COMPTUEX), and Joint Task Force Exercises (JTFEX), off the Virginia coast 15Apr2016, returned to Norfolk 18Apr2016, departed Norfolk 18Apr-22Apr2016, off the Virginia coast 23Apr2016, returned to Norfolk 24Apr2016, Friends and Family Day Cruise 01Jun2016, departed Norfolk for a scheduled Middle East deployment 01Jun-07Jun2016, Lant 08Jun2016, entered the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations 08Jun-12Jun2016, EastLant 13Jun2016, transited the Strait of Gibraltar 13Jun-16Jun2016, Med 17Jun-22Jun2016, Naples, Italy 23Jun-07Jul2016, Med 08Jul2016, transited the Suez Canal, entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations 08Jul-11Jul2016, Red Sea 12Jul2016, Gulf of Aden 13Jul-20Jul2016, North Arabian Sea 21Jul2016, transited the Straight of Hormuz 21Jul-12Aug2016, Persian Gulf 13Aug-16Aug2016, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Bahrain 17Aug-19Sep2016, Persian Gulf 20Sep-26Sep2016, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 27Sep-31Oct2016, Persian Gulf 01Nov-05Nov2016, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Bahrain 06Nov-25Nov2016, Persian Gulf 26Nov2016, transited the Straight of Hormuz 26Nov-28Nov2016, North Arabian Sea 29Nov2016, transited the Bab-el Mandeb Strait 30Nov-03Dec2016, Red Sea 04Dec2016 transited the Suez Canal, entered the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations 05Dec-15Dec2016, Med 16Dec-19Dec2016, Marseille, France 20Dec-21Dec2016, Med 22Dec2016, transited the Strait of Gibraltar 22Dec-25Dec2016, EastLant 26Dec2016, departed the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations 27Dec-29Dec2016, WestLant 30Dec2016, returned to Norfolk 03Feb2017, departed Norfolk 04Feb-14Feb2017, FRS and TRACOM Carrier Qualifications, off the coast of North Carolina 15Feb2017, returned to Norfolk 14Mar2017, departed Norfolk 15Mar-23Mar2017, FRS and TRACOM Carrier Qualifications, off the coast of North Carolina 24Mar2017, returned to Norfolk 30Mar2017, departed Norfolk 30Mar-13Apr2017, Sustainment Exercise (SUSTEX) in support of the optimized fleet response plan off the coast of North Carolina 14Apr2017, returned to Norfolk 16May2017, departed Norfolk 16May-19May2017, off the coast of North Carolina 20May2017, returned to Norfolk 31May2017, departed Norfolk 31May-05Jun2017, FRS carrier qualifications off the Virginia coast 06Jun2017, returned to Norfolk 20Jun2017, departed Norfolk 20Jun-27Jun2017, WestLant 28Jun-05Jul2017, Halifax, Nova Scotia, to celebrate the 150th Canada Day celebration 06Jul2017, WestLant 07Jul2017, returned to Norfolk 08Jul2017, friends and family day cruise 25Jul2017, departed Norfolk 25Jul-03Aug2017, maintenance phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan, off the coast of North Carolina 04Aug2017, returned to Norfolk 05Aug2017, entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth for a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) 14Nov2018, moved from Norfolk Naval Shipyard to Naval Station Norfolk 28Mar2019, departed Norfolk for sea trials 28Mar-31Mar2019, sea trials off the coast of Virginia 01Apr2019, returned to Norfolk 08Apr2019, departed Norfolk 08Apr-18Apr2019, Flight Deck Certification off the coast of Virginia 19Apr2019, returned to Norfolk 26Apr2019, departed Norfolk 26Apr-08May2019, Naval Air Training Command (NATRACOM) Carrier Qualifications (CQ), off the coast of North Carolina 09May2019, returned to Norfolk 07Jun2019, departed Norfolk 07Jun2018, off the coast of Virginia 08Jun-16Jun2019, Naval Air Training Command (NATRACOM) Carrier Qualifications (CQ), off the coast of Florida 17Jun2018, off the coast of Virginia 18Jun2019, returned to Norfolk 09Jul2019, departed Norfolk 09Jul-14Jul2019, WestLant 15Jul-18Jul2019, Jacksonville Operating Area 19Jul2019, returned to Norfolk 06Aug2019, departed Norfolk 07Aug2019, returned to Norfolk 11Aug2019, departed Norfolk 11Aug-15Aug2019, Virginia Capes Operating Area 16Aug2019, returned to Norfolk 04Sep2019, departed Norfolk to evade Hurricane Dorian 04Sep-06Sep2019, EastPac 07Sep2019, returned to Norfolk 09Sep2019, departed Norfolk 10Sep-28Sep2019, Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Problem (FEP), Virginia Capes Operating Areas 29Sep2019, returned to Norfolk 03Dec2019, departed Norfolk 03Dec-12Dec2019, Virginia Capes Operating Areas 13Dec2019, returned to Norfolk 17Jan2020, departed Norfolk for a scheduled deployment 17Jan-13Feb2020, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Virginia Capes Operating Areas, Jacksonville Operating Areas 14Feb-18Feb2020, Virginia Capes Operating Areas 19Feb-28Feb2020, transited the Atlantic Ocean eastbound 29Feb2020, transited the Strait of Gibraltar 01Mar-08Mar2020, Med 09Mar2020, transited the Suez Canal 09Mar-12Mar2020, Red Sea 13Mar2020, transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait 13Mar2020, Gulf of Aden 14Mar-20Mar2020, North Arabian Sea 21Mar2020, dual carrier and joint air wing operations with USS Harry S. Truman Carrier (CVN 75) Strike Group 22Mar-19Jul2020, North Arabian Sea 20Jul2020, transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait 21Jul-24Jul2020, Red Sea 25Jul2020, transited the Suez Canal 25Jul-26Jul2020, Greek Karavia Range in the Mediterranean Sea 27Jul-29Jul2020, Med 30Jul2020, transited the Strait of Gibraltar 31Jul-08Aug2020, Lant 09Aug2020, returned to Norfolk 23Sep2020, departed Norfolk 23Sep-26Sep2020, Virginia Capes Operating Areas 27Sep2020, returned to Norfolk 29Sep2020, departed Norfolk 29Sep-11Oct2020, Virginia Capes Operating Areas 12Oct2020, returned to Norfolk 06Dec2020, departed Norfolk 06Dec-12Dec2020, Virginia Capes Operating Areas 13Dec2020, returned to Norfolk 12Jan2021, departed Norfolk 13Jan-13Feb2021, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Virginia Capes Operating Areas and the Jacksonville Operating Areas 14Feb2021, returned to Norfolk 18Feb2021, departed Norfolk for a scheduled deployment 18Feb-22Feb2021, WestLant 26Feb-05Mar2021, near the Canary Islands 06Mar-07Mar2021, EastLant 08Mar2021, transited the Strait of Gibraltar 08Mar-19Mar2021, Med 20Mar-23Mar2021, Souda Bay, Greece 24Mar-27Mar2021, Med 28Mar-29Mar2021, Adriatic Sea 30Mar-01Apr2021, Med 02Apr2021, transited the Suez Canal 02Apr-05Apr2021, Red Sea 06Apr-10Apr2021, North Arabian Sea 11Apr-12Apr2021, Duqm, Oman 13Apr-24Jun2021, North Arabian Sea 25Jun-26Jun2021, Gulf of Aden 27Jun-30Jun2021, Red Sea 01Jul2021, transited the Suez Canal 01Jul-06Jul2021, Med 07Jul2021, transited the Strait of Gibraltar 07Jul-17Jul2021, transited the Atlantic Ocean and almost home 18Jul2021, returned to Norfolk 25Aug2021, entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth for a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) 01Dec2022, departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard 01Dec-04Dec2022, sea trials in the Virginia Capes Operating Areas 04Dec2022, returned to Norfolk 12Dec2022, departed Norfolk 12Dec-16Dec2022, flight deck certification and CVW-3 Carrier Qualifications in the Virginia Capes Operating Areas 17Dec2022, returned to Norfolk 23Jan2023, departed Norfolk 23Jan-09Feb2023, Virginia Capes Operating Areas 10Feb2023, returned to Norfolk 22Feb2023, departed Norfolk 23Feb-18Mar2023, Tailored Ship's Training Availability and Final Evaluation Period (TSTA/FEP) in the Virginia Capes Operating Areas 19Mar2023, returned to Norfolk 27Mar2023, departed Norfolk 27Mar-05Apr2023, Virginia Capes Operating Areas 06Apr2023, returned to Norfolk 17Jun2023, departed Norfolk 17Jun-24Jul2023, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Virginia Capes Operating Areas 25Jul2023, returned to Norfolk 28Aug2023, departed Norfolk 28Aug-29Aug2023, Virginia Capes Operating Areas 30Aug2023, returned to Norfolk 14Oct2023, departed Norfolk for a scheduled deployment to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility in support of enhanced vigilance activities and operations with NATO allies and partners 14Oct-17Oct2023, Virginia Capes Operating Areas 18Oct2023, transited the Atlantic Ocean to en route to Eastern Atlantic Ocean 19Oct-20Oct2023, Atlantic Ocean 28Oct2023, transited the Strait of Gibraltar 28Oct-03Nov2023, Mediterranean Sea, en route to CENTCOM 04Nov2023, transited the Suez Canal 04Nov-06Nov2023, Red Sea 07Nov2023, transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait 08Nov-15Nov2023, North Arabian Sea 16Nov-20Nov2023, Gulf of Oman 26Nov2023, transited the Strait of Hormuz 26Nov-13Dec2023, Arabian Gulf 14Dec2023, transited the Strait of Hormuz 14Dec-16Dec2023, North Arabian Sea 17Dec-31Dec2023, on station off the coast of Yemen, Gulf of Aden 31Dec2023, transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait 01Jan-22Apr2024, off the coast of Eritrea, Red Sea 23Apr-25Apr2024, northern Red Sea 26Apr2024, transited the Suez Canal 26Apr-27Apr2024, Eastern Mediterranean 28Apr-01May2024, Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece 02May-04May2024, Eastern Mediterranean 05May2024, transited the Suez Canal 05May-21Jun2024, Red Sea 22Jun2024, transited the Suez Canal 22Jun-24Jun2024, Eastern Mediterranean 25Jun-28Jun2024, Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece 29Jun-30Jun2024, Ionian Sea 01Jul-03Jul2024, Mediterranean Sea 04Jul2024, transited the Strait of Gibraltar 05Jul-13Jul2024, Atlantic Ocean en route to its homeport of Norfolk 14Jul2024, returned to Norfolk 22Aug2024, departed Norfolk 22Aug-28Aug2024, Virginia Capes Operating Areas 29Aug2024, returned to Norfolk