Last update on Aug.23, 2017

Aircraft Carrier Locations
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman

CVW not assigned

Locations and Remarks

01Jun-12Jun1998, sea trials 02Jul1998, moved to Naval Station Norfolk from Newport News

CVW-3 (AC)

Locations and Remarks

Home Port : Norfolk, Va. 25Jul1998, commissioned 10Aug1998, WestLant 13Aug1998, departed Norfolk 13Aug-26Aug1998, flight deck certification in the WestLant 27Aug1998, returned to Norfolk 14Sep-22Sep1998, Carrier Qualifications in the WestLant 17Oct1998, Friends and Family Day Cruise 02Nov1998, departed Norfolk for a Shakedown Cruise 02Nov-07Nov1998, WestLant 08Nov-10Nov1998, Mayport 11Nov-24Nov1998, Puerto Rican Operating Area 25Nov-28Nov1998, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 19Nov-16Dec1998, WestLant 17Dec1998, returned to Norfolk 27Jan1999, departed Norfolk 28Jan-04Feb1999, Carrier Qualifications for Fleet Readiness Squadrons and Training Command Squadrons 03Mar1999, departed Norfolk 03Mar-15Mar1999, Carrier Qualifications in the WestLant 16Mar1999, returned to Norfolk 21Mar1999, departed Norfolk 21Mar-22Mar1999, Tiger Cruise to Newport News Shipbuilding 23Mar-17Aug1999, Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) at Newport News Shipbuilding 18Aug-19Aug1999, Sea Trials 20Aug1999, returned to Norfolk 15Aug1999, departed Norfolk 25Aug-02Sep1999, flight deck certification 03Sep1999, returned to Norfolk 14Sep1999, departed Norfolk to evade Hurricane Floyd 18Sep1999, returned to Norfolk 22Sep1999, departed Norfolk 22Sep-07Oct1999, Carrier Qualifications and Halifax, Nova Scotia port visit 30Sep-02Oct1999, port call at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 03Oct-06Oct1999, WestLant 07Oct1999, returned to Norfolk 26Oct1999, departed Norfolk 26Oct-03Nov1999, Carrier Qualifications in the Virginia Capes 04Nov1999, returned to Norfolk 03Dec1999, departed Norfolk to the Virginia and North Carolina capes for training and carrier qualification 14Dec1999, returned to Norfolk 07Feb2000, WestLant 13Mar-27Mar2000, WestLant 08May-15May2000, WestLant 26Jun2000, WestLant 31Jul2000, WestLant 03Aug-24Aug2000, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off Vieques Island range, Puerto Rico 28Aug2000, WestLant 30Sep2000, one day "Friends and Family Day Cruise" off the Virginia coast 16Oct2000, departed Norfolk for Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 17Oct-25Oct2000, JTFEX off the North Carolina and Virginia coasts 26Oct2000, returned to Norfolk 28Nov2000, departed Norfolk for 6-month Med/Gulf deployment 30Nov2000, WestLant 04Dec2000, Lant 10Dec2000, entered the Med 11Dec-18Dec2000, Med 20Dec-24Dec2000, Souda Bay, Crete 27Dec2000, Suez Canal 02Jan2001, relieved CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Southern Watch 04Jan2001, entered the Persian Gulf 04Jan-22Jan2001, Persian Gulf 30Jan2001, Jebel Ali, UAE 31Jan-26Feb2001, Persian Gulf 04Mar-05Mar2001, Jebel Ali, UAE 12Mar2001, Persian Gulf 28Mar2001, Bahrain, UAE 02Apr-25Apr2001, Persian Gulf 30Apr2001, support of Operation Southern Watch was relieved by CV-64 Constellation 30Apr2001, Red Sea 03May2001, transited the Suez Canal to northward 07May2001, Med 11May2001, Rhodes, Greece 16May2001, Med 20May2001, Lant 23May2001, returned to Norfolk CVN-75 sailed 44,000 nautical miles with 16,263 catapult launches and arrested landings. In the 84-days flight operations for support of "Operation Southern Watch" on the Persian Gulf, CVW-3 flew 16,800 flight hours and achieved a 98.1 percent sortie completion rate. 12Jul2001, departed Norfolk 13Jul-23Jul2001, Carrier Qualifications for Fleet Readiness Squadrons and Training Command Squadrons in the Virginia Capes and Jacksonville Operating Area 05Sep2001-21Feb2002, 6-month overhaul at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth 22Feb2002, departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a few days sea trials off the coast of Virginia 04Mar-30Mar2001, WestLant 29Apr-04May2002, Port Everglades, FL. for a "McDonalds Fleet Week" 05May-14May2002, Carrier Qualifications for Fleet Readiness Squadrons and Training Command Squadrons in the Virginia Capes and Jacksonville Operating Area 04Jun2002, departed Norfolk 04Jun-30Jun2002, Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) I/II, Carrier Qualifications for Fleet Readiness Squadrons and Training Command Squadrons, in the Virginia Capes Operating Area 01Jul2002, returned to Norfolk 12Jul2002, departed Norfolk 12Jul-05Aug2002, Carrier Qualifications for Fleet Readiness Squadrons and Training Command Squadrons 05Aug2002, returned to Norfolk 23Aug2002, departed Norfolk 23Aug-02Sep2002, Tailored Ship's Training Availability and Final Evaluation Phase (TSTA/FEP) 03Sep-22Sep2002, Composite Unit Training Exercises (COMPTUEX) on the Vieques Island inner range, southern Puerto Rican Operating Area 23Sep2002, wrapped up COMPTUEEX, successfully meeting the training goals for the three-week exercise 24Sep-26Sep2002, WestLant 27Sep2002, anchored at Key West, FL 28Se-03Oct2002, WestLant 04Oct2002, returned to Norfolk 23Oct2002, departed Norfolk 23Oct-27Oct2002, WestLant 28Oct2002, began a 10-days Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 28Oct-06Nov2002, JTFEX off the Virginia and North Carolina coasts 07Oct2002, returned to Norfolk 05Dec2002, departed Norfolk for a regularly scheduled six-month deployment toward the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf 06Dec2002, WestLant for TSTA (Tailored Ship Training Availability) 19Dec-21Dec2002, Med 22Dec-26Dec2002, Marseille, France 27Dec-29Dec2002, Med 30Dec2002-02Jan2003, Souda Bay, Crete, Greece 03Jan2003, departed Souda Bay 04Jan-24Jan2003, Med 25Jan2003, began participating in Joint Exercise with the Albanian military forces near the Albanian port of Vlora, 85 miles southwest of Tirana, Adriatic Sea 25Jan-30Jan2003, Adriatic Sea 31Jan2003, arrived in Koper, Solvania 31Jan-05Feb2003, Koper, Solvania 06Feb2003, departed Koper, Solvania 06Feb-09Feb2003, Adriatic Sea 10Feb2003, Joint Exercise set to ended 11Feb-02May2003, Med 05May2003, NorLant 06May2003, arrived in Portsmouth, UK 06May-09May2003, Portsmouth, UK 12May-15May2003, NorLant 19May-22May2003, Lant 23May2003, returned to Norfolk 10Jul-23Jul2003, Carrier Qualifications for Fleet Readiness Squadrons and Training Command squadrons, and offloaded ammunition for a six-month PIA, off the Eastern seaboard 23Jul2003, returned to Norfolk 26Jul2003, Friends and Family Day Cruise 20Aug2003, entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard to begin a PIA (Planned Incremental Availability) 13Feb2004, transited the Elizabeth River following completion of a six-month PIA at Norfolk Naval Shipyard 14Feb-16Feb2004, Sea trials, WestLant 23Feb-05Mar2004, carrier qualifications and flight deck certification off the Atlantic coast 12Apr-04May2004, WestLant 05May2004, returned to Norfolk 02Jun2004, departed Norfolk 02Jun-28Jun2004, Lant (02Jun-20Jun2004, WestLant) (20Jun2004, completed Composite Unit Training Exercises (COMPTUEX)) (26Jun-28Jun2004, EastLant) 29Jun-02Jul2004, Med 03Jul-07Jul2004, Naples, Italy 08Jul-09Jul2004, Med 11Jul-15Jul2004, MEDSHARK/Majestic Eagle '04, off the coast of Morocco 19Jul-24Jul2004, Lant 25Jul2004, returned to Norfolk 08Sep2004, departed Norfolk 08Sep-15Sep2004, Carrier Qualifications for FRS and CVW-3 16Sep2004, returned to Norfolk 13Oct2004, departed Norfolk for a six-month Med/Mid-East deployment 13Oct-29Oct2004, Lant 01Nov-05Nov2004, Med 06Nov-09Nov2004, Souda Bay, Crete 10Nov2004, Med 12Nov-15Nov2004, Red Sea 16Nov-17Nov2004, Arabian Sea 18Nov-20Nov2004, Persian Gulf 20Nov2004, HST-CSG relieved JFK-CSG 20Nov2004-16Feb2005, Persian Gulf 17Feb-20Feb2005, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 21Feb-19Mar2005, Persian Gulf 19Mar2005, HST-CSG was relieved by Vinson-CSG 23Mar325-Mar2005, Red Sea 26Mar2005, transited the Suez Canal for way to the Med 27Mar-01Apr2005, Med 02Apr-03Apr2005, Lant 04Apr-09Apr2005, Portsmouth, England 10Apr-17Apr2005, Lant 18Apr2005, returned to Norfolk The CVW-3 squadrons launched 2,577 sorties in support of OIF and maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. 20Jun-01Jul2005, carrier qualifications in the WestLant 12Jul-20Jul2005, carrier qualifications and operations in the WestLant and is also participating in a JTFEX with CVN-71 20Jul2005, returned to Norfolk 27Jul-05Aug2005, WestLant 01Sep2005, departed Norfolk for support of Joint Task Force Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico. 01Sep-02Sep2005, WestLant 04Sep-15Sep2005, Joint Task Force Katrina, Gulf of Mexico 16Sep-22Sep2005, WestLant 23Sep2005, returned to Norfolk 12Oct2005, departed Norfolk 12Oct-20Oct2005, carrier qualifications and sustainment training in the WestLant 21Oct2005, returned to Norfolk 02Nov2005, departed Norfolk 02Nov-07Nov2005, ammunition offload operations in the WestLant 08Nov2005, returned to Norfolk 09Jan2006, entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth for a Docked-Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) 10Jan2006, began DPIA 20Dec2006, completed DPIA 20Dec-22Dec2006, sea trials 12Jan-19Jan2007, flight deck certifications off the U.S. East Coast 26Jan-06Feb2007, flight deck certifications off the U.S. East Coast 07Feb-10Feb2007, took on ammo from USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE-1) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) off the U.S. East Coast 20Mar-12Apr2007, Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) off the U.S. East Coast 14May-24May2007, Carrier Qualifications in the WestLant 25May2007, returned to Norfolk 02Jun2007, a daylong Friends and Family Day cruise 04Jun-07Jun2007, Carrier Qualifications for CVW-3, FRS, and CNATRA in the WestLant 11Jun-12Jun2007, WestLant 02Jul-19Jul2007, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the WestLant 20Jul-23Jul2007, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 24Jul-25Jul2007, WestLant 26Jul-31Jul2007, JTFEX 07-2 "Operation Bold Step" off the coast of North Carolina and Florida 31Jul2007, completed JTFEX 07-2 14Aug-22Aug2007, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications (FRSCQ) off the coast of North Carolina 17Sep-21Sep2007, Carrier Qualifications in the WestLant 05Nov2007, departed Norfolk for a seven-month deployment to the Middle East, and will relieve the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group 05Nov-15Nov2007, Lant 16Nov2007, transited through the straits of Gibraltar 16Nov-19Nov2007, Med 20Nov-25Nov2007, Naples, Italy 26Nov-29Nov2007, Med 30Nov2007, entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations 30Nov-01Dec2007, Red Sea 02Dec-11Dec2007, Arabian Sea 14Dec-23Dec2007, Persian Gulf 24Dec-27Dec2007, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 28Dec2007-24Jan2008, Persian Gulf 25Jan-28Jan2008, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 29Jan-12Mar2008, Persian Gulf 13Mar-16Mar2008, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 17Mar-30Apr2008, Persian Gulf 01May-03May2008, Arabian Sea 04May-05May2008, Red Sea 06May2008, transited the Suez Canal and entered the Med 07May-10May2008, Rhodes, Greece 11May-16May2008, Med 17May-20May2008, Cannes, France 21May-22May2008, Med 23May2008, transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Lant 23May-31May2008, Lant 01Jun2008, pulled into Mayport to off-load a small portion of CVW-3 and pick tiger cruise riders up 02Jun-03Jun2008, WestLant 04Jun2008, returned to Norfolk 11Jul2008, departed Norfolk 11Jul-23Jul2008, WestLant 24Jul2008, returned to Norfolk Jul2008, entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth for a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) 12Feb-13Feb2009, sea trials off the coast of Virginia 14Feb2009, completed PIA and returned to Norfolk 20Feb-27Feb2009, Carrier Qualifications off the coast of Virginia 10Mar-22Mar2009, Carrier Qualifications off the coast of Virginia 23Mar2009, returned to Norfolk 20Apr-08May2009, Tailored Ship's Training Availability and Final Evaluation Phase (TSTA/FEP) in the WestLant 09May2009, returned to Norfolk 01Jun2009, departed Norfolk 01Jun-08Jun2009, WestLant 09Jun-03Jul2009, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the WestLant 04Jul2009, returned to Norfolk 13Jul2009, departed Norfolk 13Jul-16Jul2009, WestLant 17Jul2009, returned to Norfolk 18Jul2009, departed Norfolk 18Jul2009, Friends and Family Day Cruise 18Jul2009, returned to Norfolk 04Aug-14Aug2009, Carrier Qualifications for the FRS and the CNATRA off the Virginia coast 15Aug2009, returned to Norfolk 20Aug-27Aug2009, WestLant 11Sep2009, departed Norfolk for Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 11Sep-22Sep2009, JTFEX in the WestLant 23Sep2009, returned to Norfolk 03Nov-10Nov2009, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications (FRSCQ) off the coast of Florida 12Nov-13Nov2009, Mayport 16Nov-19Nov2009, WestLant 20Nov2009, returned to Norfolk 04Dec2009, departed Norfolk 04Dec-16Dec2009, Carrier Qualifications in the WestLant 17Dec2009, returned to Norfolk 20Jan2010, departed Norfolk 20Jan-03Feb2010, Carrier Qualifications for CVW-3 in the WestLant 04Feb2010, returned to Norfolk 24Mar2010, departed Norfolk 24Mar-01Apr2010, Carrier Strike Group sail exercises in the WestLant 02Apr2010, returned to Norfolk 21Apr2010, departed Norfolk 21Apr-23Apr2010, WestLant 24Apr2010, returned to Norfolk 21May2010, departed Norfolk to the 5th and 6th fleet areas of operations, in support of maritime security operations. 21May-02Jun2010, Lant 02Jun2010, transited the Strait of Gibraltar 03Jun-08Jun2010, Med 09Jun-12Jun2010, Marseille, France 13Jun2010, anchored off the coast of Hyers to observe the air show celebrating the 100th anniversary of French Naval Aviation 14Jun-17Jun2010, Med 18Jun2010, transited the Suez Canal, and entered the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Operations 18Jun-19Jun2010, Red Sea 26Jun-28Jun2010, North Arabian Sea 29Jun2010, launched the first combat sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 29Jun-04Aug2010, North Arabian Sea 05Aug-08Aug2010, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 09Aug-08Sep2010, North Arabian Sea 09Sep-12Sep2010, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 13Sep-19Oct2010, North Arabian Sea 21Oct-01Nov2010, Arabian Gulf 02Nov-25Nov2010, North Arabian Sea 26Nov-27Nov2010, Gulf of Aden 28Nov-30DEc2010, Red Sea 01Dec2010, transited the Suez Canal and entered the Med 02Dec2010, Med 03Dec-05Dec2010, Souda Bay, Crete 06Dec-10Dec2010, Med 13Dec-19Dec2010, Lant 20Dec2010, returned to Norfolk 27Jan2011, departed Norfolk 28Jan-17Feb2011, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications, Naval Air Training Command Carrier Qualifications, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye carrier suitability test, transferred ammunition to CVN-77, in the WestLant 18Feb2011, returned to Norfolk 25Mar2011, entered to Norfolk Naval Shipyard for Docked Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) 03Feb2012, moved from dry dock 8 to Pier 6 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth 07Jul2012, departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard 07Jul-09Jul2012, Sea Trials 10Jul2012, returned to Norfolk 16Jul2012, departed Norfolk 16Jul-28Jul2012, flight deck certification and carrier qualifications in the WestLant 29Jul-01Aug2012, Mayport 02Aug2012, WestLant 03Aug-10Aug2012, Carrier Qualifications for training squadrons, VT-7, VT-9, VT-21, and VT-22, in the WestLant 11Aug2012, returned to Norfolk 03Sep2012, departed Norfolk 03Sep-10Sep2012, Carrier Qualifications in the WestLant 11Sep2012, returned to Norfolk 24Sep2012, departed Norfolk 24Sep-27Sep2012, Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT) in the WestLant 28Sep2012, returned to Norfolk 02Oct2012, departed Norfolk 02Oct-24Oct2012, Tailored Ship's Training Availability and Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP) in the WestLant 24Oct2012, completed TSTA/FEP 25Oct2012, WestLant 26Oct2012, returned to Norfolk 02Nov2012, departed Norfolk 02Nov-03Nov2012, WestLant 04Nov-08Nov2012, Carrier Qualifications for training squadrons, - VT-7, VT-9, VT-21, and VT-22 -, in the WestLant 09Nov2012, returned to Norfolk 04Dec2012, departed Norfolk 04Dec-18Dec2012, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications, test operations for an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System, in the WestLant 19Dec2012, returned to Norfolk 14Jan2013, departed Norfolk 15Jan-02Feb2013, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the WestLant 03Feb2013, returned to Norfolk 14Feb2013, departed Norfolk 14Feb-16Feb2013, WestLant 17Feb2013, returned to Norfolk 04Mar2013, departed Norfolk 04Mar-15Mar2013, CVW-3 and TRACOM Carrier Qualifications and tested with the MV-22 Osprey from VMX-22 in the WestLant 16Mar2013, returned to Norfolk 16Apr2013, departed Norfolk 17Apr-26Apr2013, Sustainment Training Exercise (SUSTEX) in the WestLant 27Apr2013, returned to Norfolk 14May2013, departed Norfolk 15May-23May2013, WestLant 24May2013, returned to Norfolk 03Jun2013, departed Norfolk 03Jun-19Jun2013, Sustainment Training Exercise (SUSTEX) in the WestLant 20Jun2013, returned to Norfolk 22Jul2013, departed Norfolk to the 5th and 6th fleet areas of operations, in support of maritime security operations 22Jul-28Jul2013, Lant 29Jul2013, entered U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) 29Jul-02Aug2013, EastLant 03Aug2013, transited the Strait of Gibraltar 03Aug-04Aug2013, Med 05Aug-08Aug2013, Marseille, France 09Aug-17Aug2013, Med 18Aug2013, transited the Suez Canal, and entered the Red Sea 19Aug-20Aug2013, Red Sea 21Aug2013, Gulf of Aden 22Aug-26Aug2013, North Arabian Sea 27Aug2013, CVW-3 launched first combat sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 27Aug-17Sep2013, North Arabian Sea 18Sep2013, Persian Gulf 19Sep-22Sep2013, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Kingdom of Bahrain 23Sep2013, Persian Gulf 24Sep-23Oct2013, North Arabian Sea 24Oct2013, Persian Gulf 25Oct-28Oct2013, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 29Oct2013, Persian Gulf 30Oct-14Nov2013, North Arabian Sea 15Nov2013, Persian Gulf 16Nov-20Nov2013, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates for Dubai Air Show 2013 21Nov2013, Persian Gulf 22Nov-21Dec2013, North Arabian Sea 22Dec2013, Persian Gulf 23Dec-26Dec2013, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Kingdom of Bahrain 27Dec2013, Persian Gulf 28Dec2013-10Jan2014, North Arabian Sea 11Jan-20Jan2014, Persian Gulf 21Jan-24Jan2014, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 25Jan2014, Persian Gulf 26Jan2014, transited Strait of Hormuz 27Jan-23Feb2014, North Arabian Sea 24Feb2014, Persian Gulf 25Feb-28Feb2014, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Kingdom of Bahrain 01Mar-04Mar2014, Persian Gulf 05Mar2014, transited Strait of Hormuz 06Mar-19Mar2014, North Arabian Sea 19Mar2014, CVW-3 completed final sortie in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 21Mar2014, North Arabian Sea 22Mar2014, relieved by the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Gulf of Aden 23Mar2014, transited Bab el-Mandeb Strait northbound and entered the Red Sea 23Mar-28Mar2014, Red Sea 28Mar2014, completed operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet AOR 28Mar2014, transited the Suez Canal, and entered the Med 29Mar-02Apr2014, Med 03Apr-06Apr2014, Palma de Mallorca, Spain 07Apr2014, Med 08Apr2014, transited the Strait of Gibraltar 09Apr-17Apr2014, Lant 18Apr2014, returned to Norfolk, CVW-3 aircraft flew 38,345 flight hours and 13,679 sorties of which 2,902 were combat sorties in Operation Enduring Freedom and several multinational exercises in support of maritime security operations 28May2014, departed Norfolk 29May-30May2014, Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) 31May2014, returned to Norfolk 12Jun2014, departed Norfolk 13Jun2014, returned to Norfolk 28Jun2014, Friends and Family Day Cruise 09Jul2014, departed Norfolk 10Jul-16Jul2014, TRACOM Carrier Qualifications in the WestLant 17Jul-21Jul2014, ammo offload with the USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) 22Jul2014, returned to Norfolk 21Aug2014, departed Norfolk 21Aug-28Aug2014, WestLant 29Aug2014, returned to Norfolk 22Sep2014, departed Norfolk 22Sep-02Oct2014, Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications in the WestLant 03Oct2014, returned to Norfolk 05Nov2014, entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va., for a four-month Continuous Incremental Availability (CIA) 10Apr2015, departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard for sea trials 10Apr-13Apr2015, sea trials in the WestLant 14Apr2015, returned to Norfolk Naval Shipyard 22May2015, completed CIA and extended availability, and departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard for sea trials 22May-26May2015, sea trials in the WestLant 27May2015, returned to Norfolk

CVW-7 (AG)

Locations and Remarks

Home Port : Norfolk, Va. 29May2015, departed Norfolk 29May-04Jun2015, flight deck certification, carrier qualifications, ammo onload, in the WestLant 05Jun2015, returned to Norfolk 08Jun2015, departed Norfolk 08Jun-01Jul2015, Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) in the WestLant 02Jul2015, returned to Norfolk 05Aug2015, departed Norfolk 05Aug-14Aug2015, Carrier Qualifications for FRS and TRACOM off the coast of North Carolina 15Aug2015, returned to Norfolk 26Aug2015, departed Norfolk 27Aug-29Sep2015, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of North Carolina 30Sep2015, completed COMPTUEX 01Oct-07Oct2015, WestLant 08Oct2015, returned to Norfolk 16Nov2015, departed Norfolk for a scheduled Middle East deployment 16Nov-28Nov2015, Lant 29Nov2015, transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Med 30Nov-04Dec2015, Med 05Dec-08Dec2015, anchored off the coast of Split City Port, Croatia 09Dec-13Dec2015, Med 14Dec2015, transited the Suez Canal and entered U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations 15Dec-16Dec2015, Red Sea 17Dec2015, transited the Gulf of Aden 18Dec-25Dec2015, North Arabian Sea 26Dec2015, transited the Straight of Hormuz 27Dec-29Dec2015, Persian Gulf 29Dec2015, CVW-7 flew their first missions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) 30Dec2015-06Jan2016, Persian Gulf 07Jan-10Jan2016, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 11Jan-05Feb2016, Persian Gulf 07Feb-10Feb2016, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 11Feb-19Mar2016, Persian Gulf 20Mar-23Mar2016, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 24Mar-16Apr2016, Persian Gulf 17Apr-20Apr2016, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Bahrain 21Apr-14May2016, Persian Gulf 15May-18May2016, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 19May-19May2016, Persian Gulf 20May2016, transited the Straight of Hormuz 21May-27May2016, Arabian Sea 28May2016, transited the Bab-el Mandeb Strait 29May-01Jun2016, Red Sea 02Jun2016, transited the Suez Canal northbound 02Jun-20Jun2016, Med 21Jun-24Jun2016, Souda Bay, Crete, Greece 25Jun-01Jul2016, Med 02Jul2016, transited the Strait of Gibraltar 02Jul-12Jul2016, Lant 13Jul2016, returned to Norfolk 15Aug2016, departed Norfolk 15Aug-17Aug2016, ammo offload with the USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) and USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) 18Aug2016, returned to Norfolk 21Aug2016, Friends and Family Day Cruise 25Aug2016, entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va., for 11-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) 21Jul2017, departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard for Sea Trials 21Jul-24Jul2017, Sea Trials off the Virginia coast 25Jul2017, returned to Norfolk