Deployment Dates

Carrier

Air Wing

Tail Code

Operating Area

23 NOV 73 ~ 09 JUL 74

USS Kitty Hawk

CVA-63

CVW-11

NH

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

21 MAY ~ 15 DEC 75

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-11

NH

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

31 MAR ~ 21 OCT 77

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-7

AG

Mediterranean

03 OCT 78 ~ 05 APR 79

USS Saratoga

CV-60

CVW-3

AC

Mediterranean

23 ~ 29 FEB 80

CVW-5

NF

TRANSPAC

Homeport change to NAF

Atsugi, Japan

14 JUL ~ 26 NOV 80

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

23 FEB ~ 05 JUN 81

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

26 JUN ~ 16 JUL 81

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

03 SEP ~ 06 OCT 81

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

26 APR ~ 18 JUN 82

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Exercise TEAM SPIRIT

14 SEP ~ ?? DEC 82

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

NORPAC

WESTPAC

08 DEC 82 ~ 02 JUN 83

USS America

CV-66

CVW-1

AB

Mediterranean

Indian Ocean

Exercise BEACON FLASH

02 JUN ~ 08 AUG 83

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

25 OCT ~ 11 DEC 83

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

15 OCT ~ 12 DEC 84

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

01 FEB ~ 28 MAR 85

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

10 JUN ~ 14 OCT 85

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

15 NOV ~ 12 DEC 85

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

17 JAN ~ 30 MAR 86

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

24 MAR ~ ?? OCT 86

CVW-5

NF

TRANSPAC to & from CONUS

09 JAN ~ 20 MAR 87

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

23 APR ~ 13 JUL 87

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

15 OCT 87 ~ 12 APR 88

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

Operation EARNEST WILL

Exercise TEAM SPIRIT

18 OCT ~ 09 NOV 88

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

21 JAN ~ 24 FEB 89

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

27 FEB ~ 09 APR 89

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Exercise TEAM SPIRIT

31 MAY ~ 25 JUL 89

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

15 AUG ~ 11 DEC 89

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

Exercise THALAY

Operation CLASSIC RESOLVE

25 JAN ~ 06 APR 90

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

?? JUN ~ 21 JUN 90

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

Japan Operating Area

Onboard explosions & fire on 20 JUNE ~ 125 nautical miles NE of Japan

02 OCT 90 ~ 17 APR 91

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

Persian Gulf

Operation IMMINENT THUNDER

Operation DESERT SHIELD

Operation DESERT STORM

10 AUG ~ 22 AUG 91

USS Midway

CV-41

CVW-5

NF

Transit to Pearl Harbor, HI

Air Wing Swap out with

USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62)

28 AUG ~ 11 SEP 91

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-5

NF

Transit from Pearl Harbor, HI

to Yokosuka, Japan

15 APR ~ 13 OCT 92

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

Persian Gulf

Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

15 FEB ~ 25 MAR 93

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Exercise TEAM SPIRIT

11 MAY ~ 01 JUL 93

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

17 NOV 93 ~ 17 MAR 94

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

Persian Gulf

Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

19 JUL ~ 29 AUG 94

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

19 AUG ~ 18 NOV 95

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

Persian Gulf

Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

09 FEB ~ 27 MAR 96

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

15 FEB ~ 10 JUN 97

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Exercise COBRA GOLD

23 JAN ~ 06 JUN 98

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

Persian Gulf

Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

07 ~ 16 JUL 98

USS Independence

CV-62

CVW-5

NF

Transit to Pearl Harbor, HI

Air Wing Swap out with

USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)

?? JUL ~ 11 AUG 98

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

Transit from Pearl Harbor, HI

to Yokosuka, Japan

30 SEP ~ 13 NOV 98

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

Sea of Japan

Exercise FOAL EAGLE

02 MAR ~ 25 AUG 99

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

Persian Gulf

Exercise TANDEM THRUST

Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

22 OCT ~ 10 NOV 99

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

ANNUALEX 11G

11 APR ~ 05 JUN 00

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Exercise COBRA GOLD

26 SEP ~ 20 NOV 00

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

Sea of Japan

Exercise FOAL EAGLE

Exercise KEEN SWORD

02 MAR ~ 11 JUN 01

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

Exercise MERLION

Exercise TANDEM THRUST

21 ~ 30 SEP 01

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

Japan Operating Area

Carrier Qualifications

30 OCT ~ 16 NOV 01

CVW-5

NF

Weapons Training Det,

Kadena Air Base, Okinawa

12 ~ 15 MAR 02

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

Japan Operating Area

Carrier Qualifications

18 MAR ~ 01 APR 01

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

Japan Operating Area

Carrier Qualifications

15 APR ~ 05 JUN 02

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

25 OCT ~ 13 DEC 02

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

ANNUALEX 14G

20 ~ 22 JAN 03

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

Japan Operating Area

Carrier Qualifications

23 JAN ~ 06 MAY 03

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

Persian Gulf

Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

01 NOV ~ 12 DEC 03

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

08 ~ 16 JAN 04

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

Japan Operating Area

INSURV

18 FEB ~ 24 MAY 04

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Indian Ocean

19 JUL ~ 07 SEP 04

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Summer Pulse '04

26 ~ 31 JAN 05

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

Japan Operating Area

Carrier Qualifications

23 MAY ~ 20 AUG 05

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Exercise Talisman Sabre '05

24 OCT ~ 12 DEC 05

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

08 JUN ~ 15 SEP 06

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC
Exercise Valiant Shield '06
Indian Ocean

17 OCT ~ 10 DEC 06

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC
ANNUALEX 18G

23 MAY ~ 21 SEP 07

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC
Exercise Talisman Sabre '07

Exercise Valiant Shield '07

Exercise Malabar '07

21 OCT ~ 27 NOV 07

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC
Exercise 9th Keen Sword

ANNUALEX 19G

18 MAR ~ 04 APR 08

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

15 MAR ~ 12 MAY 08

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

28 MAY ~ 06 AUG 08

USS Kitty Hawk

CV-63

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC

Transit to Pearl Harbor, HI

RIMPAC 2008

Transit to San Diego, CA

21 AUG ~ SEP 25 08

USS George Washington

CVN-73

CVW-5

NF

Transit from San Diego, CA to

Yokosuka, Japan

WESTPAC

01 OCT ~ 21 NOV 08

USS George Washington

CVN-73

CVW-5

NF

WESTPAC