|
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 |