Military


Where are the Carriers?



"When word of a crisis breaks out in Washington, it's no accident that
the first question that comes to everyone's lips is:
'Where's the nearest carrier?
'"

President Bill Clinton
March 12, 1993
aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt


Carrier Strike Groups
Carrier Task Force
Amphibious Ready Groups

FRP - Fleet Response Plan
IDTC - Inter-Deployment Training Cycle

References

Status Color Code
DEPLOYED Pre-Deployment Workup Post Deployment In Overhaul Building

Fleet Response Plan [FRP] Progression

CarrierDateEvolution

Forward Deployed
CVN-73 Washington
[news] 26 May 2009 underway in western Pacific
Deployed
CVN-69 Eisenhower
[news]
22 May 2009 supporting Operation Enduring Freedom
CVN-74 Stennis
[news] 28 May 2009 Arrives Pearl Harbor

17 Jan 2009 started WESTPAC 09
Surge Ready
CVN-76 Reagan
[news] 26 Mar 2009 sustainment exercise (SUSTAINEX)
CVN-68 Nimitz [news] 23 May 2009 COMPTUEX / JTFEX underway
CVN-75 Truman
[news] 05 May 2009 Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Phase (FEP)
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush [news]
19 May 2009 flight deck certifications
Post-Deployed
CVN-71 Roosevelt
[news]
01 May 2009 Newport News

returned MED08 Apr 2009
Maintenance
CVN-70 Vinson
[news]
27 May 2009 completing Refueling Complex Overhaul (RCOH), started Nov 2005
CVN-72 Lincoln [news] 23 May 2009 currently dry docked in Bremerton

Completed WESTPAC08 12 Oct 2008
CVN-65 Enterprise
[news] 14 Aug 2008 drydocked at Northrop Grumman Shipyard in Newport News, Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA), completed by August 2009
Building
PCU-78 Gerald Ford 16 Jan 2007 named

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