Battle Group [BATRU]

Year	Battle Force						Amphibious Force			Other
Year	CV	CVW	CG	DDG	DD	FFG	LHA/D	LSD	LPD	SSN	AOE
1987 28 Aug	Forrestal	CVW-6	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1987 29 Sep	Coral Sea	CVW-13	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1987 15 Oct	Midway**	CVW-5	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1987 25 Oct	Enterprise*	CVW-11	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1988 05 Jan	Enterprise	CVW-11	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1988 29 Feb	Eisenhower	CVW-7	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1988 25 Apr	Forrestal	CVW-6	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1988 15 Jun	Vinson	CVW-15	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1988 02 Aug	Kennedy	CVW-3	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1988 25 Aug	Roosevelt*	CVW-8	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1988 02 Sep	Nimitz	CVW-9	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1988 18 Oct	Midway**	CVW-5	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1988 01 Dec	Constellation	CVW-14	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1988 30 Dec	Roosevelt	CVW-8	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1989 21 Jan	Midway**	CVW-5	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1989 08 Feb	America	CVW-1	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1989 24 Feb	Ranger	CVW-2	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1989 27 Feb	Midway**	CVW-5	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1989 11 May	America	CVW-1	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1989 31 May	Midway**	CVW-5	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1989 31 May	Coral Sea	CVW-13	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1989 15 Jun	Nimitz	CVW-9	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1989 15 Aug	Midway**	CVW-5	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1989 05 Sep	Vinson*	CVW-15	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1989 16 Sep	Constellation	CVW-14	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1989 17 Sep	Enterprise	CVW-11	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1989 04 Nov	Forrestal	CVW-6	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1990 25 Jan	Midway**	CVW-14	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1990 01 Feb	Vinson	CVW-15	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1990 08 Mar	Eisenhower	CVW-7	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1990 23 Jun	Independence	CVW-14	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1990 07 Aug	Saratoga	CVW-17	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1990 15 Aug	Kennedy	CVW-3	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1990 02 Oct	Midway	CVW-5	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1990 08 Dec	Ranger	CVW-2	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1990 28 Dec	America	CVW-1	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1990 28 Dec	Roosevelt	CVW-8	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1991 25 Feb	Nimitz	CVW-9	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1991 28 May	Lincoln	CVW-11	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1991 30 May	Forrestal	CVW-6	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1991 05 Aug	Independence	CVW-14	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1991 26 Sep	Eisenhower	CVW-7	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1991 18 Oct	Kitty Hawk	CVW-15	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1993	Roosevelt	CVW-	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1993 11 Aug	America	CVW-	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-56	LPH-7			SSN- SSN-	AOR-4
1994 17 Feb	Vinson	CVW-	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LPH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1994	Washington	CVW-	CG-	DDG- DDG-	DD- DD-	FFG-	LPH-			SSN- SSN-	AO-
1994 11 Mar	Roosevelt	CVW-	CG-20 CG-27	DDG-51		FFG-47 FFG-53 FFG-59	LPH-			SSN-714 SSN-756	AD-44
1994 20 Oct	Eisenhower	CVW-3	CG-68 CG-71	DDG-993	DD-969	FFG-	LHA-4	LSD-44	LPD-15	SSN- SSN-	AO-
1994 10 Nov	Constellation	CVW-2	CG-65 CG-70	DDG-	DD-965	FFG-	LHA-	LSD-	LPD-	SSN-647 SSN-754	AO-177 AE-35
1995 28 Aug	America	CVW-1	CGN-37 CG-60 CG-61	DDG-995	DD-	FFG-28 FFG-45	LHD-1	LSD-41	LPD-12	SSN-723 SSN-767	AE-27 AO-178
1995 Aug	Lincoln	CVW-11	CG-59	DDG-53	DD-976	FFG-	LHA-	LSD-	LPD-	SSN-696 SSN-752	AOE-1
1995 01 Dec	Nimitz	CVW-9	CG-73	DDG-994	DD-972	FFG-54	LHA-5	LSD-	LPD-	SSN-695 SSN-707	AE-33 AO-180
1996 14 May	Vinson	CVW-	CGN-41 CG-67	DDG-58 DDG-59	DD-966 DD-	FFG-	LPH-9	LSD-	LPD-	SSN-759	AO-
1996 26 Jan	Washington	CVW-7	CG-56	DDG-52 DDG-55	DD-968 DD-979	FFG-58	LPH-9	LSD-37 LSD-46	LPD-14	SSN-704 SSN-756	AO-179 AE-34
1996 28 Jun	Enterprise	CVW-17	CG-58 CG-64	DDG-57	DD-997	FFG-42 FFG-49	LHA-2	LSD-44	LPD-4		AOE-6
1996 26 Nov	Roosevelt	CVW-3	CG-55 CG-72	DDG-61	DD-997	FFG-52 FFG-53	LHA-4	LSD-38	LPD-13	SSN-712 SSN-765	AOE-4
1997 24 Mar	Constellation	CVW-2	CG-65 CG-70	DDG-53	DD-976	FFG- FFH-	LHD-4	LSD-40	LPD-5	SSN- SSN-	AO-177 AE-290
1997 Apr	Kennedy	CVW-8	CG-51 CG-66 CG-69		DD-963 DD-981	FFG-50	LHD-			SSN-699 SSN-753	AOE-8
1997 01 Sep	Nimitz	CVW-9	CG-57 CG-73	DDG-65	DD-965	FFG-54	LHA-5	LSD-45	LPD-10	SSN-717	AOE-1
1997 Oct	Washington	CVW-1	CG-60 CGN-37	DDG-64	DD-983 DD-979	FFG-28 FFG-36	LPH-9	LSD-48 LSD-51	LPD-12	SSN-760 SSN-769	AOE-3
1998 Jan	Independence	CVW-	CG-52 CG-	DDG-56	DD-	FFG- FFH-	LHA-	LSD- LSD-	LPD-	SSN-766 SSN-	AOE-
1998 26 Feb	Stennis	CVW-	CG-56	DDG-58 DDG-67	DD-970	FFG-56	LHD-1	LSD-37	LPD-14	SSN-708 SSN-719	AE-28
1998 Jun	Lincoln	CVW-14	CG-50 CG-67		DD-967	FFG-33 FFH-341	LHA-	LSD- LSD-	LPD-	SSN-759 SSN-771	AOE-
1998 10 Jun	Eisenhower	CVW-7	CG-68 CG-71	DDG-51 DDG-57	DD-978 DD-989	FFG-	LHA-2	LSD-46	LPD-4	SSN-712 SSN-750	AOE-6
1998 06 Nov	Enterprise	CVW-3	CG-58 CG-64	DDG-55	DD-982	FFG-42	LHA-4	LSD-38	LPD-13	SSN-755 SSN-767	AOE-4
1998 09 Nov	Vinson	CVW-11	CG-54 CG-59	DDG-62	DD-972	FFG-41	LPH-4	LSD-49	LPD-7	SSN-752 SSN-762	AOE-7
1999 Mar	Roosevelt	CVW-	CG-55 CG-72	DDG-61 DDG-71	DD-969 DD-997	FFG-40 FFG-55	LHD-3	LSD-44	LPD-15	SSN-706 SSN-764	AOE-8
1999 Mar-Apr	Kitty Hawk	CVW-	CG-49 CG-62	DDG-54 DDG-56	DD-975 DD-985	FFG-48 FFG-51	LHD-2	LSD-42 LSD-43	LPD-10
1999 23 Sep	Kennedy	CVW-1	CG- CG-	DDG-	DD-		LHD-5	LSD-41	LPD-12	SSN-	AOE-
1999	Constellation	CVW-2	CG-65 CG-70	DDG-65	DD-965	WHEC-726	LHA-5	LSD-47	LPD-5	SSN-717 SSN-763	AOE-1
2000 Jan	Stennis	CVW-	CG-57 CG-73	DDG-59	DD-967	FFG-46	LHD-6	LSD-52	LPD-9	SSN-758 SSN-759	AOE-10
2000 18 Feb	Eisenhower	CVW-7	CG-68 CG-71	DDG-58 DDG-72		FFG-58 FFG-59	LHD-1	LSD-51	LPD-14	SSN-761 SSN-768	T-AE 34 T-AO-196
2000 21 Jun	Washington	CVW-17	CG-60	DDG-67 DDG-75	DD-970 DD-977	FFG-53 FFG-56	LHA-2	LSD-48	LPD-4	SSN-720 SSN-753	AOE-6
2000 17 Aug	Lincoln	CVW-14	CG-52 CG-67	DDG-60	DD-992	FFG-37	LHA-	LSD-	LPD-	SSN-770 SSN-773	AOE-2
2000 28 Nov	Truman	CVW-	CG-56 CG-78	DDG-51 DDG-57	DD-978 DD-989	FFG-52	LHA-4	LSD-37	LPD-13	SSN-714 SSN-757	TAE-34
2001 16 Mar	Constellation	CVW-2	CG-65	DDG-65	DD-965	FFG-43 FFH-338	LHD-4	LSD-49	LPD-7	SSN-763 SSN-771	AOE-7
2001 25 Apr	Enterprise	CVW-8	CG-58 CG-64	DDG-55 DDG-66 DDG-74	DD-982 DD-988	FFG-47	LHD-3	LSD-46	LPD-15	SSN-699 SSN-719	AOE-8 T-AO 194
2001 23 Jul	Vinson	CVW-11	CG-54 CG-59	DDG-53 DDG-77	DD-975	FFG-61	LHA-5	LSD-45	LPD-8	SSN-717 SSN-722	AOE-1 T-AFS-3
2001 19 Sep	Roosevelt	CVW-1	CG-55 CG-72	DDG-61 DDG-71	DD-969 DD-997	FFG-55	LHD-5	LSD-41	LPD-12	SSN-761 SSN-768	AOE-4
2001	Kitty Hawk	CVW-5	CG-49 CG-62	DDG-54	DD-985	FFG-51	LHD-2	LSD-43	LPD-10	SSN-698	T-AO 204
2001	Stennis	CVW-9	CG-57 CG-73	DDG-73	DD-967	FFG-33 HMCS	LHD-6	LSD-52	LPD-5	SSN-716 SSN-759	AOE-10
2002 20 Feb	Kennedy	CVW-7	CG-66 CG-69	DDG-64 DDG-68 DDG-80	DD-963	FFG-36 FFG-50	LHD-1	LSD-51	LPD-14	SSN-764 SSN-769	AOE-3
2002 20 Jun	Washington	CVW-17	CG-60 CG-61	DDG-52 DDG-58 DDG-72	DD-968	FFG-59	LHA-4	LSD-46		SSN-723 SSN-750	T-AOE 6
2002 24 Jul	Lincoln	CVW-14	CG-53 CG-67	DDG-60	DD-992	FFG-37 FFG-57	LHA-3	LSD-39	LPD-9	SSN-718	AOE-2
2002 25 Oct	Kitty Hawk	CVW-5	CG-49 CG-62	DDG-54	DD-985	FFG-51	LHD-2	LSD-43	LPD-10	SSN-698	T-AO 204
2002 2 Nov	Constellation	CVW-2	CG-50 CG-52	DDG-69 DDG-76	DD-965	FFG-43	LHA-1	LSD-47 LSD-45	LPD-6	SSN-771	AOE-7
2002 5 Dec	Truman	CVW-3	CG-56	DDG-57 DDG-75 DDG-79	DD-977 DD-989	FFG-53	LHD-7	LSD-41	LPD-13	SSN-720 SSN-765	T-AO-196 T-AE-34
2003 4 Feb	Roosevelt	CVW-8	CG-68 CG-71	DDG-51 DDG-78 DDG-81		FFG-52				SSN- SSN-	AOE-8
2003 6 Feb	Kitty Hawk	CVW-5	CG-62 CG-63	DDG-56	DD-975 DD-985	FFG-48 FFG-51	LHD-2	LSD-43	LPD-10	SSN-698	T-AO 204
2003 6 Feb	Vinson	CVW-9	CG-54 CG-	DDG-82		FFG-54 FFG-60	LHA-	LSD-	LPD-	SSN- SSN-	AOE-

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Introduction Tasks Command Composition Nomenclature

Where are the Carriers?

Introduction
Tasks
Command
Composition
Nomenclature