Where Were the Carriers? 06 February 2003 | |||||
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"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 |
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| Pre-Deployment Workup | DEPLOYED | Post Deployment | In Overhaul | Building | |
IDTC Progression |
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| Evolution | Carrier | Dates |
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| Deployed |
CVN-72 Lincoln CV-64 Constellation CVN-75 Truman CVN-71 Roosevelt |
24 Jul 2002 - deployed 02 Nov 2002 - deployed 05 Nov 2002 - deployed 04 Feb 2003 - deploys |
| Ready to Deploy | CV-63 Kitty Hawk CVN-68 Nimitz | 13 Dec 2002 - returned to Yokosuka 29 Jan 2003 - JTFEX Completed |
| Advanced Training | CVN-70 Vinson | 13 Jan 2003 - JTFEX |
| Intermediate Training Training | ||
| Basic Training | ||
| Maintenance | CVN-69 Eisenhower CVN-65 Enterprise CVN-74 Stennis CV-67 Kennedy | RCOH till 2004 EDSRA till 01/2003 Jun 2002 - Maintenance Jan 2003 - July 2003 - Yard Period |
| Post-Deployed | CVN-73 Washington | 20 Dec 2002 - Returned to Norfolk |
| Name | Number | Class | Homeport | Fleet | Status |
| Kitty Hawk | CV-63 | CV-63 | Yokosuka August 1998 | PAC |
CURRENT STATUS 23 Jan 2003 - Departed Yokosuka 22 Jan 2003 - Returned to Yokosuka 21 Jan 2003 - Off Iwo Jima for Carrier Quals 20 Jan 2003 - Departs Yokosuka 13 Dec 2002 - Returned Yokosuka 03 Dec 2002 - Depart for Persian Gulf? 29 Nov 2002 - Port Call @ Hong Kong 22 Nov 2002 - ANNUALEX 14G Ends 11 Nov 2002 - ANNUALEX 14G 29 Oct 2002 - Off Iwo Jima 25 Oct 2002 - Departs Yokosuka 18 Oct 2002 - Return from Sea Trials 15 Oct 2002 - Sea Trials 01 Oct 2002 - End Selective Restricted Availability 05 Jun 2002 - End pre-deployment sea trials 15 Apr 2002 - departed Yokosuka for sea trials 13 Mar 2002 - Pre-Deployment Sea Trial Mid-Dec 2001 - Arrived Yokosuka 08 Dec 2001 - departed Arabian Sea 10 Oct 2001 - arrived Arabian Sea 01 Oct 2001 - departed Yokosuka 30 Sep 2001 - returned Yokosuka 21 Sep 2001 - departed Yokosuka May-Jun 2000 - 2-month deployment 25 Aug 1999 - Arrived Yokosuka 15 Jul 1999 - Departed Persian Gulf 02 Mar 1999 - Underway |
| Constellation | CV-64 | CV-63 | San Diego | PAC |
14 Jan 2003 - Departed Manama
10 Jan 2003 - Port Call at Manama 18 Dec 2002 - Persian Gulf 14 Dec 2002 - Arrived 5th Fleet AOR 09 Dec 2002 - Indian Ocean 08 Dec 2002 - Transits Malacca Straits 07 Dec 2002 - Departs Singapore 01 Dec 2002 - Port Call, Singapore 27 Nov 2002 - Leaves Hong Kong 22 Nov 2002 - Port of Call, Hong Kong 09 Nov 2002 - Fire in 4 Main Mach Rm 02 Nov 2002 - Deploys for WESTPAC 29 Oct 2002 - Completes JTFEX returns to port 17 Oct 2002 - Began JTFEX 13 Sep 2002 - Returns to Port 09 Sep 2002 - CVW Quals in EASTPAC July 2002 - Composite Training Unit Exercise July 2002 - TSTA/FEP Completed 14 Sep 2001 - returned to San Diego 16 Mar 2001 - began 6-month WESTPAC 17 Dec 1999 - Returned to San Diego 28 Aug 1999 - Arrived Persian Gulf 12 Jul 1999 - Arrived ROK 18 Jun 1999 - Deployed to WESTPAC |
| Enterprise | CVN-65 | CVN-65 | Norfolk | LANT |
Mar 2003 - TSTA I/II/III Feb 2003 - Carrier qualifications Jan 2003 - Sea Trials 07 Jan 02 - Jan 2003 - Norfolk Naval Shipyard Mid Nov 2001 - Returned to Norfolk 01 Nov 2001 - Departed North Arabian Sea 16 Sep 2001 - North Arabian Sea 16 Sep 2001 - relieved by CVN-70 Carl Vinson 04 Aug 2001 - relieved CV-64 Constellation 01 May 2001 - training @ Vieques 25 Apr 2001 - departed Norfolk mid-Feb 2000 - carrier qualifications mid-Jun 1999 - In Port late Apr 1999 - In Med late Mar 1999 - Arrived Persian Gulf 14 Mar 1999 - Transited Suez Canal from Adriatic |
| John F. Kennedy | CV-67 | CV-67 | Mayport | LANT |
Jan 2003 - July 2003 - Yard Period at Mayport mid-Dec 2002 - WESTLANT for Carrier Quals late Oct 2002 - WESTLANT for Carrier Quals mid-Sept 2002 - Began Sea-Trials Aug-Sep 2002 - overhaul / maintenance 17 Aug 2002 - Returned to Mayport 08 Aug 2002 - Left Med 24 Jul 2002 - Transits Suez Canal 19 Jul 2002 - replaced by Washington 07 Mar 2002 - relieves Roosevelt 03 Mar 2002 - Transits Suez Canal 20 Feb 2002 - departs for Arabian Sea 12 Sep 2001 - CAP @ New York City Aug-Dec 2000 - 3-mo maint @ NS Mayport 22 May 2000 - Atlantic Ocean 19 Mar 2000 - Departed Arabian Gulf 30 Sep 1999 - 6-month Med deployment 28 Oct 1997 - ended 6-month deployment Naval Reserve training |
| Nimitz | CVN-68 | CVN-68 | San Diego | PAC |
2003 - WestPac/Gulf 07 Feb 2003 - To Return to San Diego 06 Feb 2003 - Departs San Diego 30 Jan 2003 - Returns to San Diego 29 Jan 2003 - JTFEX Complete 22 Jan 2003 - COMPTUEX Complete 10 Jan 2003 - Begins COMPTUEX/JTFEX 19 Dec 2002 - Return to San Diego 09 Dec - EASTPAC 11 Nov 2002 - Battle Group Sustainment Ex 04 Nov 2002 - San Diego 01 Nov 2002 - EASTPAC mid Oct 2002 - ORSE mid Sep 2002 - returns to San Diego Sept 2002 - CEC-10 / TSTA II/III 14 Aug 2002 - TSTA I 08 Nov 2001 - arrives San Diego [vice May 2002] 01 Oct 2001 - @ Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21 Sep 2001 - Norfolk>San Diego via Cape Horn May 1998 - Jun 2001 - 33-month RCOH |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | CVN-69 | CVN-68 | Norfolk | LANT |
22 May 2001 - began 3-yr RCOH 01 Aug 2000 - departed CENTCOM 22 May 2000 - Red Sea 18 Feb 2000 - Persian Gulf 10 Dec 1998 - arrived from Med |
| Carl Vinson | CVN 70 | CVN-68 | Bremerton | PAC |
CURRENT LOCATION CURRENT STATUS July 2003 - WESTPAC? 31 Jan 2003 - Pearl Harbor 17 Jan 2003 - Begins JTFEX 16 Jan 2003 - San Diego 13 Jan 2003 - Departs Bremerton late Nov 2002 - COMPTUEX Completed 06 Nov 2002 - COMPTUEX 29 Oct 2002 - EASTPAC 28 Oct 2002 - San Diego 24 Oct 2002 - Training in EASTPAC 10 Oct 2002 - Arrives Bremerton 08 Oct 2002 - Leaves San Diego 01 Oct 2002 - Visits San Diego 09 Sep 2002 - Begins Sea Trials 06 Sep 2002 - Completed DPIA 07 Mar 2002 - 6 month DPIA overhaul 23 Jan 2002 - arrived Bremerton 15 Dec 2001 - replaced by Stennis 10 Oct 2001 - Operating in Arabian Sea 16 Sep 2001 - Persian Gulf 16 Sep 2001 - relieved CVN-65 Enterprise 23 Jul 2001 - departed Bremerton for WESTPAC summer 2000 - DPIA overhaul 06 May 1999 - Returned late Mar 1999 - Departed Persian Gulf 18 Dec 98 DESERT FOX / SOUTHERN WATCH 06 Nov 1998 - Departed for 6-month WestPac |
| Theodore Roosevelt | CVN-71 | CVN-68 | Norfolk | LANT |
CURRENT STATUS early May 2003 - MED 03-2? 04 Feb 2003 - deploys 04 Feb 2003 - Completes COMPTUEX 13 Jan 2003 - Begins COMPTUEX 06 Jan 2003 - Departs Norfolk 19 Dec 2002 - Returns to Norfolk 17 Dec 2002 - Completes TSTA 04 Dec 2002 - TSTA 17 Nov 2002 - Returns to Norfolk 09 Nov 2002 - Carrier quals w/ CVW-1 01 Nov 2002 - Sea trials WESTLANT 30 Oct 2002 - Ends Yard Period Apr-Oct 2002 - PIA @ NNSY 27 Mar 2002 - Returns to Norfolk 03 Mar 2002 - Departs North Arabian Sea 15 Oct 2001 - arrived Arabian Sea 13 Oct 2001 - transited Suez Canal 19 Sep 2001 - departed for 6-month Med/Gulf Aug 2001 - JTFEX @ Vieques Jan-Jun 2000 - 6-month overhaul 30 Sep 1999 - Homeport 28 Aug 1999 - Departed Gulf 15 Jul 1999 - Arrived Persian Gulf 15 Jun 1999 - Departed Adriatic 03 Apr 1999 - Arrived Adriatic 27 Mar 1999 - Departed for 6-month Med/Gulf 02 Jul 1998 - 1-year DPIA overhaul complete |
| Abraham Lincoln | CVN 72 | CVN-68 | Everett | PAC |
CURRENT STATUS 2003 - Arrive Everett? 01 Feb 2003 - Arrive Persian Gulf 20 Jan 2003 - Departs Australia mid Jan 2003 - Exercises off Lancelin, Aust 06 Jan 2003 - Returns to Freemantle 02 Jan 2003 - Northwest of Australia late Dec 2002 - Receives orders to redeploy 30 Dec 2002 - South of Australia 26 Dec 2002 - Depart Freemantle 22 Dec 2002 - Port Call @ Freemantle, Aust 18 Dec 2002 - Indian Ocean 11 Sep 2002 - Relieves GW / Southern Watch 25 Aug 2002 - Port Call @ Hong Kong 08 Aug 2002 - Port Call @ Pearl Harbor 24 Jul 2002 - departed for 6-month WestPac/Gulf Apr-May 2002 - Northern Edge 2002 Apr-Oct 2001 - 6-mo PIA @ Puget Sound NSY 12 Feb 2001 - returned to Everett 17 Aug 2000 - departed for 6-month WestPac/Gulf May-Nov 1999 - 6-mo PIA @ Puget Sound NSY 11 Dec 1998 - pierside at Everett 21 Oct 1998 - departed Arabian Gulf |
| George Washington | CVN 73 | CVN-68 | Norfolk | LANT |
CURRENT LOCATION late Feb 2003 - Enters Yard 24 Jan 2003 - Carrier Quals 20 Dec 2002 - Returns to Norfolk 09 Dec 2002 - Entered Atlantic Ocean 05 Dec 2002 - Departs Crete 30 Nov 2002 - Port Call @ Souda Bay, Greece 10 Nov 2002 - Adriatic Sea 01 Nov 2002 - Port Call @ Slovenia 10 Oct 2002 - Med. for Destined Glory Ex 05 Oct 2002 - Port Call @ Lisbon, Portugal 23 Sep 2002 - East Atlantic for Med Shark Ex mid-Sep 2002 - Transits Suez 11 Sep 2002 - Relieved by Lincoln 19 Jul 2002 - Replaced Kennedy 13 Jul 2002 - Transits Suez Canal 20 Jun 2002 - Begins MED Deployment 05 May 2002 - Completed JTFEX 02-2 24 Apr 2002 - JTFEX 02-2 off NC and VA 01 Apr 2002 - COMPTUEX off Vieques 12 Sep 2001 - CAP @ New York City Feb-Aug 2001 - 6-mo PIA @ Norfolk NSY 19 Dec 2000 - returned to Norfolk Sep 2000 - Mediterranean Sea 24 Jul 2000 - Persian Gulf 21 Jun 2000 - departed Norfolk May 1998 - Mar 1999 - 6-mo PIA @ Norfolk NSY |
| John C. Stennis | CVN-74 | CVN-68 | San Diego | PAC |
CURRENT LOCATION 05 Feb 2003 - Returns to San Diego late Jan 2003 - Carrier quals late Jan 2003 - Departs San Diego 28 May 2002 - Returns to San Diego Apr-May 2002 - Departs North Arabian Sea 15 Dec 2001 - replaces Vinson 12 Nov 2001 - 6-mo WestPac/Gulf 21 Sep 2001 - returned San Diego 11 Sep 2001 - departed San Diego [SoCal CAP?] Oct 2000 - Apr 2001 - 6-mo PIA 26 May 2000 - departed Gulf Mar 2000 - Persian Gulf 26 Feb 2000 - Arabian Sea Feb 2000 - South China Sea Jan 2000 - WESTPAC 16 Apr 1999 - Began seatrials |
| Harry S Truman | CVN-75 | CVN-68 | Norfolk | LANT |
05 Jan 2003 - Depart Crete 30 Dec 2002 - Port of Call @ Crete 27 Dec 2002 - Departs Marseille 23 Dec 2002 - Port of Call @ Marseille, Fr mid-Dec 2002 - In Mediterranean 05 Dec 2002 - Departed Norfolk for Med 02-3 06 Nov 2002 - Returned to Norfolk 05 Nov 2002 - Completed JTFEX 28 Oct 2002 - Begins JTFEX late Sep 2002 - Returning to Norfolk 23 Sep 2002 - COMPTUEX Completed 01 Sep 2002 - COMPTUEX begins 01 Sep 2002 - FEP Completed 28 Aug 2002 - FEP / COMPTUEX 23 May 2001 - returned to Norfolk 28 Nov 2000 - departed for 6-mo Med/Gulf |
| Ronald Reagan | CVN-76 | CVN-68 | San Diego | PAC | BUILDING 2005 - arrives San Diego 10 May 2003 - Commission 30 Oct 2002 - Crew moves aboard 27 Sep 2002 - Catapult Tests Complete |
| George H.W. Bush | CVN-77 | CVN-68 | BUILDING 09 Dec 2002 - Named George H.W. Bush |
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