- KITTY HAWK CV -63 The "Battle Cat" returned from forward deployed at Sasabo, Japan. January'08 home port. 28May'08 deploys from Japan after ten years. Replaced by George Washington. To retire 2009.
CV- 63 Kittyhawk
- ENTERPRISE CVN-65 Returned 20Dec'07 from deployment. Aug'09 recertification
Big 'E' is home of Carrier Air Wing One (CVW 1).
Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) Philadelphia (SSN 690)
Stout (DDG 55) USNS Supply (T-AOE 6)
Forrest Sherman (DDG 98)
James E. Williams (DDG 95)
Gettysburg (CG 64)
- NIMITZ CVN-68 San Diego Sept'07 heading home from deployment.
24Jan'08 deploys to replace Kitty Hawk while in maintenance. 3Mar So Korea. Exercise with Essex. June'08 return. 1Jun'09 Quals. 31July'09 deploys. Japan Aug'09. Sept'09 relieves Reagan.
Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Air Wing 11
Chosin (CG 65) USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10)
Pinckney (DDG 91)
Sampson (DDG 102)
Rentz (FFG 46)
- EISENHOWER CVN-69 Norfolk. Deployed 21Feb09. Behran May'09. Returns July 31'09
Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) Carrier Air Wing 7
Anzio (CG 68)
Ramage (DDG 61)
Mason (DDG 87)
Newport News (SSN 750)?, Scranton (SSN-756)
Arctic (T-AOE 8).
- VINSON CVN-70 "Gold Eagle", Bremerton, WA.
15Nov'05 into drydock Norfolk for 3-year refuel and midlife overhaul. Aug'08 Crew back. 7July'09 begins second half of her lifetime.
Carrier Strike Group One -- to relocate to San Diego
VIinson CVN-70 with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17
Bunker Hill (CG 52)
Lake Champlain (CG 57)
Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 1
Jarrett (FFG 33)
- ROOSEVELT CVN-71 , Norfolk. 24May'08 complete quals. 8Sept'08 deploy. 4Oct CapeTown, S.Afr.
Off Afghanistan. 18Apr'09 Returned. 31Aug'09 enter drydock Norfolk for 3-year refuel and midlife overhaul til Feb'13
Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71
Carrier Air Wing 8 with 70 aircraft
Monterey (CG-61)
Sullivans (DDG-68)
Mason (DDG-87)
Nitze (DDG-94)
Springfield (SSN-761)
Supply (T-AOE 3)
- LINCOLN CVN-72 Everett, Wash. CSG 9. May'08 in Gulf. Sep'08 at Pearl returning home. Oct 9 arrived SanDiego. Dec Training, home Everett, Wash. Yard period.
Carrier Strike Group 9
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln
Carrier Air Wing Two.
- WASHINGTON CVN-73 Depart Norfolk, 7April'08 to forward deploy to Yokosuka, Japan, replacing Kitty Hawk (CV-63). Fire 22May'08. Depart for Japan 21Aug'08. Arrive Yokosuka 25Sept.;
2Oct'08 exercises. May'09 exercises. July'09 Fremantle, Australia.
George Washington (CVN-73) with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17
Farragut (DDG 99)
Kauffman (FFG 59)
CG -63 Cowpens - Yokosuka, Japan
DDG-56 John S. McCain
DDG-62 Fitzgerald
DDG-89 Mustin
DDG 63 Stethem
- STENNIS CVN-74 Bremerton, WA. Mar'08 return from trials. May training. June FltExercise. Oct test Growler EA-18G.
13Jan'09 Depart for WestPac. April'09 Thailand. 10Julyu'09 returned.
Carrier Strike Group 7
USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN-74)
Carrier Air Wing 9
DesRon 21
- TRUMAN CVN-75 Norfolk. Nov'07 Deploy. May'08 returning through Med.
Feb'09 Qualifications. May'09 work-up cycle. July Qualifications. Sept Exercises.
Harry S. Truman - CVN-75
Air Wing Three - 80 planes
San Jacinto (CG 56)
Hue City (CG 66)
USS Monterey (CG 61)
USS Barry (DDG 52)
USS Mason (DDG 87)
USS Albuquerque (SSN 706)
USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) civilian crew *
- REAGAN CVN-76 San Diego.
Nov '08 heads home. 28May'09 Deploys. 24June Singapore. 6July relieves Eisenhower. Sep'09 relieved
by Nimitz. visit Thailand. 15Oct'09 Heads home.
Carrier Strike Group 7
Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) with CVW (Carrier Air Wing) 14
Chancellorsville (CG-62)
Decatur (DDG-73) -- remains a few more weeks for security operations
Howard (DDG-83)
Gridley (DDG-101)
Thach (FFG-43) -- ramains for security operations.
USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7).
- George H.W. Bush CVN-77 Commissioned Jan. 10, 2009. 16Feb completed builder's trials. 9Apr'09 completed acceptance trials.11May'09 Navy takes delivery. 19May first flight operations.
The fleet reorganized in 2004 separating the Battle Fleet into independent
Carrier Strike Groups and Expeditionary Strike Groups. The new ESG has greater
independence of operation and consists of
an Amphibious Ready Group with the addition of a supporting cruiser, destroyers and submarine. Six carrier strike groups can be deployed within 30 days; two more CSG can reinforce or rotate within three months.
Military Sealift Command operates more than 110 noncombatant, civilian-crewed ships that replenish Navy ships at sea, chart ocean bottoms, conduct undersea surveillance, strategically pre-position combat cargo at sea around the world, and move 95 percent of military equipment and supplies used by deployed U.S. forces.
* USNS Arctic (T-AOE-8), fast combat support ship, 754 feet, provides food, fuel, supplies and ammunition to a carrier strike group with 160 civilian crew and 60 sailors.
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