USS Independence (CV-62)
30 September 1998- San Diego
USS America (CV-66)
9 Aug 1996 Reserve - Norfolk USS Ranger (CV-61) 10 Jul 1995 Reserve - Bremerton USS Saratoga (CV-60) 30 Sep 1994 Stricken - Philadelphia USS Forrestal (AVT-59) 10 Sep 1993 Stricken - Philadelphia
June 13th: After 77 days Milosevic has admited defeat (to
himself) and finally pulled out his army. With an estimated 30%
casualties and heavily degraded equipment, the Serb army has begun
pulling out. Despite last minute Russian grandstanding, forces from
NATO began to move into Kosovo disarming any of the Serbs they find.
May11th: The Roosevelt is getting plenty of action as part
of Allied Force. One recent package of 37 aircraft destroyed
an airfield in Serbia.
April 11th: The British carrier Invincible will join operation
Allied Force with it's compliment of 7 Sea Harriers.
April 6th: The Theodore Roosevelt battlegroup has been diverted
to the Adriatic for operations in support of Allied Force.
The Kitty Hawk will relieve Enterprise in the Gulf. The TR joins
the French carrier Foch.
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U.S. Carrier Locations
CVX-78
Planned start in 2006
$110mill R&D for 1999
CVN-77
Planned start in 2001
$213mill for 1999
Only $50mill appropiated for 1998
$18mill appropiated for R&D 1997, a further $300m may be found in
the current budget Commissioning: 2008
USS
Harry S Truman (CVN-75) ...more 1998: Builders Sea Trials June9-12, Atlantic August19-26,
CarQuals West Atlantic November2-18 Schedule: Med Cruise August 2000
USS
John C Stennis (CVN-74) CVW-9 NG ...more Milestones: 8,400 sorties, 10,000 traps, 132 days on station
on maiden deployment.
Schedule: maintenance until April 99, WestPac cruise January 2000
USS
Enterprise (CVN-65) CVW-3 AC Med Cruise 98/99 1998: ops West Atlantic Apr22-May13, June10-17, July31,
St Thomas USVI August10-13, Caribbean August19, STORM EVASION EX.
Atlantic August26, West Atlantic November6, Gulf November23-December17,
Adriatic January 21, Red Sea Mar22, Gulf April
6thNorfolk April
Schedule: Overhaul Newport News
USS Constellation (CV-64)
CVW-2 NE 1998: EastPac Apr8-22, Pacific September 2, EastPac
September21 NAS North Island May'99 Schedule: Westpac 99 June
