USS Independence (CV-62)
30 September - 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
December 16th: At 1:00 am this morning local time, an attack
began on Iraq by US and British forces based in the region. US Navy
aircraft from the USS Enterprise were amoung the forces. About 200
criuse missiles were fired from B-52 aircraft and ships in the Enterprise
Battlegroup.
The USS Carl Vinson Battlegroup
is expected to arrive in the Gulf Friday (December 18th) to bolster
offensive power.
The attack is expected to last up to 4 days. Navy EA-6B aircraft
led the air assault against Iraqi anti-aircraft missile sites. A
total of 22 navy ships are currently in the region.
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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-7 AG Med Cruise 98 ...more 1998:JTFEX 98-1 west Atlantic Jan14-26 Mar7 Suez Canal, Gulf
Mar12-May6, Jebel Ali May13, Southern Watch May20-July8, Arabian
Sea July 15, Indian Ocean Jul31, Fremantle July28, Hobart August5,
EastPac August10, Pacific August15, Pearl August19, EastPac August26,
SanDig Aug26. Milestones: 8,400 sorties, 10,000 traps, 132 days on station
on maiden deployment.
Schedule: maintenance until April 99, WestPac cruise January 2000
USS
Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) CVW-14 NK 1998: Deployment June11, Eastpac June11-24, WestPac
July1-15, Gulf Jul31 Jebel Ali Aug10-13, Arabian Sea August19-20,
Arabian Gulf August26-Sep21, Indian Ocean Oct29, Perth November3-8,
WestPac November16 Milestones: 72000th Trap June 19 1998
USS
Carl Vinson (CVN-70) CVW-11 NH WestPac Cruise 98/99 ...more 1998: in transit EastPac Apr8, East Pac May6-13,
RIMPAC 98 June22, EastPac July1 RIMPAC98 July15-31, Pacific August10-26,
EastPac September21, Deployed November6, EastPac November13, Gulf
December17 Schedule: Honecoming May 1999
USS
Eisenhower (CVN-69) CVW-17 AA 1998: West Atlantic June10-17, Med June24, Adriatic
Sea July1-July8, Cannes July15, Med Jul31, Med August10-13, Corfu
Greece August19, Med August26-Sep21, Marseilles September17, Rhodes
September30, Malta October 6, Suez Canal October 22, Red Sea October
25, Arabian Sea October27, Gulf November3, Norfolk December 10 Schedule: Homecoming December
USS
Nimitz (CVN-68)
CVW-9 NG Schedule: from May 29 1998 Refueling and Complex
Overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News(33 months)
USS John F Kennedy (CV-67) CVW-8 AJ 1998: West Atlantic Apr8, May13, Fleet Week N.Y.
May20, West Atlantic May27-June3, July31, August19, September 2
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
Schedule:
