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Deployments of USS NIMITZ:

Note:
During deployments a VRC (Fleet Tactical Support Squadron) detachment provides carrier-on-board delivery and is embarked aboard the carrier but is no real part of the Air Wing. Currently, these planes are from VRC-30 (west coast) or VRC-40 (east coast). These detachments are not listed below.

Date of Departure	Date of Return	CVW	Squadrons (Aircraft)	Tail code	Area of Operations	Battle Group	Operations/Exercises	Ports of Call	Cruise Patches
July 16, 1975	September 24, 1975	8	VF-31 (F-4J) VMF-333 (F-4J) VA-35 (A-6E and KA-6D) VA-82 (A-7E) VA-86 (A-7E) RVAH-9 (RA-5C) VAW-116 (E-2B) VAQ-130 (EA-6B) HC-2 (SH-3G)	AJ	Caribbean Northern Atlantic	USS California (CGN 36) USS South Carolina (CGN 37) USS Seahorse (SSN 669)		Wilhelmshaven, Germany
July 7, 1976	February 7, 1977	8	VF-74 (F-4J) VMF-333 (F-4J) VA-35 (A-6E and KA-6D) VA-82 (A-7E) VA-86 (A-7E) RVAH-9 (RA-5C) VAW-116 (E-2C) VAQ-130 (EA-6B) HC-2 (SH-3G)	AJ	Mediterranean	USS California (CGN 36) USS South Carolina (CGN 37) USS Billfish (SSN 676)	Exercise National Week XXI Exercise Display Determination	Tangier, Morocco Taranto, Italy Naples, Italy Augusta Bay, Sicily, Italy Gibraltar Tunis,Tunisia Rota, Spain
December 1, 1977	July 20, 1978	8	VF-41 (F-14A) VF-84 (F-14A) VA-35 (A-6E and KA-6D) VA-82 (A-7E) VA-86 (A-7E) VS-24 (S-3A) VAW-112 (E-2B) RVAH-6 (RA-5C) VAQ-135 (EA-6B) HS-9 (SH-3H)	AJ	Northern Atlantic Mediterranean	USS California (CGN 36) USS South Carolina (CGN 37)		Wilhelmshaven, Germany
September 10, 1979	May 26, 1980	8	VF-41 (F-14A) VF-84 (F-14A) VA-82 (A-7E) VA-86 (A-7E) VA-35 (A-6E and KA-6D) VFP-63 Det. (RF-8G) VAQ-134 (EA-6B) VS-24 (S-3A) VAW-112 (E-2B) HS-9 (SH-3H)	AJ	Southern Atlantic Mediterranean Indian Ocean	USS California (CGN 36) USS Texas (CGN 39)	Operation Evening Light
August 29, 1980	October 17, 1980	8	VF-41 (F-14A) VF-84 (F-14A) VA-82 (A-7E) VA-86 (A-7E) VA-35 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-124 (E-2C) VS-24 (S-3A) HS-9 (SH-3H)	AJ	Northern Atlantic		Teamwork '80
August 3, 1981	February 12, 1982	8	VF-41 (F-14A) VF-84 (F-14A) VA-82 (A-7E) VA-86 (A-7E) VA-35 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-124 (E-2C) VS-24 (S-3A) VMAQ-2 Det.Y (EA-6B) HS-9 (SH-3H)	AJ	Mediterranean
November 10, 1982	May 20, 1983	8	VF-41 (F-14A) VF-84 (F-14A) VA-82 (A-7E) VA-86 (A-7E) VA-35 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-124 (E-2C) VS-24 (S-3A) VAQ-135 (EA-6B) HS-9 (SH-3H)	AJ	Caribbean Mediterranean
March 8, 1985	October 4, 1985	8	VF-41 (F-14A) VF-84 (F-14A) VA-82 (A-7E) VA-86 (A-7E) VA-35 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-124 (E-2C) VAQ-138 (EA-6B) VS-24 (S-3A) HS-9 (SH-3H)	AJ	Caribbean Mediterranean
August 15, 1986	October 16, 1986	8	VF-41 (F-14A) VF-84 (F-14A) VA-82 (A-7E) VA-86 (A-7E) VA-35 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-124 (E-2C) VAQ-138 (EA-6B) VS-24 (S-3A) HS-9 (SH-3H)	AJ	Northern Atlantic
December 30, 1986	July 26, 1987	8	VF-41 (F-14A) VF-84 (F-14A) VA-82 (A-7E) VA-86 (A-7E) VA-35 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-124 (E-2C) VAQ-138 (EA-6B) VS-24 (S-3A) HS-9 (SH-3H)	AJ	Southern Atlantic Mediterranean West Coast	USS South Carolina (CGN 37) USS Josephus Daniels (CG 27) USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG 23) USS Kalamazoo (AOR 6) USS Nitro (AE 23)
September 2, 1988	March 2, 1989	9	VF-211 (F-14A) VF-24 (F-14A) VA-146 (A-7E) VA-147 (A-7E) VA-165 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-112 (E-2C) VAQ-138 (EA-6B) VS-33 (S-3A) HS-2 (SH-3H)	NG	Western Pacific Indian Ocean Arabian Gulf		Operation Earnest Will
June 15, 1989	July 9, 1989	9	VF-211 (F-14B) VF-24 (F-14B) VA-146 (A-7E) VA-147 (A-7E) VA-165 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-112 (E-2C) VAQ-138 (EA-6B) VS-33 (S-3A) HS-2 (SH-3H)	NG	Northern Pacific
February 25, 1991	August 24, 1991	9	VF-211 (F-14B) VF-24 (F-14B) VA-146 (F/A-18C) VA-147 (F/A-18C) VA-165 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-112 (E-2C) VAQ-138 (EA-6B) VS-33 (S-3A) HS-2 (HH/SH-60H/F)	NG	Western Pacific Indian Ocean Arabian Gulf	USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) USS Texas (CGN 39) USS Rentz (FFG 46) USS Harold E. Holt (FF 1074) USS Stein (FF 1065) USS Camden (AOE 2)
February 19, 1993	August 19, 1993	9	VF-211 (F-14A) VF-24 (F-14A) VA-146 (F/A-18C) VA-147 (F/A-18C) VA-165 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-112 (E-2C) VAQ-138 (EA-6B) VS-33 (S-3A) HS-2 (HH/SH-60H/F)	NG	Western Pacific Indian Ocean Arabian Gulf	USS Truxtun (CGN 35) USS Chancellorsville (CG 62)	Operation Southern Watch
November 27, 1995	May 20, 1996	9	VF-211 (F-14A) VF-24 (F-14A) VA-146 (F/A-18C) VA-147 (F/A-18C) VA-165 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-112 (E-2C) VAQ-138 (EA-6B) VS-33 (S-3A) VQ-5 Det.C (ES-3A) HS-8 (HH/SH-60H/F)	NG	Western Pacific Indian Ocean Arabian Gulf	USS Port Royal (CG 73) USS Callaghan (DDG 994) USS Oldendorf (DD 972) USS Ford (FFG 54) USS Portsmouth (SSN 707) USS Shasta (AE 33) USS Willamette (AO 180)	Operation Southern Watch
September 1, 1997	March 2, 1998	9	VF-211 (F-14) VFA-146 (F/A-18C) VFA-147 (F/A-18C) VMFA-314 (F/A-18C) VAW-122 (E-2C) VS-33 (S-3B) VAQ-138 (EA-6B) VQ-5 Det.B (ES-3A) HS-8 (HH/SH-60H/F)	NG	Around-the-world cruise Arabian Gulf East Coast	USS Port Royal (CG 73) USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) USS Benfold (DDG 65) USS Kinkaid (DD 965) USS Ford (FFG 54) USS Sacramento (AOE 1) USS Olympia (SSN 717)	Operation Southern Watch	Yokosuka, Japan Hong Kong Singapore Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Bahrain Rhodes, Greece Naples, Italy
September 21, 2001	November 13, 2001	-	VFA-204 (F/A-18A) VAW-78 (E-2C) VS-22 (S-3B) HS-75 (HH/SH-60H/F) HC-11 (HH-46D)	-	South Atlantic East Pacific		Changed homeport from Norfolk to San Diego	Pearl Harbor, Hi.
March 3, 2003	November 5, 2003	11	VFA-41 (F/A-18F) VFA-14 (F/A-18E) VFA-97 (F/A-18A) VFA-94 (F/A-18C) VAQ-135 (EA-6B) VAW-117 (E-2C) VS-29 (S-3B) HS-6 (SH/HH-60F/H)	NH	Western Pacific, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf	USS Chosin (CG 65) USS Princeton (CG 59) USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) USS Benfold (DDG 65) USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) USS Pasadena (SSN 752) USS Bridge (AOE 10)	Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom	Pearl Harbor, HI Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Singapore
May 7, 2005	November 8, 2005	11	VFA-41 (F/A-18F) VFA-14 (F/A-18E) VMFA-232 (F/A-18C) VFA-94 (F/A-18C) VAQ-135 (EA-6B) VAW-117 (E-2C) HS-6 (SH/HH-60F/H)	NH	Western Pacific, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf	USS Princeton (CG 59) USS Higgins (DDG 76) USS Chafee (DDG 90) USS Louisville (SSN 724) USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10)	Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom	Guam Hong Kong Port Kelang, Malaysia Dubai Fremantle, Australia Pearl Harbor, Hi.
April 2, 2007	September 30, 2007	11	VFA-41 (F/A-18F) VFA-14 (F/A-18E) VMFA-232 (F/A-18C) VFA-81 (F/A-18C) VAQ-135 (EA-6B) VAW-117 (E-2C) HS-6 (SH/HH-60F/H)	NH	Western Pacific, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf	USS Princeton (CG 59) USS Higgins (DDG 76) USS Chafee (DDG 90) USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53)	Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom Exercise Valiant Shield 2007 Exercise Malabar 07-02	Jebel Ali, UAE Chennai, India Hong Kong Pearl Harbor, Hi.
January 24, 2008	June 3, 2008	11	VFA-41 (F/A-18F) VFA-14 (F/A-18E) VMFA-232 (F/A-18C) VFA-81 (F/A-18C) VAQ-135 (EA-6B) VAW-117 (E-2C) HS-6 (SH/HH-60F/H)	NH	Western Pacific	USS Princeton (CG 59) USS Higgins (DDG 76) USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53)		Pearl Harbor, Hi. Sasebo, Japan Busan, ROK Hong Kong Guam

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