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Deployments of USS GEORGE WASHINGTON:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1994 | November 17, 1994 | 7 | VF-143 (F-14B) VF-142 (F-14B) VFA-136 (F/A-18C) VFA-131 (F/A-18C) VA-34 (A-6E) VAW-121 (E-2C) VAQ-140 (EA-6B) VS-31 (S-3B) VQ-6 Det.B (ES-3A) HS-5 (SH-3H) | AG | Mediterranean Arabian Gulf | USS San Jacinto (CG 56) | Operation Southern Watch | |
| January 26, 1996 | July 23, 1996 | 7 | VF-143 (F-14B) VFA-136 (F/A-18C) VFA-131 (F/A-18C) VA-34 (A-6E) VAW-121 (E-2C) VAQ-140 (EA-6B) VS-31 (S-3B) VQ-6 Det. (ES-3A) HS-5 (SH-3H) | AG | Mediterranean Arabian Gulf | USS San Jacinto (CG 56) USS Barry (DDG 52) USS Stout (DDG 55) USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) USS Conolly (DD 979) USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) USS Scranton (SSN 756) USS Baltimore (SSN 704) USS Merrimack (AO 179) USS Mount Baker (AE 34) | Operation Southern Watch Operation Joint Endeavor | Triest, Italy Marseille, France Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Las Palmas, Spain Naples, Italy Cannes, France |
| October 3, 1997 | April 3, 1998 | 1 | VF-102 (F-14B) VFA-82 (F/A-18C) VFA-86 (F/A-18C) VMFA-251 (F/A-18C) VAW-123 (E-2C) VS-32 (S-3B) VAQ-137 (EA-6B) VQ-6 Det.B (ES-3A) HS-11 (SH/HH-60F/H) | AB | Mediterranean Arabian Gulf | USS Normandy (CG 60) USS South Carolina (CGN 37) USS Carney (DDG 64) USS John Rodgers (DD 983) USS Boone (FFG 28) USS Underwood (FFG 36) USS Toledo (SSN 769) USS Annapolis (SSN 760) USS Seattle (AOE 3) | Exercise Bright Star '97 Operation Desert Thunder Operation Southern Watch | Haifa, Israel Jebel Ali, U.A.E. |
| June 21, 2000 | December 19, 2000 | 17 | VF-103 (F-14B) VFA-34 (F/A-18C) VFA-81 (F/A-18C) VFA-83 (F/A-18C) VAQ-132 (EA-6B) VAW-125 (E-2C) VS-30 (S-3B) HS-15 (HH/SH-60H/F) | AA | Atlantic Mediterranean Arabian Gulf | USS Normandy (CG 60) USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) USS Cole (DDG 67) USS Briscoe (DD 977) USS Caron (DD 970) USS Hawes (FFG 53) USS Simpson (FFG 56) USS Albany (SSN 753) USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) USS Supply (AOE 6) | Operation Southern Watch | Antalya, Turkey Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Bahrain Corfu, Greece Dubrovnik, Croatia Trieste, Italy Naples, Italy Palma, Spain |
| June 20, 2002 | December 20, 2002 | 17 | VF-103 (F-14B) VFA-34 (F/A-18C) VFA-81 (F/A-18C) VFA-83 (F/A-18C) VAQ-132 (EA-6B) VAW-125 (E-2C) VS-30 (S-3B) HS-15 (HH/SH-60H/F) | AA | Atlantic Mediterranean Arabian Gulf | USS Normandy (CG 60) USS Monterey (CG 61) USS Mahan (DDG 72) USS Laboon (DDG 58) USS Barry (DDG 52) USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) USS De Wert (FFG 45) USS Kauffman (FFG 59) USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) USS Newport News (SSN 750) USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) | Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Southern Watch Exercise Mediterranean Shark Exercise Destined Glory 2002 | Souda Bay, Greece Naples, Italy |
| January 20, 2004 | July 26, 2004 | 7 | VF-143 (F-14B) VF-11 (F-14B) VFA-136 (F/A-18C) VFA-131 (F/A-18C) VAQ-140 (EA-6B) VAW-121 (E-2C) VS-31 (S-3B) HS-5 (HH/SH-60H/F) | AG | Atlantic Mediterranean Arabian Gulf | USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) USS Elrod (FFG 55) USS Albany (SSN 753) USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) HMCS Toronto (FFH 333) | Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom | Souda Bay, Greece Jebel Ali, UAE Naples, Italy Mayport, Fla. |
| April 4, 2006 | May 24, 2006 | 17 | VFA-11 (F/A-18F) VFA-81 (F/A-18C) VAW-121 (E-2C 2000) VS-22 (S-3B) HS-7 (HH/SH-60H/F) | AA | Caribbean | USS Monterey (CG 61) USS Stout (DDG 55) USS Underwood (FFG 36) | St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles St. Johns, Antigua |
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