USS CARL VINSON
CVN 70
  
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Date
Squadrons
Battle Group
Area of operations
Operations/
Exercises
Ports of call
March 1, 1983 -
October 29, 1983
VF-51
VF-111
VA-37
VA-105
VA-52
VAW-114
VAQ-134
VS-29
VQ-1 Det.C
HS-4 
CGN 39
World Cruise
 
Yokosuka, Japan
October 18, 1984 -
May 24, 1985
VF-51
VF-111
VA-27
VA-97
VA-52
VAW-114
VAQ-134
VS-29
HS-4 VQ-1 Det.
 
Northern and
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
 
 
August 12, 1986 -
February 5, 1987
VF-51
VF-111
VA-27
VA-97
VA-52
VAW-114
VAQ-134
VS-29
HS-4 VQ-1 Det.
CG 49
DD 964
Northern and
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
 
Perth, Australia
Busan, South Korea
Singapore
Diego Garcia
Subic Bay, Philippines
Masirah, Oman
Mombasa, Kenya
Karachi, Pakistan
June 15, 1988 -
December 14, 1988
VF-51
VF-111
VA-27
VA-97
VA-52
VAW-114
VAQ-134
VS-29
HS-4 
 
Northern and
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Earnest Will
 
September 5, 1989 -
November 9, 1989
VF-51
VF-111
VA-27
VA-97
VA-52
VAW-114
VAQ-134
VS-29
HS-4 
 
Northern and
Western Pacific
PACEX ‘89
 
February 1, 1990 -
July 31, 1990
VF-51
VF-111
VA-27
VA-97
VA-52
VAW-114
VAQ-134
VS-29
HS-4 
CGN 35
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Team Spirit 1990
Pearl Harbor, HI.
Singapore
Diego Garcia
Hong Kong
Philippines
Thailand
Australia
Japan
February 17, 1994 -
August 17, 1994
VF-11
VF-31
VA-196
VFA-25
VFA-113
VS-35
VAQ-139
VAW-113
VQ-5 Det.B
HS-8 
DD 964
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Southern Watch
Desert Strike
 
May 14, 1996 -
November 14, 1996
VF-11
VF-31
VA-196
VFA-25
VFA-113
VS-35
VAQ-139
VAW-113
VQ-5 Det.B
HS-8 
CG 67
CGN 41
DDG 58
DDG 59
DD 966
SSN 759
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Rugged Nautilus
Desert Strike
Southern Watch
Pearl Harbor, HI.
November 6, 1998 -
May 6, 1999
VF-213
VFA-94
VFA-97
VFA-22
VAQ-135
VS-29
VAW-117
VQ-5 Det.C
HS-6 
CG 54
CG 59
DDG 62
DD 972
DD 992
FFG 41
SSN 752
SSN 762
AOE 7
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Desert Fox
Southern Watch
 
July 23, 2001 -
January 19, 2002
VF-213
VFA-94
VFA-97
VFA-22
VAQ-135
VS-29
VAW-117
HS-6 
CG 54
CG 59
DDG 77
DDG 53
DD 975
FFG 61
SSN 717
SSN 722
AOE 1
T-AFS 3
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
Arabian Sea
Enduring Freedom
Southern Watch
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.
Perth, Australia
Hobart, Australia
Pearl Harbor, HI.
Singapore
January 13, 2003 -
September 19, 2003
VFA-22
VFA-146
VFA-147
VMFA-314
VAQ-138
VAW-112
VS-33
HS-8
CG 54
DDG 53
DDG 82
FFG 54
FFG 61
AOE 1
Western and
Southern Pacific
Indian Ocean 
Enduring Freedom
Foal Eagle
Tandem Thrust 2003
Ulchi Focus Lens
Apra Harbor, Guam
Busan, ROK
Hong Kong
Singapore
Fremantle
January 13, 2005 -
July 31, 2005
VFA-154
VFA-146
VFA-147
VMFA-323
VAQ-138
VAW-112
VS-33
HS-8
CG 54
DDG 77
DDG 89
AOE 2
SSN 717
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Atlantic Ocean
Around the world
cruise
Iraqi Freedom
Pearl Harbor, HI.
Apra Harbor, Guam
Singapore
Manama, Bahrain
January 12, 2010 -
April 12, 2010
VFA-81
VAW-125
HS-15
HS-7
HS-11
HSC-9
HSC-26
HM-14
HM-15
CG 52
Caribbean Sea
Western Atlantic
Eastern Pacific
Homeport change
Unified Response
Southern Seas 2010
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Callao, Peru
November 30, 2010 -
June 15, 2011
VFA-22
VFA-81
VFA-113
VFA-25
VAQ-134
VAW-125
HS-15
VRC-40
CG 52
DDG 101
DDG 106
Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf
COMPTUEX
Enduring Freedom
New Dawn
Busan, Republic of Korea
Port Klang, Malaysia
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.
Manila, Philippines
Hong Kong
Pearl Harbor, HI.
November 30, 2011 -
2012
VFA-22
VFA-81
VFA-113
VFA-25
VAQ-134
VAW-125
HS-15
VRC-40
CG 52
DDG 97
Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf
 
Hong Kong