USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN
CVN 72
  
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Date
Squadrons
Battle Group
Area of operations
Operations/
Exercises
Ports of call
May 28, 1991 -
November 25, 1991
VF-114
VF-213
VFA-22
VFA-94
VA-95
VAQ-135
VAW-117
VS-29
HS-6 
CG 57
CGN 9
DD 976
FFG 51
FFG 61
AOR 7
Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf
Fiery Vigil
Beacon Flash
ANNUALEX 03G
Subic Bay, Philippines (2)
Singapore
Jebel Ali, U.A.E. (3)
Hong Kong
June 15, 1993 -
December 15, 1993
VMFA-314
VF-213
VFA-22
VFA-94
VA-95
VAQ-135
VAW-117
VS-29
HS-6 
CG 59
CG 33
FFG 61
SSN 752
AO 180
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Southern Watch
Continue Hope
Hong Kong
Jebel Ali, U.A.E. (2) 
Fremantle, Australia
Pearl Harbor, HI.
April 11, 1995 -
October 9, 1995
VF-213
VFA-22
VFA-94
VA-95
VAQ-135
VAW-117
VS-29
VQ-5 Det.B
HS-6 
CG 59
DDG 53
DD 976
FFG 46
SSN 696
SSN 752
AOE 1
Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf
Beacon Flash
Inspired Alert
Southern Watch
Vigilant Sentinel
Hong Kong
Singapore
Jebel Ali, U.A.E. (5)
Pearl Harbor, HI.
June 11, 1998 -
December 11, 1998
VF-31
VFA-25
VFA-113
VFA-115
VAQ-139
VAW-113
VS-35
VQ-5 Det.B
HS-4
CG 67
CG 50
DD 967
FFG 33
FFH 341
SSN 759
SSN 771
Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf
Southern Watch
Tactical Evolution
Exercise 98
Red Reef
Hong Kong
Singapore
Jebel Ali, U.A.E. (4)
Manama, Bahrain
Fremantle, Australia
Hobart, Australia
Pearl Harbor, HI.
August 17, 2000 -
February 12, 2001
VF-31
VFA-25
VFA-113
VFA-115
VAQ-139
VAW-113
VS-35
HS-4
CG 67
CG 52
DDG 60
DD 992
FFG 37
SSN 770
SSN 773
AOE 2
Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf
Southern Watch
Hong Kong
Singapore
Jebel Ali, U.A.E. (2)
Fremantle, Australia
Hobart, Australia
July 20, 2002 -
May 5, 2003
VF-31
VFA-25
VFA-113
VFA-115
VAQ-139
VAW-113
VS-35
HS-4
CG 53
CG 67
DDG 60
DD 992
FFG 37
SSN 718
AOE 2
Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf
Enduring Freedom
Southern Watch
Iraqi Freedom
Pearl Harbor, HI. (2)
Sasebo, Japan
Hong Kong
Singapore
Manama, Bahrain (2)
Fremantle, Australia (2)
October 15, 2004 -
March 4, 2005
VFA-2
VFA-137
VFA-151
VFA-82
VAQ-131
VAW-116
HS-2
VRC-30
CG 67
DDG 65
DDG 86
SSN 724
AOE 7
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Unified Assistance
Cope Tiger
Pearl Harbor, HI. (3)
Hong Kong
Singapore
February 27, 2006 -
August 8, 2006
VFA-2
VFA-137
VFA-151
VFA-34
VAQ-131
VAW-116
HSL-47
HS-2
VRC-30 Det. 2
CG 53
   DDG 59   
DDG 86
Western Pacific
Foal Eagle 2006
Valiant Shield 2006
RIMPAC 2006
Hong Kong
Laem Chabang, Thailand
Singapore
Sasebo, Japan
Pearl Harbor, HI.
March 13, 2008 -
October 12, 2008
VFA-2
VFA-137
VFA-151
VFA-34
VAQ-131
VAW-116
HSL-47
HS-2
VRC-30 Det. 2
CG 53
DDG 59
DDG 86
DDG 92
FFG 38
Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf
Iraqi Freedom
Stake Net
Enduring Freedom
Pearl Harbor, HI.
Singapore
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.
Laem Chabang, Thailand
September 7, 2010 -
March 24, 2011
VFA-2
VFA-137
VFA-151
VFA-34
VAQ-131
VAW-116
HSM-77
HSC-12
VRC-30 Det. 2
CG 71
DDG 86
DDG 92
DDG 97
Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf
Enduring Freedom
New Dawn
Port Klang, Malaysia
Hidd, Bahrain
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.
Singapore
Pearl Harbor, HI.
December 7, 2011 -
August 7, 2012
VFA-2
VFA-137
VFA-151
VFA-34
VAQ-131
VAW-116
HSM-77
HSC-12
VRC-30 Det. 2
CG 71
DDG 92
DDG 104
Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf
Homeport change
Enduring Freedom
Laem Chabang, Thailand
Hidd, Bahrain (2)
Jebel Ali, U.A.E. (2)
Antalya, Turkey
April 1, 2019 -
January 20, 2020
VFA-143
VFA-103
VFA-86
VFA-25
VAQ-140
VAW-121
HSM-79
HSC-5
VRC-40 Det. 3
CG 55
DDG 87
DDG 94
DDG 96
F 104
T-AOE 8
Mediterranean
North Arabian Sea
Arabian Gulf
Western Pacific
Homeport change
Freedom's Sentinel
Inherent Resolve
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Duqm, Oman (3)
Hidd, Bahrain
Pearl Harbor, HI.
January 3, 2022 -
August 11, 2022
VFA-41
VFA-14
VMFA-314
VFA-151
VAQ-133
VAW-117
HSC-14
HSM-71
VRM-30 Det. 2
CG 53
DDG 62
DDG 92
DDG 101
DDG 102
DDG 111
Western Pacific
South China Sea
Valiant Shield 2022
RIMPAC 2022
Apra Harbor, Guam
Manila, Philippines
Yokosuka, Japan
Pearl Harbor, HI. (2)
July 11, 2024 -
2025
VFA-41
VFA-14
VMFA-314
VFA-151
VAQ-133
VAW-117
HSC-14
HSM-71
VRM-30 Det. 2
DDG 77
DDG 106
DDG 111
DDG 112
DDG 121
Western Pacific
Gulf of Oman
North Arabian Sea
Gulf of Aden
 
Apra Harbor, Guam