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
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Fiery Vigil
Subic Bay, Philippines
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
DDG 996
FFG 61
SSN 752
AO 180
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Southern Watch
Continue Hope
Hong Kong
Perth, Australia
Pearl Harbor, HI.
April 11, 1995 -
October 10, 1995
VF-213
VFA-22
VFA-94
VA-95
VAQ-135
VAW-117
VS-29
VQ-5 Det.B
HS-6 
DD 976
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Vigilant Sentinel
Southern Watch
Hong Kong
Singapore
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.
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
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Southern Watch
Hong Kong
Singapore
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.
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
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Southern Watch
Hong Kong
Singapore
Pearl Harbor, HI.
Thailand
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
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Enduring Freedom
Iraqi Freedom
Pearl Harbor, HI.
Sasebo, Japan
October 16, 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.
Hong Kong
Singapore
February 27, 2006 -
August 8, 2006
VFA-2
VFA-137
VFA-151
VFA-34
VAQ-131
VAW-116
HS-2
HSL-47
VRC-30 Det. 2
CG 53
   DDG 59   
DDG 86
Western Pacific
Foal Eagle 2006
Valiant Shield 2006
RIMPAC 2006
Hong Kong
Laem Chebang, 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
HS-2
HSL-47
VRC-30
CG 53
DDG 59
DDG 86
DDG 92
FFG 38
Western Pacific
Persian Gulf
North Arabian Sea 
Iraqi Freedom
Stake Net
Enduring Freedom
Pearl Harbor, HI.
Singapore
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.
Laem Chebang, Thailand