USS GEORGE WASHINGTON
CVN 73
  
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Date
Squadrons
Battle Group
Area of operations
Operations/
Exercises
Ports of call
May 20, 1994 -
November 17, 1994
VF-143
VF-142
VFA-136
VFA-131
VA-34
VAW-121
VAQ-140
VS-31
VQ-6 Det.B
HS-5 
CG 56
Mediterranean
Arabian Gulf
Southern Watch
Vigilant Warrior
Portsmouth, England
Brest, France
January 26, 1996 -
July 23, 1996
VF-143
VFA-136
VFA-131
VA-34
VAW-121
VAQ-140
VS-31
VQ-6 Det.
HS-5 
CG 56
DDG 52
DDG 55
DD 968
DD 979
FFG 58
SSN 756
SSN 704
AO 179
AE 34
Mediterranean
Arabian Gulf
Deny Flight
Southern Watch
Joint Endeavor
Triest, Italy
Marseille, France
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.
Las Palmas, Spain
Naples, Italy
Cannes, France
October 3, 1997 -
April 3, 1998
VF-102
VFA-82
VFA-86
VMFA-251
VAW-123
VS-32
VAQ-137
VQ-6 Det.B
HS-11 
CG 60
CGN 37
DDG 64
DD 979
DD 983
FFG 28
FFG 36
SSN 769
SSN 760
AOE 3
Mediterranean
Arabian Gulf
Desert Thunder
Southern Watch
Haifa, Israel
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.
June 21, 2000 -
December 19, 2000
VF-103
VFA-34
VFA-81
VFA-83
VAQ-132
VAW-125
VS-30
HS-15 
CG 60
DDG 75
DDG 67
DD 977
DD 970
FFG 53
FFG 56
SSN 753
SSN 720
AOE 6
Mediterranean
Arabian Gulf
Southern Watch
Antalya, Turkey
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.
Bahrain
June 20, 2002 -
December 20, 2002
VF-103
VFA-34
VFA-81
VFA-83
VAQ-132
VAW-125
VS-30
HS-15 
CG 60
CG 61
DDG 72
DDG 58
DDG 52
DD 968
FFG 59
SSN 723
SSN 720
T-AOE 6
T-AO 203 
Mediterranean
Arabian Gulf
Enduring Freedom
Southern Watch
Joint Wings 2002
Souda Bay, Greece
Koper, Slovenia
January 20, 2004 -
July 26, 2004
VF-11
VF-143
VFA-131
VFA-136
VAQ-140
VAW-121
VS-31
HS-5
VRC-40
CG 72
DDG 84
FFH 333
SSN 753
T-AOE 6
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
 Enduring Freedom
Iraqi Freedom
Summer Pulse 2004
Vigilant Resolve
Souda Bay, Greece
April 4, 2006 - 
May 24, 2006
VFA-11
VFA-81
VAW-121
VS-22
HS-7
VRC-30
CG 61
DDG 55
FFG 36
Caribbean Sea
Partnership of the 
Americas 2006
CARTAGENEX
 St. Maarten, 
Netherlands Antilles
Antigua
April 7, 2008 -
September 25, 2008
VFA-103
VFA-131
VAQ-132
VAW-121
VS-22
HS-15
VRC-40
CG 63
DDG 99
FFG 59
Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean
Partnership of the 
Americas 2008
homeport change
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Valparaiso, Chile
San Diego
October 1, 2008 -
November 21, 2008
VFA-102
VFA-27
VFA-192
VFA-195
VAQ-136
VAW-115
HSL-51
HS-14
VRC-30
CG 63
CG 67
DDG 56
DDG 85
DDG 89
Western Pacific
ANNUALEX 20G
Busan, Republic of Korea
Guam
June 10, 2009 -
September 3, 2009
VFA-102
VFA-27
VFA-192
VFA-195
VAQ-136
VAW-115
HSL-51
HS-14
VRC-30
CG 63
DDG 62
DDG 63
DDG 85
DDG 89
Western Pacific
Talisman Sabre '09
Fremantle, Australia
Singapore
Manila Bay, Philippines
October 6, 2009 -
November 23, 2009
VFA-102
VFA-27
VFA-192
VFA-195
VAQ-136
VAW-115
HSL-51
HS-14
VRC-30
CG 63
CG 67
DDG 54
DDG 62
DDG 63
DDG 82
DDG 89
Western Pacific
ANNUALEX '09
Hong Kong
June 14, 2010 -
September 2010
VFA-102
VFA-27
VFA-195
VFA-115
VAQ-136
VAW-115
HSL-51
HS-14
VRC-30
CG 63
DDG 54
DDG 56
DDG 63
DDG 82
DDG 85
DDG 89
DDG 93
Western Pacific
USWEX
Invincible Spirit
Valiant Shield 2010
Busan, Republic of Korea
Singapore
Manila Bay, Philippines