USS SAIPAN
LHA 2

Date

Squadrons

Battle Group

 Area of operations

Operations/
 Exercises

Ports of call

August 25, 1980 -
1980

Mediterranean

September 3, 1981 -
1982

Mediterranean
Indian Ocean

Ocean Venture
Display Determination
Bright Star
National Week

January 22, 1985 -
1985

Mediterranean

August 17, 1986 -
February 24, 1987

Mediterranean

March 17, 1990
September 17, 1990

Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean

Sharp Edge

September 17, 1991 -
March 17, 1992

Mediterranean
Arabian Gulf

    Desert Storm   

March 17, 1993 -
September 10, 1993

LPD 15
USS Pensacola

Mediterranean

Deny Flight
PHIBLEX '93
Alexandros '93

June 28, 1996 -
December 19, 1996

LPD 4
LSD 44

Mediterranean
Persian Gulf

Atlas Hinge
Rescue Eagle

July 1998 - 
December 1998

HMM-162
HC-6

LPD 4
LSD 46

Mediterranean

July 11, 2000 -
December 21, 2000 

HMM-264

LPD 4
LSD 48

Mediterranean

Atlas Hinge
PHIBLEX '00
Destined Glory
Slunj 2000

Spain
Italy
Cannes, France
Souda Bay, Greece
Valetta, Malta
Croatia
Koper, Slovenia

January 11, 2003 -
June 26, 2003

HML/A-269
HMH-464
HMM-162
HMM-365
HC-6

LHD 3
LHD 5
LSD 37
LSD 44
LSD 48
LPD 15

Mediterranean
Arabian Gulf

Enduring Freedom
Iraqi Freedom

January 19, 2005 -
 March 9, 2005

HM-14
HC-6 

LPD 14
LSD 51

Caribbean

New Horizons 2005

Pascagoula, Miss.
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Curacao, Haiti

May 25, 2005 -
August 25, 2005

HC-4

LSD 44
LPD 13
CG 58
FFG 47

Mediterranean

Barbary Thunder II
Adriatic Engagement '05 

Oslo, Norway
Rotterdam, Netherland
Portsmouth, England 

August 15, 2006 -
December 22, 2006

HC-5

Mediterranean
Arabian Gulf
Indian Ocean

Manama, Bahrain