USS NASSAU
LHA 4

Date

Squadrons

Battle Group

 Area of Operations

Operations/
 Exercises

Ports of call

April 1981 -
June 1981

Mediterranean

January 1982 -
June 1982

Mediterranean
Indian Ocean

January 1984 -
August 1984

Mediterranean

Teamwork '84

September 29, 1987 -
March 29, 1988

Mediterranean

African Eagle

May 30, 1989 -
November 1989 

Mediterranean

Display 
Determination '89
Galera '89

Rota, Spain
Haifa, Israel
Lisbon, Portugal

August 1990 -
April 1991

Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf

Desert Shield
Desert Storm

November 1994 -
April 1995

LPD 15
LSD 44

Mediterranean

Deny Flight
Sharp Guard
Provide Promise

November 25, 1996 -
May 1997

LPD 13
LSD 38

Mediterranean
Atlantic Ocean

Silver Wake
Guardian Retriveal

 November 1998  -
May 1999

HMM-266

LPD 13
LSD 38

Mediterranean

November 28, 2000 -
May 2001

HMM-162

 LPD 13 
LSD 37

Mediterranean

Atlas Hinge 2001

 August 26, 2002 -
May 29, 2003

HMM-263
HC-6

LPD 4
LSD 46

Mediterranean
Arabian Gulf

Iraqi Freedom
Enduring Freedom
Image Nautilus

November 7, 2005 -
May 4, 2006

 HMM-261

LPD 4
LSD 50
DDG 51
DDG 66
DDG 81
CG 71
SSN 714

Mediterranean
Arabian Gulf

Iraqi Freedom

Palma de Majorca, Spain

 February 20, 2008 -
July 11, 2008

HMM-365
HSC-28

LPD 13
LSD 48
DDG 71
DDG 84
CG 58
SSN 753

Mediterranean
Arabian Gulf

Phoenix Express 2008
Enduring Freedom
Iraqi Freedom
Goalkeeper III

Rota, Spain
Valletta, Malta
Naples, Italy
Souda Bay, Crete
Augusta Bay, Sicily

 January 18, 2010 -
2010

VMM-162
HSC-28

LPD 19
LSD 48

Caribbean Sea
Mediterranean
Arabian Gulf

Unified Response