USS ESSEX LHD 2 |
Date |
Squadrons |
Battle Group |
Area of operations |
Operations/Exercises |
Ports of call |
October 24, 1994 - April 1995 |
HMM-161 |
LPD 5 LSD 40 |
Western Pacific Indian Ocean Arabian Gulf |
United Shield |
|
October 1996 - April 10, 1997 |
LPD 7 LSD 49 |
Western Pacific Indian Ocean Arabian Gulf |
RIMPAC '96 Tandem Thurst '97 |
Singapore Thailand Malaysia Australia |
|
Jun 22, 1998 - December 1998 |
HMM-163 |
LPD 6 LSD 36 |
Western Pacific Indian Ocean Arabian Gulf |
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September 2001 - November 2001 |
LSD 42 LSD 43 |
Western Pacific Indian Ocean |
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March 7, 2002 - May 2002 |
LPD 10 LSD 42 LSD 43 |
Western Pacific Indian Ocean |
Enduring Freedom |
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April 2003 - May 2003 |
HMM-262 |
LPD 10 LSD 43 CG 54 DDG 54 DD 975 SSN 705 |
Western Pacific |
Tandem Thurst '03 |
|
August 2004 - April 6, 2005 |
HMM-262
HMM-265
HM-15
HSC-25 Det. 6
|
LPD 10
LSD 43
LSD 49
|
Western Pacific Indian Ocean Arabian Gulf |
Iraqi Freedom Unified Assistance |
Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Bahrain Phuket, Thailand |
October 7, 2005 - November 21, 2005 |
HMM-262 |
LPD 10 LSD 43 |
Western Pacific |
Talon Vision PHIBLEX '06 |
Subic Bay, Philippines Hong Kong |
January 10, 2006 - June 13, 2006 |
HMM-262 |
LPD 10 LSD 49 |
Western Pacific |
TRUEX Balikatan 2006 RSOI/Foal Eagle '06 Cobra Gold 2006 |
Apra Harbor, Guam Subic Bay, Philippines Pohang, ROK Sattahip, Thailand |
September, 2006 - December 1, 2006 |
VMA-311
HMM-265
HSC-25 Det. 6
|
LPD 10 LSD 49 |
Western Pacific |
Talon Vision PHIBLEX '07 |
Subic Bay, Philippines |
January 24, 2007 - April 16, 2007 |
VMA-214 HMM-265 |
LPD 10 LSD 46 CG 63 |
Western Pacific |
RSOI/Foal Eagle '07 |
Pohang, Busan; ROK |
May 21, 2007 - July 24, 2007 |
HMM-265 |
LPD 10 LSD 46 |
Western Pacific |
Talisman Sabre 2007 |
Brisbane, Australia Townsville, Australia |
October 17, 2007 - December 11, 2007 |
HMM-265 |
LPD 10 LSD 46 |
Western Pacific |
Talon Vision PHIBLEX '08 |
Subic Bay, Philippines Hong Kong Pohang, ROK Sihanoukville, Cambodia |
January 24, 2008 - June 24, 2008 |
VMA-513 HMM-265 HSC-25 |
LPD 10 LSD 49 DDG 89 CG 63 |
Western Pacific Andaman Sea |
Balikatan 2008 RSOI/Foal Eagle '08 Cobra Gold 2008 |
Subic Bay, Philippines Sattahip, Thailand |
September 19, 2008 - December 4, 2008 |
VMA-223 HMM-262 HMM-265 |
LPD 9 LSD 49 |
Western Pacific |
Talon Vision PHIBLEX '09 ANNUALEX 20G |
Subic Bay, Philippines
Pohang, Republic of Korea
Hong Kong
|
January 26, 2009 - May 7, 2009 |
VMA-211 HMM-262 |
LSD 46 LSD 49 DDG 63 |
Western Pacific |
Cobra Gold 2009 Balikatan 2009 |
Pattaya, Thailand Subic Bay, Philippines |
June 12, 2009 - August 18, 2009 |
VMA-211 HMM-262 |
LPD 9 LSD 46 |
Western Pacific |
Talisman Sabre '09 |
Cairns, Australia Brisbane, Australia |
November 1, 2009 - November 21, 2009 |
HMM-265 |
LSD 46 |
Western Pacific |
ANNUALEX 21G |
|
January 20, 2010 - 2010 |
VMA-311 HMM-265 |
LPD 9 LSD 49 CG 67 |
Western Pacific |
Cobra Gold 2010 Balikatan 2010 |
Pattaya, Thailand Singapore Subic Bay, Philippines |