USS CARL VINSON
CVN 70
  
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Date
Squadrons
Battle Group
Area of operations
Operations/
Exercises
Ports of call
March 1, 1983 -
October 29, 1983
VF-51
VF-111
VA-37
VA-105
VA-52
VAW-114
VAQ-134
VS-29
VQ-1 Det.C
HS-4 
CGN 39
FF 1044
Homeport Change
around-the-world Cruise
READEX 1-83
ADEX
National Week
Beacon Flash 83-3
Bright Star
ANNUALEX 58G
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Casablanca, Morocco
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Fremantle, Australia
Subic Bay, Philippines
Hong Kong
Sasebo, Japan
Busan, ROK
Pearl Harbor, HI.
October 13, 1984 -
May 24, 1985
VF-51
VF-111
VA-27
VA-97
VA-52
VAW-114
VAQ-134
VS-29
HS-4 VQ-1 Det.
 
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
North Arabian Sea
MULTIPLEX 85-3
Beacon Flash
Pearl Harbor, HI. (2)
Yokosuka, Japan
Hong Kong
Subic Bay, Philippines (2)
Fremantle, Australia
August 12, 1986 -
February 5, 1987
VF-51
VF-111
VA-27
VA-97
VA-52
VAW-114
VAQ-134
VS-29
HS-4 VQ-1 Det.
VRC-50
CG 49
DD 964
Northern and
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
North Arabian Sea
Cope Thunder 86-7
Weapons Week 87-1
Kernal Potlach 
Busan, Republic of Korea
Subic Bay, Philippines
Singapore (2)
Diego Garcia (2)
Mombasa, Kenya
Fremantle, Australia
June 15, 1988 -
December 16, 1988
VF-51
VF-111
VA-27
VA-97
VA-52
VAW-114
VAQ-134
VS-29
HS-4 
 
Northern and
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
North Arabian Sea
Earnest Will
Beacon Flash
Subic Bay, Philippines
Singapore
Mombasa, Kenya
Pattaya Beach, Thailand
Hong Kong
Pearl Harbor, HI.
February 1, 1990 -
July 31, 1990
VF-51
VF-111
VA-27
VA-97
VA-52
VAW-114
VAQ-134
VS-29
HS-4
VRC-50 Det. 70  
CGN 35
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
North Arabian Sea
READIEX 89-5B
Team Spirit
Pearl Harbor, HI. (2)
Sasebo, Japan
Subic Bay, Philippines (2)
Diego Garcia
Fremantle, Australia
Hong Kong
February 17, 1994 -
August 17, 1994
VF-11
VF-31
VA-196
VFA-25
VFA-113
VS-35
VAQ-139
VAW-113
VQ-5 Det.B
HS-8 
CGN 41
CG 54
FFG 57
SSN 715
SSN 758
AOE 2
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Southern Watch
Initial Link
Red Reef V
Inspired Alert
GULFEX
Iron Siren
Beacon Flash
Pearl Harbor, HI. (2)
Yokosuka, Japan
Hong Kong
Singapore
Jebel Ali, U.A.E. (3)
Fremantle, Australia
Hobart, Australia
May 14, 1996 -
November 14, 1996
VF-11
VF-31
VA-196
VFA-25
VFA-113
VS-35
VAQ-139
VAW-113
VQ-5 Det.B
HS-8 
CG 67
CGN 41
DDG 58
DDG 59
DD 966
SSN 759
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Southern Watch
Rugged Nautilus
Desert Strike
Yokosuka, Japan
Hong Kong
Singapore
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.
Muscat, Oman
Manama, Bahrain
Hobart, Australia
Pearl Harbor, HI.
November 6, 1998 -
May 6, 1999
VF-213
VFA-94
VFA-97
VFA-22
VAQ-135
VS-29
VAW-117
VQ-5 Det.C
HS-6 
CG 54
CG 59
DDG 62
DD 972
DD 992
FFG 41
SSN 752
SSN 762
AOE 7
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Desert Fox
Southern Watch
Hong Kong
Singapore
Manama, Bahrain
Jebel Ali, U.A.E. (?)
Fremantle, Australia
Hobart, Australia
Pearl Harbor, HI.
July 23, 2001 -
January 19, 2002
VF-213
VFA-94
VFA-97
VFA-22
VAQ-135
VS-29
VAW-117
HS-6
VRC 30 Det. 3 
CG 54
CG 59
DDG 77
DDG 53
DD 975
FFG 61
SSN 717
SSN 722
AOE 1
T-AFS 3
Western Pacific
North Arabian Sea
Enduring Freedom
Pearl Harbor, HI. (2) 
Pattaya Beach, Thailand 
Singapore (2)
January 13, 2003 -
September 19, 2003
VFA-22
VFA-146
VFA-147
VMFA-314
VAQ-138
VAW-112
VS-33
HS-8
CG 54
DDG 82
FFG 61
SSN 722
AOE 1
Western and
Southern Pacific
JTFEX
Foal Eagle
Tandem Thrust 2003
Ulchi Focus Lens
Apra Harbor, Guam (3)
Busan, ROK
Yokosuka, Japan
Singapore
Fremantle, Australia
Hong Kong
January 13, 2005 -
July 31, 2005
VFA-154
VFA-146
VFA-147
VMFA-323
VAQ-138
VAW-112
VS-33
HS-8
CG 54
DDG 77
DDG 89
AOE 2
SSN 717
Pacific Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Atlantic Ocean
Around-the-world cruise
JTFEX
Iraqi Freedom
Enduring Freedom
Apra Harbor, Guam
Singapore
Manama, Bahrain
Jebel Ali, U.A.E. (2)
Rhodes, Greece
Lisbon, Portugal
January 12, 2010 -
April 12, 2010
VFA-81
VAW-125
HS-15
HS-7
HS-11
HSC-9
HSC-26
HM-14
HM-15
CG 52
Caribbean Sea
Western Atlantic
Eastern Pacific
Homeport change
Unified Response
Southern Seas 2010
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Callao, Peru
November 30, 2010 -
June 15, 2011
VFA-22
VFA-81
VFA-113
VFA-25
VAQ-134
VAW-125
HS-15
VRC-40
CG 52
DDG 101
DDG 106
Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf
COMPTUEX
Enduring Freedom
New Dawn
Busan, Republic of Korea
Port Klang, Malaysia
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.
Manila, Philippines
Hong Kong
Pearl Harbor, HI.
November 30, 2011 -
May 23, 2012
VFA-22
VFA-81
VFA-113
VFA-25
VAQ-134
VAW-125
HS-15
VRC-40
CG 52
DDG 97
Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf
Enduring Freedom
Malabar 2012
Hong Kong
Jebel Ali, U.A.E. (2)
Chennai, India
Fremantle, Australia
Pearl Harbor, HI.
August 22, 2014 -
June 4, 2015
VFA-22
VFA-81
VFA-113
VFA-94
VAQ-139
VAW-116
HS-15
HSM-73
VRC-30 Det. 1
CG 52
DDG 101
DDG 104
DDG 105
T-AOE 7
Western Pacific
Arabian Gulf
Valiant Shield 2014
Inherent Resolve
Singapore
Jebel Ali, U.A.E. (3)
Hidd, Bahrain
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Fremantle, Australia
Pearl Harbor, HI.
January 5, 2017 -
June 23, 2017
VFA-2
VFA-137
VFA-192
VFA-34
VAQ-136
VAW-113
HSC-4
HSM-78
VRC-30 Det. 2
CG 57 
DDG 108
DDG 112
Western Pacific
Key Resolve/Foal Eagle 2017
Apra Harbor, Guam
Busan, Republic of Korea
Singapore
Pearl Harbor, HI.
January 5, 2018 -
April 12, 2018
VFA-2
VFA-137
VFA-192
VFA-34
VAQ-136
VAW-113
HSC-4
HSM-78
VRC-30 Det. 2
CG 57
DDG 108
DDG 112
Western Pacific 
 
Apra Harbor, Guam
Manila, Philippines
Da Nang, Vietnam
August 2, 2021 -
February 14, 2022
VFA-2
VFA-113
VFA-192
VFA-147
VAQ-136
VAW-113
HSC-4
HSM-78
VRM-30 Det. 1
CG 57
DDG 90
DDG 106
T-AO 202
Western Pacific
South China Sea
Indian Ocean 
LSE 2021
Malabar 21
ANNUALEX 2021
Yokosuka, Japan
Apra Harbor, Guam (2)
Pearl Harbor, HI.