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Deployments of USS AMERICA:

Note:
During deployments a VRC (Fleet Tactical Support Squadron) detachment provides carrier-on-board delivery and is embarked aboard the carrier but is no real part of the Air Wing. These planes are from VRC-30 (west coast) or VRC-40 (east coast). These detachments are not listed below.

* not embarked for the entire deployment

Date of Departure	Date of Return	Cruise Book	CVW	Squadrons (Aircraft)	Tail code	Area of Operations	Battle Group	Operations/Exercises	Ports of Call
November 30, 1965	July 10, 1966		6	VF-102 (F-4B) VF-33 (F-4B) VA-66 (A-4C) VA-64 (A-4C) VA-36 (A-4C) RVAH (RA-5C) VAH-10 Det.66 (A-3B) VAW-12 Det.66 (E-1B) HC-2 Det.66 (UH-2A)	AE	Mediterranean	USS Sellers (DDG 11) USS MacDonough (DLG 8) USS Blandy (DD 943)	PHIBLEX 6-66	Naples, Italy Livorno, Italy Cannes, France Aranci Bay, Sardinia Genoa, Italy Toulon, France Taranto, Italy Athens, Greece Istanbul, Turkey Beirut, Lebanon Valletta, Malta
January 10, 1967	September 20, 1967		6	VF-102 (F-4B) VF-33 (F-4B) VA-66 (A-4C) VA-64 (A-4C) VA-36 (A-4C) RVAH-5 (RA-5C) VAH-10 Det.66 (KA-3B) VAW-122 (E-2A) HC-2 Det.66 (UH-2A)	AE	Mediterranean	USS Josephus Daniels (CG 27) USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG 23) USS William C. Lawe (DD 763)	USS Liberty Incident	Athens, Greece Naples, Italy Valencia, Spain Taranto, Italy Valletta, Malta Livorno, Italy Cannes, France Istanbul, Turkey Thessaloniki, Greece Genoa, Italy
April 10, 1968	December 16, 1968		6	VF-33 (F-4J) VF-102 (F-4J) VA-82 (A-7A) VA-86 (A-7A) VA-85 (A-6A and A-6B) VAW-122 (E-2A) RVAH-13 (RA-5C) VAH-10 Det 66 (KA-3B) VAQ-13 Det 66 (EKA-3B) HC-2 Det 66 (UH-2A/B)	AE	World Cruise, Vietnam			Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Subic Bay, Philippines Hong Kong Yokosuka, Japan Sydney, Australia Wellington, New Zealand
April 10, 1970	December 21, 1970		9	VF-92 (F-4J) VF-96 (F-4J) VA-146 (A-7E) VA-147 (A-7E) VA-165 (A-6A/B/C) RVAH-12 (RA-5C) VAW-124 (E-2A) VAQ-132 (EKA-3B/KA-3B) HC-2 Det 66 (UH-2C) HC-7 Det 110 (SH-3A)*	NG	World Cruise, Vietnam			Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Subic Bay, Philippnes Hong Kong Manila, Philippines Yokosuka, Japan Sydney, Australia
July 6, 1971	December 16, 1971		8	VF-101 Det.66 (F-4J) VMFA-333 (F-4J) VA-82 (A-7E) VA-86 (A-7E) VA-35 (A-6A and KA-6D) RVAH-13 (RA-5C) VAQ-135 Det.2 (KA-3B/EKA-3B) VAW-124 (E-2A) HC-2	AJ	Mediterranean
June 5, 1972	March 24, 1973		8	VF-74 (F-4J) VA-35 (A-6A/C and KA-6D) VA-82 (A-7C) VA-86 (A-7C) RVAH-6 (RA-5C) VAW-124 (E-2B) VMFA-333 (F-4J) VAQ-132 (EA-6B) HC-2 Det 66 (SH-3G) HC-7 Det 110 (HH-3A)*	AJ	Western Pacific, Vietnam		Operation Linebacker	Subic Bay, Philippines Singapore Hong Kong
January 3, 1974	August 3, 1974		8	VF-143 (F-4J) VF-142 (F-4J) VA-82 (A-7C) VA-86 (A-7C) VA-35 (A-6E and KA-6D) RVAH-1 (RA-5C) VAQ-133 (EA-6B) VAW-124 (E-2B) HC-2 (SH-3G)	AJ	Mediterranean			Toulon, France Valencia, Spain Barcelona, Spain Istanbul, Turkey Athens, Greece Palma de Mallorca, Spain
September 6, 1974	October 12, 1974		8	VF-213 (F-4J) VF-103 (F-4J) VA-82 (A-7C) VA-86 (A-7C) VA-35 (A-6E and KA-6D) RVAH-1 (RA-5C) VMCJ-2 Det.13 (EA-6A) VAW-126 (E-2B) HC-2 (SH-3G)	AJ	Northern Atlantic		NATO Exercise Northern Merger
April 15, 1976	October 25, 1976		6	VF-143 (F-14A) VF-142 (F-14A) VA-15 (A-7E) VA-87 (A-7E) VA-176 (A-6E and KA-6D) VS-28 (S-3A) VAQ-137 (EA-6B) VFP-63 Det.5 (RF-8G) VAW-124 (E-2C) HS-15 (SH-3)	AE	Mediterranean		Operation Fluid Drive
June 10, 1977	July 19, 1977		6	VF-143 (F-14A) VF-142 (F-14A) VA-15 (A-7E) VA-87 (A-7E) VA-176 (A-6E and KA-6D) VS-28 (S-3A) VAQ-137 (EA-6B) VFP-63 Det.5 (RF-8G) VAW-124 (E-2C) HS-15 (SH-3)	AE	Southern Atlantic			Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Salvador, Brazil
September 29, 1977	April 25, 1978		6	VF-143 (F-14A) VF-142 (F-14A) VA-15 (A-7E) VA-87 (A-7E) VA-176 (A-6E and KA-6D) VS-28 (S-3A) VAQ-137 (EA-6B) VFP-63 Det.5 (RF-8G) VAW-124 (E-2C) HS-15 (SH-3)	AE	Mediterranean			Rota, Spain Brindisi, Italy Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia Trieste, Italy Palma de Mallorca, Spain Genoa, Italy Naples, Italy Catania, Sicily, Italy Barcelona, Spain Valencia, Spain Malaga, Spain
March 13, 1979	September 22, 1979		11	VF-114 (F-14A) VF-213 (F-14A) VA-192 (A-7E) VA-195 (A-7E) VA-95 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-122 (E-2C) VFP-63 Det. (RF-8G) VAQ-131 (EA-6B) VS-33 (S-3A) HS-12 (SH-3H)	NH	Mediterranean		Exercise Dawn Patrol Exercise Tridente CRAEX National Week XXVII	Rota, Spain Naples, Italy Taranto, Italy Catania, Sicily, Italy Split, Yugoslavia Venice, Italy Trieste, Italy Alexandria, Egypt Crete, Greece Palma de Mallorca, Spain Barcelona, Spain Marseilles, France Genoa, Italy Valencia, Spain
April 14, 1981	November 12, 1981		11	VF-114 (F-14A) VF-213 (F-14A) VA-192 (A-7E) VA-195 (A-7E) VA-95 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-123 (E-2C) VAQ-133 (EA-6B) VS-33 (S-3A) HS-12 (SH-3H)	NH	Mediterranean Indian Ocean			Palma de Mallorca, Spain Diego Garcia Singapore Perth, Australia
May 30, 1982	July 8, 1982		1	VF-102 (F-14A) VF-33 (F-14A) VA-46 (A-7E) VA-72 (A-7E) VA-34 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-123 (E-2C) VMAQ-2 (EA-6B) VS-32 (S-3A) HS-11 (SH-3H)	AB	Caribbean			St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
August 23, 1982	October 30, 1982		1	VF-102 (F-14A) VF-33 (F-14A) VA-46 (A-7E) VA-72 (A-7E) VA-34 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-123 (E-2C) VAQ-135 (EA-6B) VS-32 (S-3A) HS-11 (SH-3H)	AB	Northern Atlantic Mediterranean	USS Belknap (CG 26) USS South Carolina (CGN 37) USS Comte De Grasse (DD 974) USS Conolly (DD 979)	Exercise United Effort Exercise Northern Wedding	Edinburgh, UK Portsmouth, UK Mayport, Fla.
December 8, 1982	June 2, 1983		1	VF-102 (F-14A) VF-33 (F-14A) VA-46 (A-7E) VA-72 (A-7E) VA-34 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-123 (E-2C) VAQ-136 (EA-6B) VS-32 (S-3A) HS-11 (SH-3H)	AB	Mediterranean Indian Ocean			Palma de Mallorca, Spain Athens, Greece Colombo, Sri Lanka Mombasa, Kenya Malaga, Spain
April 24, 1984	November 14, 1984		1	VF-102 (F-14A) VF-33 (F-14A) VA-46 (A-7E) VA-72 (A-7E) VA-34 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-123 (E-2C) VAQ-135 (EA-6B) VS-32 (S-3A) VQ-2 Det.A (EA-3B) HS-11 (SH-3H)	AB	Caribbean Mediterranean Indian Ocean		Exercise Ocean Venture	Caracas, Venezuela Malaga, Spain Monaco Naples, Italy Catania, Sicily, Italy
August 24, 1985	October 9, 1985		1	VF-102 (F-14A) VF-33 (F-14A) VA-46 (A-7E) VA-72 (A-7E) VA-34 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-123 (E-2C) VAQ-135 (EA-6B) VS-32 (S-3A) HS-11 (SH-3H)	AB	Northern Atlantic		NATO Exercise Ocean Safari	Portsmouth, England
March 10, 1986	September 10, 1986		1	VF-33 (F-14A) VF-102 (F-14A) VA-34 (A-6E and KA-6D) VA-46 (A-7E) VA-72 (A-7E) VS-32 (S-3A) VAW-123 (E-2C) VMAQ-2 Det (EA-6B) VQ-2 Det (EA-3B) HS-11 (SH-3H)	AB	Mediterranean	USS Peterson (DD 969)	Operation Attain Document Operation Eldorado Canyon Operation Prairie Fire	Livorno, Italy Naples, Italy Cannes, France Palma de Mallorca, Spain Catania, Sicily, Italy Benidorm, Spain
March 21, 1988	May 8, 1988		1	VF-102 (F-14A) VF-33 (F-14A) VFA-82 (F/A-18C) VFA-86 (F/A-18C) VAW-123 (E-2C) VS-32 (S-3A) HS-11 (SH-3H)	AB	Southern Atlantic
February 8, 1989	April 3, 1989		1	VF-102 (F-14A) VF-33 (F-14A) VFA-82 (F/A-18C) VFA-86 (F/A-18C) VA-85 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-123 (E-2C) VAQ-137 (EA-6B) VS-32 (S-3A) HS-11 (SH-3H)	AB	Caribbean Northern Atlantic		NATO Exercise North Star	LeHavre, France
May 11, 1989	November 10, 1989		1	VF-102 (F-14A) VF-33 (F-14A) VFA-82 (F/A-18C) VFA-86 (F/A-18C) VA-85 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-123 (E-2C) VAQ-137 (EA-6B) VS-32 (S-3A) HS-11 (SH-3H)	AB	Mediterranean Indian Ocean	USS Dale (CG 19) USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) USS Lawrence (DDG 4) USS Comte De Grasse (DD 974) USS Joseph Hewes (FF 1078) USS Seattle (AOE 3)	Exercise National Week Exercise Beacon Flash Exercise Display Determination	Benidorm, Spain Palma, Mallorca, Spain Izmir, Turkey Singapore Toulon, France Monaco Rota, Spain
December 28, 1990	April 18, 1991		1	VF-102 (F-14A) VF-33 (F-14A) VFA-82 (F/A-18C) VFA-86 (F/A-18C) VA-85 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-123 (E-2C) VAQ-137 (EA-6B) VS-32 (S-3B) HS-11 (SH-3H)	AB	Mediterranean Red Sea Persian Gulf	USS Normandy (CG 60)	Operation Desert Shield Operation Desert Storm	Hurghada, Egypt
August 1991	October 1991		1	VF-102 (F-14A) VF-33 (F-14A) VFA-82 (F/A-18C) VFA-86 (F/A-18C) VA-85 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-123 (E-2C) VAQ-137 (EA-6B) VS-32 (S-3A) HS-11 (SH-3H)	AB	Northern Atlantic		NATO Exercise North Star
December 2, 1991	June 6, 1992		1	VF-102 (F-14A) VF-33 (F-14A) VFA-82 (F/A-18C) VFA-86 (F/A-18C) VA-85 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-123 (E-2C) VAQ-137 (EA-6B) VS-32 (S-3A) HS-11 (SH-3H)	AB	Mediterranean Indian Ocean Red Sea Persian Gulf	USS Simpson (FFG 56)
August 11, 1993	February 5, 1994		1	VF-102 (F-14A) VFA-82 (F/A-18C) VFA-86 (F/A-18C) VA-85 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-123 (E-2C) VAQ-137 (EA-6B) VS-32 (S-3A) HS-11 (SH-3H)	AB	Mediterranean Arabian Gulf	USS Normandy (CG 60) USS Simpson (FFG 56)	Operation Deny Flight Operation Provide Promise Operation Sharp Guard Operation Continue Hope Operation Southern Watch	Trieste, Italy Corfu, Greece Haifa, Israel Marseilles, France Malaga, Spain
September 13, 1994	October 22, 1994		Army, Air Force and Marine Corps special forces troops and helicopters			Atlantic, Caribbean		Operation Uphold Democracy
August 28, 1995	February 24, 1996		1	VF-102 (F-14B) VFA-82 (F/A-18C) VFA-86 (F/A-18C) VMFA-251 (F/A-18C) VAW-123 (E-2C) VS-32 (S-3B) VMAQ-3 (EA-6B) VQ-6 Det. (ES-3A) HS-11 (HH/SH-60H/F)	AB	Mediterranean, Arabian Gulf	USS Monterey (CG 61) USS Normandy (CG 60) USS Scott (DDG 995) USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) USS Butte (AE 27)	Operation Deliberate Force Operation Southern Watch Operation Decisive Endeavor Operation Decisive Edge

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