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to end of pageDeployments of USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER:
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. Currently, these planes are from VRC-30 (west coast) or VRC-40 (east coast). These detachments are not listed below.
| Date of Departure | Date of Return | Cruise Book | CVW | Squadrons (Aircraft) | Tail code | Area of Operations | Battle Group | Operations/Exercises | Ports of Call |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 16, 1979 | July 13, 1979 |  | 7 | VF-143 (F-14A) VF-142 (F-14A) VA-66 (A-7E) VA-12 (A-7E) VA-65 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAQ-138 (EA-6B) VAW-121 (E-2C) VS-31 (S-3A) HS-5 (SH-3H) | AG | Mediterranean | USS South Carolina (CGN 37) USS Virginia (CGN 38) | Naples, Italy Athens, Greece Haifa, Israel Lisbon, Portugal | |
| April 15, 1980 | December 22, 1980 |  | 7 | VF-142 (F-14A) VF-143 (F-14A) VA-12 (A-7E) VA-66 (A-7E) VA-65 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-121 (E-2C) VAQ-138 (EA-6B) VS-31 (S-3A) HS-5 (SH-3H) HM-14 (RH-53D) | AG | Indian Ocean | USS South Carolina (CGN 37) USS Virginia (CGN 38) | Exercise Beacon Compass | Singapore Diego Garcia |
| August 20, 1981 | October 7, 1981 |  | 7 | VF-142 (F-14A) VF-143 (F-14A) VA-12 (A-7E) VA-66 (A-7E) VA-65 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-121 (E-2C) VAQ-132 (EA-6B) VS-31 (S-3A) HS-5 (SH-3H) | AG | Northern Atlantic | Exercise Ocean Venture Exercise Magic Sword Exercise Ocean Safari | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| January 5, 1982 | July 13, 1982 | | 7 | VF-142 (F-14A) VF-143 (F-14A) VA-12 (A-7E) VA-66 (A-7E) VA-65 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-121 (E-2C) VAQ-132 (EA-6B) VS-31 (S-3A) HS-5 (SH-3H) | AG | Mediterranean | USS South Carolina (CGN 37) USS Virginia (CGN 38) | Tangier, Morocco Naples, Italy Monaco Palma de Mallorca, Spain Athens, Greece Haifa, Israel Alexandria, Egypt | |
| April 27, 1983 | December 2, 1983 |  | 7 | VF-142 (F-14A) VF-143 (F-14A) VA-12 (A-7E) VA-66 (A-7E) VA-65 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-121 (E-2C) VAQ-132 (EA-6B) VS-31 (S-3A) HS-5 (SH-3H) | AG | Mediterranean | USS Virginia (CGN 38) USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) | Taranto, Italy Naples, Italy Rota, Spain Athens, Greece Livorno, Italy | |
| May 8, 1984 | June 20, 1984 |  | 7 | VF-142 (F-14A) VF-143 (F-14A) VA-12 (A-7E) VA-66 (A-7E) VA-65 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-121 (E-2C) VAQ-132 (EA-6B) VS-31 (S-3A) HS-5 (SH-3H) | AG | Caribbean Northern Atlantic | Lisbon, Portugal Portsmouth, UK Brest, France | ||
| October 10, 1984 | May 8, 1985 | | 7 | VF-142 (F-14A) VF-143 (F-14A) VA-12 (A-7E) VA-66 (A-7E) VA-65 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-121 (E-2C) VAQ-132 (EA-6B) VS-31 (S-3A) HS-5 (SH-3H) | AG | Mediterranean | USS Spruance (DD 963) USS Sampson (DDG 10) USS Coontz (DDG 40) | Athens, Greece Haifa, Israel Naples, Italy Toulon, France Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |
| February 29, 1988 | August 29, 1988 |  | 7 | VF-142 (F-14A) VF-143 (F-14A) VA-46 (A-7E) VA-72 (A-7E) VA-34 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-121 (E-2C) VAQ-140 (EA-6B) VS-31 (S-3A) HS-5 (SH-3H) | AG | Mediterranean | USS Stump (DD 978) | Palma de Mallorca, Spain Toulon, France Marseille, France Cannes, France Augusta Bay, Sicily, Italy Antalya, Turkey Naples, Italy Haifa, Israel Livorno, Italy | |
| March 8, 1990 | September 12, 1990 |  | 7 | VF-142 (F-14B) VF-143 (F-14B) VFA-136 (F/A-18A) VFA-131 (F/A-18A) VA-34 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-121 (E-2C) VAQ-140 (EA-6B) VS-31 (S-3B) HS-5 (SH-3H) | AG | Mediterranean Red Sea | USS Ticonderoga (CG 47) USS Peterson (DD 969) USS John Rodgers (DD 983) USS Tattnall (DDG 19) USS Scott (DDG 995) USS Paul (FF 1080) USS John L. Hall (FFG 32) USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) USS Savannah (AOR 4) USS Suribachi (AE 21) | Operation Desert Shield | Cannes, France Toulon, France Haifa, Israel Naples, Italy Monaco Marseille, France |
| September 26, 1991 | April 2, 1992 | 7 | VF-142 (F-14B) VF-143 (F-14B) VFA-136 (F/A-18C) VFA-131 (F/A-18C) VA-34 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-121 (E-2C) VAQ-140 (EA-6B) VS-31 (S-3B) HS-5 (SH-3H) | AG | Mediterranean Arabian Gulf | USS Bainbridge (CGN 25) USS Ticonderoga (CG 47) USS Mahan (DDG 42) USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) USS Elrod (FFG 55) USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) USS Mount Baker (AE 34) USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188) | |||
| September 14, 1994 | September (?) 1994 |  | Approx. 2000 soldiers and 56 helicopters of the US Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps, including troops from the 10th Mountain Division and the Joint Special Operations Task Force (including SEALs and troops from the 16th USAF Special Operations Wing, the Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment, 3rd Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta and 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment) | Haiti | Operation Uphold Democracy | ||||
| October 20, 1994 | April 14, 1995 | | 3 | VF-32 (F-14A) VFA-37 (F/A-18C) VFA-105 (F/A-18C) VA-75 (A-6E) VAW-126 (E-2C) VAQ-130 (EA-6B) VS-22 (S-3B) VQ-6 Det.C (ES-3A) HS-7 (SH-3H) | AC | Mediterranean | USS Anzio (CG 68) USS Cape St. George (CG 71) USS Peterson (DD 969) | Operation Deny Flight Operation Southern Watch Operation Vigilant Warrior Operation Provide Promise Operation Sharp Guard | Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Cannes, France Trieste, Italy Naples, Italy Haifa, Israel Antalya, Turkey Rhodes, Greece Palma, Mallorca, Spain |
| June 10, 1998 | December 10, 1998 |  | 17 | VF-103 (F-14B) VFA-34 (F/A-18C) VFA-83 (F/A-18C) VFA-81 (F/A-18C) VAQ-132 (EA-6B) VAW-125 (E-2C) VS-30 (S-3B) VQ-6 Det.D (ES-3A) HS-15 (HH/SH-60H/F) | AA | Mediterranean, Arabian Gulf | USS Anzio (CG 68) USS Cape St. George (CG 71) USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) USS Mitscher (DDG 57) USS Stump (DD 978) USS Deyo (DD 989) USS Atlanta (SSN 712) USS Supply (AOE 6) | Operation Southern Watch Operation Joint Forge Operation Deliberate Forge | Naples, Italy Cannes, France Antalya, Turkey Corfu, Greece Cartagena, Spain Marseille, France Rhodes, Greece Dubai, U.A.E. |
| February 19, 2000 | August 18, 2000 |  | 7 | VF-11 (F-14B) VF-143 (F-14B) VFA-131 (F/A-18C) VFA-136 (F/A-18C) VAQ-140 (EA-6B) VAW-121 (E-2C) VS-31 (S-3B) HS-5 (SH/HH-60F/H) | AG | Mediterranean Arabian Gulf | USS Anzio (CG 68) USS Cape St. George (CG 71) USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) USS Mahan (DDG 72) USS Laboon (DDG 58) USS Barry (DDG 52) USS Kauffman (FFG 59) USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) USS Hartford (SSN 768) USS Springfield (SSN 761) USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) USNS Mount Baker (T-AE 34) | Operation Southern Watch | St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands Souda Bay, Crete, Greece Corfu, Greece Trieste, Italy Dubrovnik, Croatia Antalya, Turkey Haifa, Israel Bahrain Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Lisbon, Portugal Mayport, Florida |
| October 3, 2006 | May 23, 2007 |  | 7 | VFA-143 (F/A-18E) VFA-103 (F/A-18F) VFA-83 (F/A-18C) VFA-131 (F/A-18C) VAQ-140 (EA-6B) VAW-125 (E-2C 2000) HS-5 (SH/HH-60F/H) | AG | Mediterranean, Arabian Gulf | USS Anzio (CG 68) USS Ramage (DDG 61) USS Mason (DDG 87) USS Newport News (SSN 750) | Operation Enduring Freedom | Naples, Italy Limassol, Cyprus Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Lisbon, Portugal |
| February 21, 2009 | July 30, 2009 |  | 7 | VFA-143 (F/A-18E) VFA-103 (F/A-18F) VFA-83 (F/A-18C) VFA-131 (F/A-18C) VAQ-140 (EA-6B) VAW-121 (E-2C NP) HS-5 (SH/HH-60F/H) | AG | Mediterranean, Arabian Gulf | USS Gettysburg (CG 64) USS Vicksburg (CG 69) USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) USS Stout (DDG 55) USS Scranton (SSN 750) USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) | Operation Enduring Freedom | Manama, Bahrain Dubai, U.A.E. Marseille, France Lisbon, Portugal Mayport, Fla. |
| January 2, 2010 | July 28, 2010 |  | 7 | VFA-143 (F/A-18E) VFA-103 (F/A-18F) VFA-83 (F/A-18C) VFA-131 (F/A-18C) VAQ-140 (EA-6B) VAW-121 (E-2C 2000 NP) HS-5 (SH/HH-60F/H) | AG | Mediterranean, Arabian Sea | USS Hue City (CG 66) USS Carney (DDG 64) USS McFaul (DDG 74) USS Farragut (DDG 99) | Operation Enduring Freedom | Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Manama, Bahrain Antalya, Turkey Naples, Italy Mayport, Fla. |
| June 20, 2012 | December 19, 2012 |  | 7 | VFA-143 (F/A-18E) VFA-103 (F/A-18F) VFA-83 (F/A-18C) VFA-131 (F/A-18C) VAQ-140 (EA-6B) VAW-121 (E-2C NP) HS-5 (SH/HH-60F/H) | AG | Mediterranean, Arabian Sea | USS Hue City (CG 66) USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) USS Farragut (DDG 99) USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) | Operation Enduring Freedom | Palma de Mallorca, Spain Rhodes, Greece Bahrain Jebel Ali, U.A.E. |
| February 21, 2013 | July 3, 2013 | | 7 | VFA-143 (F/A-18E) VFA-103 (F/A-18F) VFA-83 (F/A-18C) VFA-131 (F/A-18C) VAQ-140 (EA-6B) VAW-121 (E-2C NP) HS-5 (SH/HH-60F/H) | AG | Mediterranean, Arabian Sea | USS Hue City (CG 66) FGS Hamburg (F 220) | Operation Enduring Freedom | Marseille, France Bahrain Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Lisbon, Portugal |
| June 1, 2016 | December 30, 2016 | 3 | VFA-32 (F/A-18F) VFA-86 (F/A-18E) VFA-131 (F/A-18C(N)) VFA-105 (F/A-18E) VAQ-130 (EA-18G) VAW-123 (E-2C NP) HSC-7 (MH-60S) HSM-74 (MH-60R) | AG | Mediterranean, Arabian Sea | USS San Jacinto (CG 56) USS Monterey (CG 61) USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) USS Mason (DDG 87) USS Nitze (DDG 94) | Operation Inherent Resolve | Naples, Italy Bahrain Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Marseille, France | |
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