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to end of pageDeployments 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 Det. (UH-2C) | AJ | Mediterranean | Rota, Spain Palma de Mallorca, Spain Barcelona, Spain Naples, Italy Athens, Greece Thessaloniki, Greece Rhodes, Greece Corfu, Greece Cannes, France | ||
| 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 Dale (CG 19) USS Ticonderoga (CG 47) USS Farragut (DDG 37) USS King (DDG 41) USS Peterson (DD 969) USS Aylwin (FF 1081) USS Pharris (FF 1094) USS Vreeland (FF 1068) USS Halyburton (FFG 40) USS Detroit (AOE 4) | 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) USS Virginia (CGN 38) USS Preble (DDG 46) USS William V. Pratt (DDG 44) USS Halyburton (FFG 40) USS Santa Barbara (AE 28) USS Kalamazoo (AOR 6) | Exercise National Week 1-91 Operation Desert Shield Operation Desert Storm | Hurghada, Egypt |
| August 21, 1991 | October 11, 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 | USS Scott (DDG 995) | NATO Exercise North Star FleetEx | Portsmouth, UK |
| 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 Normandy (CG 60) USS Monterey (CG 61) USS Scott (DDG 995) USS John Hancock (DD 981) USS Thorn (DD 988) USS Boone (FFG 28) USS Simpson (FFG 56) USS Sunfish (SSN 649) USS Groton (SSN 694) USS Savannah (AOR 4) USS Suribachi (AE 21) | Exercise Levant Express Exercise Manar Exercise Ebony Flame Exercise Beacan Flash Exercise Eagle Arena | Palma de Mallorca, Spain Naples, Italy Souda Bay, Crete, Greece Athens, Greece Antalya, Turkey Haifa, Israel Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Jebel Ali, U.A.E. |
| 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 Marseille, 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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