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Deployments of USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT:

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
August 25, 1988	October 11, 1988		8	VF-41 (F-14A) VF-84 (F-14A) VFA-15 (F/A-18A) VFA-87 (F/A-18A) VA-35 (A-6E) VA-36 (A-6E) VAW-124 (E-2C) VAQ-141 (EA-6B) VS-24 (S-3A) HS-9 (SH-3H)	AJ	Northern Atlantic	USS South Carolina (CGN 37)	Exercise Teamwork '88	Wilhelmshaven, Germany
December 30, 1988	June 30, 1989		8	VF-41 (F-14A) VF-84 (F-14A) VFA-15 (F/A-18C) VFA-87 (F/A-18C) VA-35 (A-6E) VA-36 (A-6E) VAW-124 (E-2C) VAQ-141 (EA-6B) VS-24 (S-3A) HS-9 (SH-3H)	AJ	Mediterranean	USS South Carolina (CGN 37) USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) USS William V. Pratt (DDG 44) USS Farragut (DDG 37) USS Conyngham (DDG 17) USS Sellers (DDG 11) USS Charles F. Adams (DDG 2)		Palma de Mallorca, Spain Marseilles, France Alexandria, Egypt Antalya, Turkey Naples, Italy Tangiers, Morocco Toulon, France Monaco Haifa, Israel
December 28, 1990	June 28, 1991		8	VF-41 (F-14A) VF-84 (F-14A) VFA-15 (F/A-18A) VFA-87 (F/A-18A) VA-65 (A-6E) VA-36 (A-6E) VAW-124 (E-2C) HS-9 (SH-3H) VAQ-141 (EA-6B) VS-24 (S-3B)	AJ	Mediterranean Red Sea Persian Gulf	USS Richmond K. Turner (CG 20)	Operation Desert Shield Operation Desert Storm Operation Provide Comfort	Dubai, U.A.E. Haifa, Israel Rhodes, Greece
March 11, 1993	September 8, 1993		8	VF-84 (F-14A) VFA-15 (F/A-18C) VMFA-312 (F/A-18C) VFA-87 (F/A-18C) VA-36 (A-6E) VAW-124 (E-2C) VAQ-141 (EA-6B) HS-3 (HH/SH-60H/F) HMH-362 (CH-53D and UH-1N)	AJ	Mediterranean Arabian Gulf	USS Hue City (CG 66) USS Richmond K. Turner (CG 20) USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51)	Operation Deny Flight Operation Southern Watch	Rhodes, Greece Naples, Italy Corfu, Greece
March 22, 1995	September 22, 1995		8	VF-41 (F-14A) VF-14 (F-14A) VFA-15 (F/A-18C) VFA-87 (F/A-18C) VAW-124 (E-2C) VAQ-141 (EA-6B) VS-24 (S-3B) VQ-6 Det.D (ES-3A) HS-3 (HH/SH-60H/F)	AJ	Mediterranean Arabian Gulf	USS Ticonderoga (CG 47) USS Hue City (CG 66) USS Batfish (SSN 681)	Operation Southern Watch Operation Deny Flight Operation Sharp Guard Operation Deliberate Force	Haifa, Israel Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Corfu, Greece Rhodes, Greece Trieste, Italy
November 25, 1996	May 22, 1997		3	VF-32 (F-14B) VMFA-312 (F/A-18C) VFA-37 (F/A-18C) VFA-105 (F/A-18C) VAW-126 (E-2C) VAQ-130 (EA-6B) VS-22 (S-3B) VQ-6 Det.D (ES-3A) HS-7 (HH/SH-60H/F)	AC	Mediterranean Arabian Gulf	USS Carr (FFG 52) USS Detroit (AOE 4)	Operation Southern Watch Operation Deliberate Guard	Cartagena, Spain Cannes, France Antalya, Turkey Haifa, Israel Livorno, Italy Corfu, Greece Rhodes, Greece Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Palma de Mallorca, Spain
March 26, 1999	September 22, 1999		8	VF-14 (F-14A) VF-41 (F-14A) VFA-15 (F/A-18C) VFA-87 (F/A-18C) VAQ-141 (EA-6B) VAW-124 (E-2C) VS-24 (S-3B) HS-3 (HH/SH-60H/F)	AJ	Mediterranean Arabian Gulf	USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) USS Ramage (DDG 61) USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) USS Ross (DDG 71) USS Peterson (DD 969) USS Halyburton (FFG 40) USS Elrod (FFG 55) USS Albuquerque (SSN 706) USS Boise (SSN 764) USS Arctic (AOE 8)	Operation Allied Force Operation Southern Watch Operation Noble Anvil Operation Shining Hope	Antalya, Turkey Cannes, France Palma, Spain Manama, Bahrain Rhodes, Greece
September 19, 2001	March 27, 2002		1	VF-102 (F-14B) VFA-82 (F/A-18C) VFA-86 (F/A-18C) VMFA-251 (F/A-18C) VAQ-137 (EA-6B) VAW-123 (E-2C) VS-32 (S-3B) HS-11 (HH/SH-60H/F)	AB	Mediterranean Arabian Gulf Afghanistan	USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) USS Ramage (DDG 61) USS Ross (DDG 71) USS Peterson (DD 969) USS Hayler (DD 997) USS Elrod (FFG 55) USS Hartford (SSN 768) USS Springfield (SSN 761) USS Boise (SSN 764) USS Detroit (AOE 4) HMCS Halifax (FFH 331)	Exercise Bright Star Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Southern Watch	Manama, Bahrain Marseille, France
February 4, 2003	May 29, 2003		8	VF-213 (F-14D) VFA-201 (F/A-18A) VFA-15 (F/A-18C) VFA-87 (F/A-18C) VAQ-141 (EA-6B) VAW-124 (E-2C) VS-24 (S-3B) HS-3 (SH/HH-60F/H)	AJ	Mediterranean Arabian Gulf	USS Anzio (CG 68) USS Cape St. George (CG 71) USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) USS Porter (DDG 78) USS Winston Churchill (DDG 81) USS Carr (FFG 52) USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8)	Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom	Souda Bay, Crete, Greece Koper, Slovenia Cartagena, Spain
September 1, 2005	March 11, 2006		8	VF-31 (F-14D) VF-213 (F-14D) VFA-15 (F/A-18C) VFA-87 (F/A-18C) VAQ-141 (EA-6B) VAW-124 (E-2C NP) VS-24 (S-3B) HS-3 (SH/HH-60F/H) -> last operational deployment for the F-14	AJ	Mediterranean Arabian Gulf	USS San Jacinto (CG 56) USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) USNS Mount Baker (T-AE 34)	Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom	Palma de Mallorca, Spain Naples, Italy Jebel Ali, UAE Marmaris, Turkey Souda Bay, Greece Corfu, Greece
September 8, 2008	April 18, 2009		8	VFA-31 (F/A-18E) VFA-213 (F/A-18F) VFA-15 (F/A-18C) VFA-87 (F/A-18A+) VAQ-141 (EA-6B) VAW-124 (E-2C NP) HS-3 (SH/HH-60F/H)	AJ	southern Atlantic Indian Ocean Arabian Sea Mediterranean	USS Monterey (CG 61) USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) USS Mason (DDG 87) USS Nitze (DDG 94) USS Springfield (SSN 761) FS Améthyste (S 605) NE Greenhalgh (F 46)	Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom	Portsmouth, UK Cape Town, South Africa Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Mayport, Fla.
March 11, 2015	November 23, 2015		1	VFA-11 (F/A-18F) VFA-211 (F/A-18F) VFA-136 (F/A-18E) VMFA-251 (F/A-18C(N)) VAQ-137 (EA-18G) VAW-125 (E-2D NP) HS-11 (SH/HH-60F/H) HSM-46 (MH-60R)	AB	Mediterranean Indian Ocean Arabian Sea Pacific (homeport change from Norfolk to San Diego)	USS Normandy (CG 60) USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) USS Farragut (DDG 99)	Operation Inherent Resolve	Portsmouth, UK Manama Bahrain Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Singapore Pearl Harbor, Hi. San Diego, Calif.

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