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
World Cruise
 
Yokosuka, Japan
October 18, 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.
 
Northern and
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
 
 
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.
CG 49
DD 964
Northern and
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
 
Perth, Australia
Busan, South Korea
Singapore
Diego Garcia
Subic Bay, Philippines
Masirah, Oman
Mombasa, Kenya
Karachi, Pakistan
June 15, 1988 -
December 14, 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
Earnest Will
 
September 5, 1989 -
November 9, 1989
VF-51
VF-111
VA-27
VA-97
VA-52
VAW-114
VAQ-134
VS-29
HS-4 
 
Northern and
Western Pacific
PACEX ‘89
 
February 1, 1990 -
July 31, 1990
VF-51
VF-111
VA-27
VA-97
VA-52
VAW-114
VAQ-134
VS-29
HS-4 
CGN 35
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Team Spirit 1990
Pearl Harbor, HI.
Singapore
Diego Garcia
Hong Kong
Philippines
Thailand
Australia
Japan
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 
DD 964
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Southern Watch
Desert Strike
 
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
Rugged Nautilus
Desert Strike
Southern Watch
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
 
July 23, 2001 -
January 19, 2002
VF-213
VFA-94
VFA-97
VFA-22
VAQ-135
VS-29
VAW-117
HS-6 
CG 54
CG 59
DDG 77
DDG 53
DD 975
FFG 61
SSN 717
SSN 722
AOE 1
T-AFS 3
Western Pacific
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
Arabian Sea
Enduring Freedom
Southern Watch
Jebel Ali, U.A.E.
Perth, Australia
Hobart, Australia
Pearl Harbor, HI.
Singapore
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 53
DDG 82
FFG 54
FFG 61
AOE 1
Western and
Southern Pacific
Indian Ocean 
Enduring Freedom
Foal Eagle
Tandem Thrust 2003
Ulchi Focus Lens
Apra Harbor, Guam
Pusan, Korea
Hong Kong
Singapore
Fremantle
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
Indian Ocean
Arabian Gulf
Atlantic Ocean
Around the world
cruise
Iraqi Freedom
Pearl Harbor, HI.
Apra Harbor, Guam
Singapore
Manama, Bahrain
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