Aircraft Carrier Locations

Ship Air Wing Locations and Remarks Last

Update

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) CVW-17

( NA ) Home Port : Kitsap-Bremerton, WA.

Back log

27Apr2020, departed Kitsap-Bremerton for a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) 27Apr-30Apr2020, EastPac 01May-05May2020, San Diego 06May-02Jun2020, composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), Southern California Operating Areas 03Jun-07Jun2020, San Diego 08Jun2020, deployed from San Diego in support of global maritime security operations 08Jun-13Jun2020, EastPac 14Jun-16Jun2020, Hawaii operating areas 17Jun2020, arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Operations 18Jun-20Jun2020, Philippine Sea 21Jun-23Jun2020, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Groups conducted dual carrier flight operations and photo exercise (PHOTOEX) in the Philippine Sea 24Jun-27Jun2020, Apra Harbor, Guam 28Jun2020, USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Carrier Strike Groups conducted dual carrier operations in the Philippine Sea 29Jun-01Jul2020, Philippine Sea 02Jul-05Jul2020, South China Sea 06Jul2020, PHOTOEX with the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) CSG in the South China Sea 07Jul-08Jul2020, South China Sea 09Jul-13Jul2020, Philippine Sea 14Jul-17Jul2020, South China Sea 18Jul-19Jul2020, transited the Malacca Strait 20Jul2020, cooperative exercises with the Indian Navy in the Indian Ocean 21Jul-23Jul2020, Indian Ocean 24Jul2020, entered the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Operations in Indian Ocean 25Jul-09Sep2020, North Arabian Sea 10Sep-13Sep2020, Duqm, Oman 14Sep-17Sep2020, North Arabian Sea 18Sep2020, transited the Strait of Hormuz 19Sep-28Sep2020, Persian Gulf -------[ Schedule ]------------------------- 2025, scheduled to decommission Sep.30, 2020

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Not

assigned Home Port : Norfolk, VA.

Back log

23Sep2020, departed Norfolk 23Sep-26Sep2020, Virginia Capes Operating Areas 27Sep2020, returned to Norfolk Sep.30, 2020

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) CVW-2

( NE ) Home Port : San Diego, CA.

Back log

11Sep2020, departed San Diego 11Sep-17Sep2020, Carrier Qualifications in the Southern California Operating Areas 18Sep2020, returned to San Diego Sep.23, 2020

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) CVW-11

( NH ) Home Port : San Diego, CA.

Back log

23Sep2020, departed San Diego 23Sep-28Sep2020, Southern California Operating Areas Sep.30, 2020

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) CVW-9

( NG ) Home Port : San Diego, CA.

Back log

16Jul2020, departed San Diego 17Jul-21Jul2020, CVW-9 and FRS Carrier Qualifications, Southern California Operating Areas 22Jul2020, returned to San Diego 24Jul2020, departed San Diego 24Jul-28Jul2020, Southern California Operating Areas 29Jul2020, returned to San Diego Aug.5, 2020

USS George Washington (CVN 73) Not

assigned Home Port : Norfolk, VA.

Back log (Jul1992-Aug2008) Home Port : Yokosuka, Japan

Back log (Aug2008-Aug2015) Home Port : Norfolk, VA.

Back log (Aug2015-Present) 04Aug2017, entered the Dry Dock at the HII Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., for a four-year Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) Aug.16, 2017

USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Not

assigned Home Port : Norfolk, VA.

Back log

05Dec2019, departed Norfolk 05Dec-06Dec2019, WestLant 07Dec-14Dec2019, NATRACOM and FRS carrier qualifications, Jacksonville Operating Areas 15Dec2019, returned to Norfolk Dec.18, 2019

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) CVW-1

( AB ) Home Port : Norfolk, VA.

Back log

07Jul2020, arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a six-month Extended Continuous Incremental Availability (ECIA) Jul.15, 2020

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) CVW-5

( NF ) Home Port : San Diego, CA.

Back log (Jul2003-Aug2015) Home Port : Yokosuka, Japan

Back log (Aug2015-Present)

21May2020, departed Yokosuka 21May-26May2020, waters off the coast of Japan 27May-28May2020, east of Okinawa 29May-04Jun2020, waters off the coast of Japan 05Jun-07Jun2020, Yokosuka 08Jun2020, departed Yokosuka for 2020 Deployment 08Jun-11Jun2020, east of Okinawa 12Jun-22Jun2020, north of Guam operating areas 23Jun-27Jun2020, Philippine Sea 28Jun2020, USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Carrier Strike Groups conducted dual carrier operations in the Philippine Sea 29Jun-02Jul2020, Philippine Sea 03Jul2020, transited the San Bernardino Strait, crossing from the Philippine Sea into the South China Sea 03Jul-05Jul2020, South China Sea 06Jul2020, PHOTOEX with the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) CSG in the South China Sea 07Jul-08Jul2020, South China Sea 09Jul-14Jul2020, Eastern Indian Ocean, off the west coast of Australia 15Jul-18Jul2020, Philippine Sea 19Jul2020, trilateral exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Australian Defense Force (ADF) in the Philippine Sea 20Jul-27Jul2020, Philippine Sea 28Jul-29Jul2020, East China Sea 30Jul-31Jul2020, waters off the coast of Japan 01Aug2020, brief stop Yokosuka 02Aug-05Aug2020, waters off the coast of East Japan 06Aug-08Aug2020, Sea of Japan 09Aug-11Aug2020, East China Sea 12Aug-13Aug2020, Philippine Sea 14Aug2020, entered the South China Sea 15Aug-19Aug2020, South China Sea 20Aug-21Aug2020, Philippine Sea 22Aug-25Aug2020, Apra Harbor, Guam 26Aug-07Sep2020, Philippine Sea 08Sep-09Sep2020, waters off the coast of Japan 10Sep2020, brief stop Yokosuka 11Sep-14Sep2020, waters off the coast of Japan 15Sep-28Sep2020, Marianas Island Range Sep.30, 2020

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) CVW-3

( AC ) Home Port : Norfolk, VA.

Back log

21Feb2019, moved to Dry Dock, Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va. for Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) Sep.30, 2020

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) CVW-8

( AJ ) Home Port : Norfolk, VA.

Back log

25Jul2020, departed Norfolk for Post Delivery Test and Trials (PDT&T) phase of operations 25Jul-29Jul2020, Virginia Capes Operating Areas 30Jul2020, completed an Air Intercept Control (AIC) event in the Virginia Capes Operating Areas 31Jul-04Aug2020, Virginia Capes Operating Areas 05Aug2020, completed 11th independent steaming event (ISE 11) 06Aug2020, Virginia Capes Operating Areas 07Aug2020, returned to Norfolk 01Sep2020, departed Norfolk 01Sep-08Sep2020, Virginia Capes Operating Areas 09Sep-17Sep2020, TAW-1 and TAW-2 Carrier Qualifications in the WestLant 18Sep-28Sep2020, post-delivery test and trials (PDT&T) phase of operations in the WestLant Sep.30, 2020

Aircraft Carrier Locations (Constructed and Proposed)

USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) 15Jan2009, Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard received a $374 million cost type contract award for construction preparation of the CVN 79 25Feb2011, "First Cut of Steel" ceremony at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Newport News 20Mar2012, proposed budget being considered by Congress would change that date to September 2022 from September 2020 13Sep2013, $4 billion construction contract could be delayed a year Instead, the Navy will pay an additional $296 million to extend a 2010 advanced construction contract 22Aug2015, keel was laid 25Aug2015, celebrated the keel laying 28Sep2018, The final piece of the underwater hull of CVN 79 is lowered into place 29May2019, 588-metric-ton island superstructure was placed 29Oct2019, the dry dock was flooded 07Dec2019, John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) was christened at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) -------[ Schedule ]------------------------- FY2022 : Commissioned Jul.29, 2020

USS Enterprise (CVN 80) 24Aug2017, Celebrates Ceremonial Steel-Cut at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) -------[ Schedule ]------------------------- FY2020 : Laid down FY2025 : Launched FY2028 : Commissioned Jul.29, 2020

USS Doris Miller (CVN 81) 20Jan2020, Naming Ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii -------[ Schedule ]------------------------- FY2023 : Laid down FY2028 : Launched FY2032 : Commissioned Jul.29, 2020

Aircraft Carrier Locations (Retired)

USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Back log

31Jan2009, decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base Kitsap Pier D in Bremerton 12May2009, decommissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton May 20, 2009

USS Constellation (CV 64) Back log

07Aug2003, decommissioned at San Diego 12Sep2003, departed San Diego late Sep. 2003, arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton for mothballed 08Aug2014, departed Bremerton under tow 16Jan2015, arrived at International Shipbreaking Ltd, Brownsville, TX. , began the deconstruction process 17May2017, the last piece of the vessel was removed Jun.14, 2017

USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Back log

01Dec2012, inactivation ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk 20Jun2013, final homecoming to Newport News Shipbuilding for inactivation 03Feb2017, decommissioned at Newport News Shipbuilding Feb.15, 2017