relieved USS Independence at Yokosuka, as forward-deployed carrier, until May 2008.
2001-oct-12
Deployment
Arabian SeaEnduring Freedom positioned to the northern Arabian Sea with HS-14 plus 1st and 4th Bn 160th SOAR embarked, to support special operations missions over Afghanistan until 12 Dec.
2007-sep-4
Deployment
7th FleetExercise Malabar 07-2 Participated in multi-national exercise in Bay of Bengal with Carrier Air Wing 5 embarked, until 9 Sep.