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Deployments of USS INDEPENDENCE:
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 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 |
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August 4, 1960 | March 3, 1961 | 7 | VF-41 (F3H-2) VF-84 (F8U-2) VA-72 (A4D-2) VA-75 (AD-6) VMA-224 (A4D-2) VAH-1 (A3D-2) VFP-62 Det. VAW-12 Det. 41 (WF-2) HU-2 Det. | AG | Mediterranean | USS William R. Rush (DD 714) | Fiumicino (Rome), Italy Cannes, France Piraeus, Greece Naples, Italy Palermo, Sicily, Italy Genoa, Italy Barcelona, Spain | ||
August 4, 1961 | December 19, 1961 | 7 | VF-41 (F3H-2) VF-84 (F8U-2) VA-72 (A4D-2N) VA-75 (AD-6) VA-86 (A4D-2) VAH-1 (A3D-2) VFP-62 Det. 41 (F8U-1P) VAW-12 Det. 41 (WF-2) VAW-33 Det. 41 HU-2 Det. 41 | AG | Mediterranean | Cannes, France Athens, Greece Istanbul, Turkey Rhodes, Greece Genoa, Italy Naples, Italy Livorno, Italy | |||
April 19, 1962 | August 27, 1962 | 7 | VMF(AW)-115 (F4D-1) VF-84 (F8U-2) VA-72 (A4D-2N) VA-86 (A4D-2) VA-75 (AD-6) VAH-1 (A3D-2) VFP-62 Det. (F8U-1P) VAW-12 Det. (WF-2) VAW-33 Det. HU-2 Det. | AG | Mediterranean | Cannes, France Genoa, Italy Naples, Italy Taranto, Italy Corfu, Greece Gibraltar | |||
August 6, 1963 | March 4, 1964 | 7 | VF-41 (F-4B) VF-84 (F-8C) VA-72 (A-4C) VA-86 (A-4C) VMA-324 (A-4B) VFP-62 Det.62 (RF-8A) VAH-1 (A-5A) VAW-12 Det.62 (E-1B) VAW-33 Det. (EA-1F) HU-2 Det.62 (UH-2A) | AG | Mediterranean | Cannes, France Beirut, Lebanon Palermo, Sicily, Italy Genoa, Italy Naples, Italy Barcelona, Spain | |||
September 8, 1964 | November 5, 1964 | 7 | VF-41 (F-4B) VA-72 (A-4E) VA-86 (A-4E) VA-75 (A-6A) VAW-12 Det. HU-2 Det. | AG | Northern Atlantic Mediterranean | Exercise Teamwork | |||
May 10, 1965 | December 13, 1965 | 7 | VF-41 (F-4B) VF-84 (F-4B) VA-72 (A-4E) VA-75 (A-6A) VA-86 (A-4E) RVAH-1 (RA-5C) VAW-12 Det 62 (E-1B) HU-2 Det 62 (UH-2A) VAH-4 Det 62 (A-3B) VAW-13 Det (EA-1F)* VQ-1 Det (EA-3B)* VAP-61 Det (RA-3B)* | AG | Western Pacific Vietnam | USS Richmond K. Turner (CG 20) | St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands Singapore Subic Bay, Philippines Hong Kong Yokosuka, Japan | ||
June 13, 1966 | February 1, 1967 | 7 | VF-41 (F-4B) VF-84 (F-4B) VMA-324 (A-4E) VA-86 (A-4E) VA-75 (A-6A) RVAH-1 (RA-5C) VAW-33 Det.62 (EA-1F) VAW-12 Det.62 (E-1B) VQ-2 Det. (EA-3B) HC-2 Det. (UH-2A) | AG | Mediterranean | St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands Cannes, France Barcelona, Spain Naples, Italy Istanbul, Turkey Valletta, Malta Beirut, Lebanon Genoa, Italy Palma de Mallorca, Spain Livorno, Italy | |||
April 30, 1968 | January 27, 1969 | 7 | VF-41 (F-4J) VF-84 (F-4J) VA-76 (A-4C) RVAH-7 (RA-5C) VAH-10 Det.62 (KA-3B) VSF-1 (A-4C) VA-64 (A-4C) VAQ-33 Det.62 (EA-1F) VAW-124 (E-2A) HC-2 Det. 62 (UH-2B) | AG | Mediterranean | USS Charles P. Cecil (DD 835) | Athens, Greece Sicily, Italy Valletta, Malta Istanbul, Turkey Cannes, France Toulon, France Golfe Juan, France Palma de Mallorca, Spain Genoa, Italy Taranto, Italy | ||
June 23, 1970 | January 31, 1971 | 7 | VF-102 (F-4J) VF-33 (F-4J) VMA-331 (A-4E) VA-65 (A-6A) RVAH-11 (RA-5C) VAQ-129 Det.62 (EKA-3B) VAW-122 (E-2A) HS-2 (SH-3A) | AG | Mediterranean | Valencia, Spain Barcelona, Spain Cannes, France Naples, Italy Taranto, Italy Athens, Greece Valletta, Malta | |||
September 16, 1971 | March 16, 1972 | 7 | VF-102 (F-4J) VF-33 (F-4J) VA-66 (A-7E) VA-65 (A-6A and KA-6D) VA-12 (A-7E) RVAH-12 (RA-5C) VAW-122 (E-2B) HS-6 (SH-3) | AG | Northern Atlantic Mediterranean | Operation Royal Knight | Rosyth, UK Naples, Italy Athens, Greece Corfu, Greece Thessaloniki, Greece Trieste, Italy Palma de Mallorca, Spain Barcelona, Spain | ||
June 21, 1973 | January 19, 1974 | 7 | VF-102 (F-4J) VF-33 (F-4J) VA-66 (A-7E) VA-12 (A-7E) VA-65 (A-6E and KA-6D) RVAH-14 (RA-5C) VS-28 (S-2E) VAQ-130 (EKA-3B) VAW-122 (E-2B) HS-5 (SH-3D) | AG | Mediterranean | Operation Deep Furrow | Souda Bay, Crete, Greece Athens, Greece Tunis, Tunisia Istanbul, Turkey | ||
July 19, 1974 | January 21, 1975 | 7 | VF-102 (F-4J) VF-33 (F-4J) VA-66 (A-7E) VA-12 (A-7E) VA-65 (A-6E and KA-6D) RVAH-9 (RA-5C) VAQ-132 (EA-6B) VAW-122 (E-2B) VS-31 (S-2G) HS-5 (SH-3D) | AG | Mediterranean | USS William V. Pratt (DDG 44) | Naples, Italy Barcelona, Spain Palma de Mallorca, Spain Cannes, France | ||
October 15, 1975 | May 5, 1976 | 7 | VF-102 (F-4J) VF-33 (F-4J) VA-66 (A-7E) VA-12 (A-7E) VA-65 (A-6E and KA-6D) RVAH-13 (RA-5C) VAQ-132 (EA-6B) VAW-117 (E-2B) HS-5 (SH-3D) | AG | Northern Atlantic Mediterranean | Rota, Spain Portsmouth, UK Catania, Sicily, Italy Naples, Italy Taranto, Italy Genoa, Italy Palma de Mallorca, Spain Barcelona, Spain Malaga, Spain | |||
March 31, 1977 | October 21, 1977 | 7 | VF-102 (F-4J) VF-33 (F-4J) VA-66 (A-7E) VA-12 (A-7E) VA-65 (A-6E and KA-6D) RVAH-12 (RA-5C) VAQ-136 (EA-6B) VAW-117 (E-2) VS-31 (S-3A) HS-5 (SH-3D) | AG | Mediterranean | Naples, Italy Palma de Mallorca, Spain Barcelona, Spain Alassio, Italy Malaga, Spain | |||
June 28, 1979 | December 14, 1979 | 6 | VF-102 (F-4J) VF-33 (F-4J) VA-15 (A-7E) VA-87 (A-7E) VA-176 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAQ-130 (EA-6B) VAW-122 (E-2C) VS-28 (S-3A) VFP-63 Det. (RF-8G) HS-15 (SH-3H) | AE | Mediterranean | USS Caron (DD 970) USS Peterson (DD 969) USS Mahan (DDG 42) USS Farragut (DDG 37) USS Garcia (FF 1040) USS McCandless (FF 1084) USS Detroit (AOE 4) | Naples, Italy Haifa, Israel Palermo, Sicily, Italy Athens, Greece Palma de Mallorca, Spain Genoa, Italy Toulon, France Malaga, Spain Crete, Greece | ||
November 19, 1980 | June 10, 1981 | 6 | VF-102 (F-4J) VF-33 (F-4J) VA-15 (A-7E) VA-87 (A-7E) VA-176 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAQ-131 (EA-6B) VAW-122 (E-2C) VS-28 (S-3A) VFP-63 Det.4 (RF-8G) HS-15 (SH-3H) | AE | Southern Atlantic Indian Ocean Mediterranean | Perth, Australia Port Louis, Mauritius | |||
June 7, 1982 | December 22, 1982 | 6 | VF-14 (F-14A) VF-32 (F-14A) VA-15 (A-7E) VA-87 (A-7E) VA-176 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAQ-131 (EA-6B) VAW-122 (E-2C) VS-28 (S-3A) HS-15 (SH-3H) | AE | Mediterranean | Naples, Italy Athens, Greece Rota, Spain | |||
October 18, 1983 | April 11, 1984 | 6 | VF-32 (F-14A) VF-14 (F-14A) VA-87 (A-7E) VA-15 (A-7E) VA-176 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-122 (E-2C) VAQ-131 (EA-6B) VS-28 (S-3A) HS-15 (SH-3H) | AE | Caribbean (Grenada) Mediterranean Northern Atlantic | Operation Urgent Fury Teamwork '84 | Haifa, Israel Naples, Italy Istanbul, Turkey Portsmouth, UK | ||
October 16, 1984 | February 19, 1985 | | 6 | VF-14 (F-14A) VF-32 (F-14A) VA-15 (A-7E) VA-87 (A-7E) VA-176 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAW-122 (E-2C) VAQ-131 (EA-6B) VS-28 (S-3A) HS-15 (SH-3H) | AE | Mediterranean Indian Ocean | USS Josephus Daniels (CG 27) USS John King (DDG 3) USS Hayler (DD 997) USS Estocin (FFG 15) USS McCandless (FF 1084) USS Santa Barbara (AE 28) USS Platte (AO 186) | Exercise Sea Wind | Palma de Mallorca, Spain Singapore |
June 23, 1990 | December 20, 1990 | 14 | VF-154 (F-14A) VF-21 (F-14A) VFA-113 (F/A-18A) VFA-25 (F/A-18A) VA-196 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAQ-139 (EA-6B) VAW-113 (E-2C) VS-37 (S-3A) HS-8 (SH-3H) | NK | Western Pacific Indian Ocean Persian Gulf | Operation Desert Shield | Pearl Harbor, Hi. Subic Bay, Philippines Singapore Hong Kong | ||
April 15, 1992 | October 13, 1992 | 5 | VF-154 (F-14A) VF-21 (F-14A) VFA-192 (F/A-18C) VFA-195 (F/A-18C) VA-115 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAQ-136 (EA-6B) VAW-115 (E-2C) VS-21 (S-3B) HS-12 (SH-3H) | NF | Western Pacific Indian Ocean Arabian Gulf | Operation Southern Watch | Sydney, Australia Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Pattaya, Thailand Hong Kong | ||
February 15, 1993 | March 25, 1993 | 5 | VF-154 (F-14A) VF-21 (F-14A) VFA-192 (F/A-18C) VFA-195 (F/A-18C) VA-115 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAQ-136 (EA-6B) VAW-115 (E-2C) VS-21 (S-3B) HS-12 (SH-3H) | NF | Western Pacific, off Korea | Exercise Team Spirit | |||
May 11, 1993 | July 1, 1993 | 5 | VF-154 (F-14A) VF-21 (F-14A) VFA-192 (F/A-18C) VFA-195 (F/A-18C) VA-115 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAQ-136 (EA-6B) VAW-115 (E-2C) VS-21 (S-3B) VQ-5 Det. (ES-3A) HS-12 (SH-3H) | NF | Western Pacific | ||||
November 17, 1993 | March 17, 1994 | 5 | VF-154 (F-14A) VF-21 (F-14A) VFA-192 (F/A-18C) VFA-195 (F/A-18C) VA-115 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAQ-136 (EA-6B) VAW-115 (E-2C) VS-21 (S-3B) VQ-5 Det. (ES-3A) HS-12 (SH-3H) | NF | Western Pacific Indian Ocean Arabian Gulf Somalia | USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) USS Curts (FFG 38) | Operation Southern Watch | Singapore Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Thailand Hong Kong | |
July 19, 1994 | August 29, 1994 | 5 | VF-154 (F-14A) VF-21 (F-14A) VFA-192 (F/A-18C) VFA-195 (F/A-18C) VA-115 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAQ-136 (EA-6B) VAW-115 (E-2C) VS-21 (S-3B) VQ-5 Det. (ES-3A) HS-12 (SH-3H) | NF | Western Pacific, off Korea | Korean Crisis | |||
August 19, 1995 | November 18, 1995 | 5 | VF-154 (F-14A) VF-21 (F-14A) VFA-192 (F/A-18C) VFA-195 (F/A-18C) VA-115 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAQ-136 (EA-6B) VAW-115 (E-2C) VS-21 (S-3B) VQ-5 Det. (ES-3A) HS-14 (HH/SH-60H/F) | NF | Western Pacific Indian Ocean Arabian Gulf | USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) USS O'Brien (DD 975) USS Hewitt (DD 966) USS McClusky (FFG 41) USS Bremerton (SSN 698) USS Columbus (SSN 762) USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) | Operation Southern Watch Exercise Cobra Cold | ||
February 9, 1996 | March 27, 1996 | 5 | VF-154 (F-14A) VFA-192 (F/A-18C) VFA-195 (F/A-18C) VA-115 (A-6E and KA-6D) VAQ-136 (EA-6B) VAW-115 (E-2C) VS-21 (S-3B) VQ-5 Det. (ES-3A) HS-14 (HH/SH-60H/F) | NF | Western Pacific | USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) USS O'Brien (DD 975) USS Hewitt (DD 966) USS McClusky (FFG 41) | Taiwan-China Tensions | ||
February 15, 1997 | June 10, 1997 | 5 | VF-154 (F-14A) VFA-27 (F/A-18C) VFA-192 (F/A-18C) VFA-195 (F/A-18C) VAQ-136 (EA-6B) VAW-115 (E-2C) VS-21 (S-3B) VQ-5 Det.5 (ES-3A) HS-14 (HH/SH-60H/F) | NF | Western Pacific | USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) USS Hewitt (DD 966) | Exercise Cobra Gold Exercise Tandem Thrust | Guam Sydney, Australia Perth, Australia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Singapore Pattaya, Thailand Hong Kong | |
January 23, 1998 | June 5, 1998 | 5 | VF-154 (F-14A) VFA-27 (F/A-18C) VFA-192 (F/A-18C) VFA-195 (F/A-18C) VAQ-136 (EA-6B) VAW-115 (E-2C) VS-21 (S-3B) VQ-5 Det.5 (ES-3A) HS-14 (HH/SH-60H/F) | NF | Indian Ocean Arabian Gulf | USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) USS O’Brien (DD 975) USS Charlotte (SSN 766) | Operation Southern Watch | Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Manama, Bahrain |