15, 1970. The hull was subsequently
launched on October 11, 1975 and the
vessel was commissioned on October 18,- A mid-life RCOH was completed in
Newport News in March 2005.Currently
home-ported at Naval Station Norfolk,
Virginia, ‘Ike’ is the agship for CSG-10.
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
Named for the late Georgia congressman,
the keel for the ‘Gold Eagle’ was laid on
October 11, 1975. The vessel was launched
on March 15, 1980 and commissioned
on March 13, 1982. A three-and-a-half-
year RCOH was completed in July 2009.
The agship of CSG-1 is home-ported at
Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado,
California but will be relocated to Naval
Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washington.USS Theodore Roosevelt
(CVN 71)
Named for the 26th president, former
Secretary of the Navy and leader of the
‘Rough Riders’, the keel of the ‘TR’ was
laid on October 31, 1981, just eight
months after its predecessor, a eet
ballistic missile submarine (SSBN 600),
was decommissioned. Launched on
October 27, 1986, the vessel was placed
in commission less than two years later
on October 25, 1988. Serving as the
agship for CSG-12 and home-ported at
Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado,
California, CVN 71 completed an RCOH
at Newport News Shipbuilding on
August 29, 2013.USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
The keel for the namesake of America’s
16th president was laid on November3, 1984 and the vessel was christened
on February 13, 1988. It was placed in
commission on November 11, 1989. The
previous vessel with this name was a
eet ballistic missile submarine (SSBN
602). Its home port was changed from
Everett, Washington, to Naval Station
Norfolk, Virginia, on August 7, 2012, but
it will now move to NAS North Island. The
carrier began an RCOH at Newport News
Shipbuilding in Virginia on March 28,- It was completed in May 2017.
USS George Washington
(CVN 73)
Named for the nation’s rst president, the
keel of the ‘GW’ was laid on August 25,
1986, just 17 months after the nation’s
rst nuclear-powered eet ballistic
missile submarine (SSBN 598) with the
same name was decommissioned. The
‘Spirit of Freedom’ was launched on July
21, 1990 and the ship was commissioned
on July 4, 1992. CVN 73 had been home-ported at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan,
since September 25, 2008. In preparation
for its RCOH the ship’s home port was
changed to Naval Station Norfolk,
Virginia, in December 2015. The ship
has been undergoing a mid-life RCOH
at Newport News Shipbuilding since
August 2017.USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
The keel for CVN 74 was laid on March
13, 1991, the hull was launched on
November 13, 1993 and the ship was
commissioned on November 11, 1995.
Named to honor ‘the father of America’s
modern navy’, an eight-term senator
from Mississippi, Stennis was home-
ported with the Paci c Fleet but will now
relocate to Norfolk, Virginia.USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
The keel of CVN 75 was laid on June
30, 1988 and the vessel was christened
at Newport News Shipbuilding andAbove: VADM
Dewolfe Miller,
commander,
Naval Air Forces,
speaks to the
crew of the USS
Ronald Reagan
(CVN 76).
US Navy/MCS2C
Kaila Peters
Below:
Ticonderoga-
class cruiser USS
Antietam (CG 54)
steams alongside
USS Ronald
Reagan (CVN 76)
during a fueling-
at-sea.
US Navy/MCS2C
Kaila PetersFORCE REPORT // US NAVAL CARRIER AIR POWER
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