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In 1997, Independence made a four-month deployment, covering several major exercises and seven ports of call. Included in these ports of call were two historic port visits. The first was 28 February 1997 to the island territory of Guam. Independence was the first aircraft carrier to pull into Guam in 36 years.
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 110 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
In June 2009, the development and construction of Independence was 220% over-budget. The total projected cost for the ship was $704 million. The Navy had originally projected the cost at $220 million. [26] Independence began builder's trials near Mobile, Alabama on 2 July 2009, three days behind schedule because of maintenance issues. [27]
The development and construction of Independence as of June 2009 was running at more than 3 times budget. The total projected cost for the ship is $704 million. The Navy had originally projected the cost at $220 million. [27] Independence began builder's trials in July 2009, three days behind schedule because of maintenance issues. [28]
VFA-154 and CVW-9 embarked on a new deployment to the Persian Gulf in the spring of 2007 supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and a joint-military exercise off Guam called Valiant Shield. VFA-154 and CVW-9 deployed with USS John C. Stennis on a scheduled Western Pacific
Independence Carrier Battle Group (15 April 1992 – 13 October 1992) Source: [23] USS Independence CV-62; USS Gridley CG-21; USS Bunker Hill CG-52; USS Mobile Bay CG-53; USS Fife DD-991; USS Thach FFG-43; USS Vandegrift FFG-48; USS Independence replaced USS Midway as the forward deployed carrier of the United States 7th Fleet.
Capt. Kurt Balagna, commanding officer of the Gold crew of the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726), addresses the wardroom during an operations brief on Jan. 21, 2021.
From its first deployment with the Intruder in 1970 to the last in 1991, VA-176 was assigned to CVW-6. From 1970 to 1975, CVW-6 was assigned to the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. The next three years were spent aboard the USS America. In 1979 the wing moved to the USS Independence, followed by the USS Forrestal from 1986 to 1991.