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CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

Class

Nimitz class

Builder

Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Compamy

Newport News, Virgina

Laid down

15. August 1970 

Launched

11. Oktober 1975

Commissioned

18. October 1977

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign

NIKE   

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NS Norfolk VA
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CVW-1
7. November 1977 - 13. December 1977
South Atlantic Shakedown 1
VF-14 F-14A AB 100
VF-32 F-14A AB 200
VA-46 A-7E AB 300
VA-72 A-7E AB 400
VA-34 A-6E, KA-6D AB 500
VFP-63 Det. 2 RF-8G AB 500
VAQ-133 EA-6B AB 610
VS-32 S-3A AB 700
HS-11 SH-3D AB 730
VAW-125 E-2B AB 010
last update 22. June 2009
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CVW-7
5. January 1978 - 1. February 1978
Caribbean Shakedown 1
VF-102 F-4J AG 100
VF-33 F-4J AG 200
VA-66 A-7E AG 300
VA-12 A-7E AG 400
VA-65 A-6E, KA-6D AG 500
VS-31 S-3A AG 700
HS-5  SH-3D AG 730
VAW-121 E-2B AG 010
last update 22. June 2009
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CVW-7
4. August 1978 - 20. August 1978
Caribbean Shakedown 2
VF-143 F-14A AG 100
VF-142 F-14A AG 200
VA-66 A-7E AG 300
VA-12 A-7E AG 400
VA-65 A-6E, KA-6D AG 500
VAQ-136 EA-6B AG 610
VS-31 S-3A AG 700
HS-5  SH-3D AG 730
VAW-121 E-2B AG 010
last update 24. November 2007
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CVW-7
18. September 1978 - 26. October 1978
Caribbean 
VF-143 F-14A AG 100
VF-142 F-14A AG 200
VA-66 A-7E AG 300
VA-12 A-7E AG 400
VA-65 A-6E, KA-6D AG 500
VAQ-138 EA-6B AG 610
VS-31 S-3A AG 700
HS-5  SH-3D AG 730
VAW-121 E-2B AG 010
last update 24. November 2007
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CVW-7
14. November 1978 - 4. December 1978
Caribbean / Gulf of Mexico
VF-143 F-14A AG 100
VF-142 F-14A AG 200
VA-66 A-7E AG 300
VA-12 A-7E AG 400
VA-65 A-6E, KA-6D AG 500
VAQ-138 EA-6B AG 610
VS-31 S-3A AG 700
HS-5  SH-3D AG 730
VAW-121 E-2B AG 010
last update 24. November 2007
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CVW-7
16. January 1979 - 13. July 1979
Mediterranen
VF-143 F-14A AG 100
VF-142 F-14A AG 200
VA-66 A-7E AG 300
VA-12 A-7E AG 400
VA-65 A-6E, KA-6D AG 500
VAQ-138 EA-6B AG 610
VS-31 S-3A AG 700
HS-5  SH-3D, SH-3H AG 730
VAW-121 E-2B AG 010
last update 24. November 2007
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CVW-7
15. April 1980 - 22. December 1980
Mediterranen / Indian Ocean
VF-143 F-14A AG 100
VF-142 F-14A AG 200
VA-66 A-7E AG 300
VA-12 A-7E AG 400
VA-65 A-6E, KA-6D AG 500
VAQ-132 EA-6B AG 610
VS-31 S-3A AG 700
HS-5  SH-3D, SH-3H AG 730
VAW-121 E-2B AG 010
HC-16 Det. CH-46D BF 00
VQ-2 Det. RA-3B JQ 00
last update 24. November 2007
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CVW-7
20. August 1981 - 7. October 1981
Mediterranen
VF-143 F-14A AG 100
VF-142 F-14A AG 200
VA-66 A-7E AG 300
VA-12 A-7E AG 400
VA-65 A-6E, KA-6D AG 500
VAW-121 E-2C AG 600
VAQ-132 EA-6B AG 605
VS-31 S-3A AG 700
HS-1 Det.  SH-3G AR 700
HS-5  SH-3D, SH-3H AG 730
last update 22. June 2009
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CVW-7
5. January 1982 - 13. July 1982
Mediterranen
VF-143 F-14A AG 100
VF-142 F-14A AG 200
VA-66 A-7E AG 300
VA-12 A-7E AG 400
VA-65 A-6E, KA-6D AG 500
VAW-121 E-2C AG 600
VAQ-132 EA-6B AG 605
VS-31 S-3A AG 700
HS-5  SH-3D, SH-3H AG 730
VQ-2 Det. RA-3B JQ 00
last update 24. November 2007
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CVW-7
27. April 1983  - 2. December 1983
Mediterranen
VF-143 F-14A AG 100
VF-142 F-14A AG 200
VA-66 A-7E AG 300
VA-12 A-7E AG 400
VA-65 A-6E, KA-6D AG 500
VAW-121 E-2C AG 600
VAQ-132 EA-6B AG 605
HS-5  SH-3D, SH-3H AG 610
VS-31 S-3A AG 700
last update 24. November 2007
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CVW-7
8. May 1984 - 20. June 1984
Caribbean / North Atlantic
VF-143 F-14A AG 100
VF-142 F-14A AG 200
VA-66 A-7E AG 300
VA-12 A-7E AG 400
VA-65 A-6E, KA-6D AG 500
VAW-121 E-2C AG 600
VAQ-132 EA-6B AG 605
HS-5  SH-3D, SH-3H AG 610
VS-31 S-3A AG 700
VRC-40 Det. C-2A

JK 00
HM-12 Det. 2 CH-53E DH 00
last update 22. June 2009
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CVWR-20
23. June 1984 - 2. July 1984
Caribbean 
VF-201

F-4N

 AF 100
VF-202

F-4N

 AF 200
VA-203 A-7E AF 300
VA-204 A-7B AF 400
VA-205 A-7B AF 500
VFP-206

RF-8G

 AF 600
VAK-208 KA-3B AF 610
VAQ-209 EA-6A AF 700
VAW-78 E-2C AF 010
HS- SH-3D AW
last update 8. January 2008
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CVW-7
9. July 1984 - 9. September 1984
Caribbean 
VF-143 F-14A AG 100
VF-142 F-14A AG 200
VA-66 A-7E AG 300
VA-12 A-7E AG 400
VA-65 A-6E, KA-6D AG 500
VAW-121 E-2C AG 600
VAQ-132 EA-6B AG 605
HS-5  SH-3D, SH-3H AG 610
VS-31 S-3A AG 700
last update 24. November 2007
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CVW-7
10. October 1984 - 8. May 1985
Mediterranean
VF-143 F-14A AG 100
VF-142 F-14A AG 200
VA-66 A-7E AG 300
VA-12 A-7E AG 400
VA-65 A-6E, KA-6D AG 500
VAW-121 E-2C AG 600
VAQ-132 EA-6B AG 605
HS-5  SH-3D, SH-3H AG 610
VS-31 S-3A AG 700
last update 24. November 2007
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CVW-7
8. July 1985 - 22. August 1985
Caribbean / Atlantic
VF-143 F-14A AG 100
VF-142 F-14A AG 200
VA-66 A-7E AG 300
VA-12 A-7E AG 400
VA-65 A-6E, KA-6D AG 500
VAW-121 E-2C AG 600
VAQ-132 EA-6B AG 605
HS-5  SH-3H AG 610
VS-31 S-3A AG 700
last update 24. November 2007
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CVW-7
16. June 1987 - 28. July 1987
Caribbean / South Atlantic
VF-143 F-14A AG 100
VF-142 F-14A AG 200
VA-46 A-7E AG 300
VA-72 A-7E AG 400
VA-34 A-6E, KA-6D AG 500
VAW-121 E-2C AG 600
VAQ-13? EA-6B AG 605
HS-5  SH-3H AG 610
VS-31 S-3A AG 700
last update 24. November 2007
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CVW-7
29. February 1988 - 29. August 1988
Mediterranean
VF-143 F-14A AG 100
VF-142 F-14A AG 200
VA-46 A-7E AG 300
VA-72 A-7E AG 400
VA-34 A-6E, KA-6D AG 500
VAW-121 E-2C AG 600
VAQ-140 EA-6B AG 605
HS-5  SH-3H AG 610
VS-31 S-3A AG 700
last update 24. November 2007
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CVWR-20
24. July 1989 - August 1989
Caribbean 
VF-201

F-14A

 AF 100
VF-202

F-14A

 AF 200
VFA-203 F/A-18A AF 300
VA-204 A-7E AF 400
VA-205 A-7E AF 500
VAQ-209 EA-6A AF 700
VS-27 S-3A AD 700
VAW-78 E-2C AF 010
HS-75 SH-3D, SH-3G NW 500
last update 8. January 2008
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CVW-7
8. March 1990 - 12. September 1990
Mediterranean / Red Sea
VF-143 F-14B AG 100
VF-142 F-14B AG 200
VFA-136 F/A-18A AG 300
VFA-131 F/A-18A AG 400
VA-34 A-6E, KA-6D AG 500
VAW-121 E-2C AG 600
VAQ-140 EA-6B AG 605
HS-5  SH-3H AG 610
VS-31 S-3B AG 700
last update 24. November 2007
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CVW-7
26. September 1991 - 2. August 1992
Mediterranean / Red Sea / North Atlantic
VF-143 F-14B AG 100
VF-142 F-14B AG 200
VFA-136 F/A-18C AG 300
VFA-131 F/A-18C AG 400
VA-34 A-6E, KA-6D AG 500
VAW-121 E-2C AG 600
VAQ-140 EA-6B AG 605
HS-5  SH-3H AG 610
VS-31 S-3B AG 700
last update 24. November 2007
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13. September 1994 - 23. September 1994
Caribbean (Haiti)
HS-7 SH-3H AC 610
HCS-4 Det. HH-60H NW 200
HC-2 Det. CH-53E HU 00
10th Army Mountain Division Misc. ...
VRC-40 Det. 2 C-2A AC 40
last update 1. August 1008
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CVW-3
20. October 1994 - 14. April 1995
Mediterranean / Persian Gulf
VF-32 F-14A AC 200
VFA-37 F/A-18C AC 300
VFA-105 F/A-18C AC 400
VA-75 A-6E AC 500
VAW-126 E-2C AC 600
HS-7 SH-3H AC 610
VAQ-130 EA-6B AC 620
VS-22 S-3A / B AC 700
VQ-6 Det. C ES-3A AC 760
VRC-40 Det. 2 C-2A AC 40
last update 7. March 2007
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CVW-17

10. June 1998 - 10. December 1998

Mediterranean / Red Sea

VF-103

F-14B

AA 100

VFA-34

F/A-18C

AA 200

VFA-81

F/A-18C

AA 300
VFA-83

F/A-18C

AA 400

VAW-125

E-2C

AA 600

HS-15 

 SH-60F, HH-60H

AA 610
VAQ-132

EA-6B

AA 620
VS-30 S-3B AA 700
VQ-6 Det. D  ES-3A AA 760
VRC-40 Det. 3 C-2A AA 40

last update 5. March 2007

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CVW-7
18. February 2000 - 18. August 2000
Mediterranean / Red Sea
VF-143 F-14B AG 100
VF-11 F-14B AG 200
VFA-136 F/A-18C AG 300
VFA-131 F/A-18C AG 400
VAQ-140 EA-6B AG 500
VAW-121 E-2C AG 600
HS-5 SH-60F, HH-60H AG 610
VS-31 S-3B AG 700
VRC-40 Det. 2 C-2A AG 00
last update 1. August 2008
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CVW-7
3. October 2006 - 23. May 2007
Mediterranean / Persian Gulf
VFA-143 F/A-18E AG 100
VFA-103 F/A-18F AG 200
VFA-83 F/A-18C AG 300
VFA-131 F/A-18C AG 400
VAQ-140 EA-6B AG 500
VAW-125 E-2C 2000 NP AG 600
HS-5 SH-60F, HH-60H AG 610
VS-31 S-3B AG 700
VRC-40 Det. 2 C-2A AG 00
last update 22. June 2009
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CVW-7
21. February 2009 - 30 July 2009
Mediterranean / Persian Gulf
VFA-143 F/A-18E AG 100
VFA-103 F/A-18F AG 200
VFA-83 F/A-18C AG 300
VFA-131 F/A-18C AG 400
VAQ-140 EA-6B AG 500
VAW-121 E-2C 2000 NP AG 600
HS-5 SH-60F, HH-60H AG 610
VRC-40 Det. 2 C-2A AG 00
Source: Hook Fall 2009
last update 1. November 2009
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CVW-7
2. January 2010 - 28. July 2010
Mediterranean / Persian Gulf
VFA-143 F/A-18E AG 100
VFA-103 F/A-18F AG 200
VFA-83 F/A-18C AG 300
VFA-131 F/A-18C AG 400
VAQ-140 EA-6B AG 500
VAW-121 E-2C 2000 NP AG 600
HS-5 SH-60F, HH-60H AG 610
VRC-40 Det. 2 C-2A AG 00
Source: Hook Fall 2010
last update 4. November 2010

 
,
CVW-7
20. June 2012 - 19. December 2012
Mediterranean / Persian Gulf
VFA-143 F/A-18E AG 100
VFA-103 F/A-18F AG 200
VFA-83 F/A-18C AG 300
VFA-131 F/A-18C AG 400
VAQ-140 EA-6B AG 500
VAW-121 E-2C 2000 NP AG 600
HS-5 SH-60F, HH-60H AG 610
VRC-40 Det. 2 C-2A AG 00
last update 1. Marc 2013
,
CVW-7
21. February 2013 - 3. July 2013
Mediterranean / North Arabian Sea
VFA-143 F/A-18E AG 100
VFA-103 F/A-18F AG 200
VFA-83 F/A-18C AG 300
VFA-131 F/A-18C AG 400
VAQ-140 EA-6B AG 500
VAW-121 E-2C 2000 NP AG 600
HS-5 SH-60F, HH-60H AG 610
VRC-40 Det. 2 C-2A AG 00

last update 1. August 2014
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CVW-3
1. June 2016 - 30. December 2016
Mediterranean, North Arabian Sea
VFA-32 F/A-18F AC 100
VFA-86 F/A-18E AC 200
VFA-131 F/A-18C AC 300
VFA-105 F/A-18E AC 400
VAQ-130 EA-18G AC 500
VAW-126 E-2C AC 600
HSC-7 MH-60S AC 610
HSM-74 MH-60R AC 610
VRC-40 Det. 4 C-2A AC 40

last update 1. September 2018
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CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
14. October 2023 - 14. July 2024
Mediteranean / Middle East -
Capt. Christopher F. Hill CAG: -
VFA-32 F/A-18F AC 100 ?
VFA-83 F/A-18E AC 200 ?
VFA-131 F/A-18E AC 300 ?
VFA-105 F/A-18E AC 400 ?
VAQ-130 EA-18G AC 500 ?
VAW-123 E-2C AC 600 ?
HSC-7 MH-60S AC 610 ?
HSM-74 MH-60R AC 700 ?
VRC-40 Det.4 C-2A        00 ?
Port calls at:
last update: 2. February  2025 Source: .
Commanding Officers 
Capt. William Edward Ramsey 18. Oct. 1977 10. Feb. 1979
Capt. James Howard Mauldin Jr. 10. Feb. 1979 3. Jul. 1981
Capt. Edward William Clexton Jr. 3. Jul. 1981 6. Jul. 1984
Capt. Richard Chester Macke 6. Jul. 1984 18. Oct. 1986
Capt. Gary Laurence Beck 18. Oct. 1986 27. Sep. 1988
Capt. Joseph John Dantone, Jr. 27. Sep. 1988 28. Sep. 1990
Capt. William V. Cross II 28. Sep. 1990 20. Mar. 1993
Capt. Alan Mark Gemmill 20. Mar. 1993 22. Sep. 1995
Capt. Gregory Charles Brown 22. Sep. 1995 26. Aug. 1998
Capt. Harold Denby Starling II 26. Aug. 1998 13. Oct. 2000
Capt. Mark Thomas McNally 13. Oct. 2000 26. Apr. 2003
Capt. Charles Edward Smith 26. Apr. 2003 1. Sep. 2005
Capt. James Daniel Cloyd 1. Sep. 2005 16. Nov. 2007
Capt. Dee Leon Mewbourne 16. Nov. 2007 13. Aug. 2010
Capt. Marcus Aurelius Hitchcock 13. Aug. 2010 19. Jul. 2013
Capt. Stephen Thomas Koehler 19. Jul. 2013 18. Nov. 2015
Capt. Paul C Spedero, Jr. 18. Nov. 2015 9. Aug. 2018
Capt. Kyle Patrick Higgins 9. Aug. 2018 17. Dec. 2020
Capt. Paul Francis Campagna 17. Dec. 2020 23. Mar. 2023
Capt. Christopher F. Hill 23. Mar. 2023 present
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