Ship's Log
USS Philippine Sea CG-58: The 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom Deployment
USS Philippine Sea CG-58 launched Tomahawk missiles from the Red Sea at the opening of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003, then provided Aegis air defense through the deployment.
USS Chicago SSN-721: The 1991 Desert Storm Deployment
USS Chicago SSN-721 fired Tomahawk missiles from the Red Sea in the opening hours of Desert Storm, part of the first submarine-launched strikes of the Gulf War.
USS Tarawa LHA-1: The 1990-91 Desert Storm Deployment
USS Tarawa LHA-1 anchored the amphibious deception force in the Persian Gulf during Desert Storm, convincing Iraq to defend against a Marine landing that never came.
USS Vincennes CG-49: The 1988 Persian Gulf Deployment
During Operation Earnest Will in 1988, USS Vincennes CG-49 mistakenly shot down Iran Air Flight 655 in the Strait of Hormuz, killing all 290 aboard, reshaping Aegis rules of engagement.
USS George H.W. Bush CVN-77: The 2011 Inaugural Deployment
Commissioned in 2009, USS George H.W. Bush CVN-77 flew combat missions over Libya during Operation Odyssey Dawn on her very first deployment in 2011, enforcing NATO's no-fly zone.
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69: The 2004 Operation Iraqi Freedom...
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69 and CVW-7 flew daily close air support over Iraq during her 2004 Operation Iraqi Freedom deployment, the sustained grind of counterinsurgency air power.