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OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOMWESTPAC 2001-02 DEPLOYMENT

PROUDLY PRESENTED BYCCG-3/CVN-70/CVW-11 INTEL TEAM & CARL VINSON PHOTO LAB

USS O’KANEUSS KEY WEST

USS OLYMPIA

USS CARL VINSONUSS SACRAMENTO

VF-213

CCG-3

VS-29HS-6

VAW-117

VFA-22VFA-94VFA-97

CVW-11

USS ANTIETAMUSS PRINCETON

USS CARL VINSON BATTLE GROUP

VAQ-135

USS INGRAHAMCDS-9

SOCAL CQ27-29 Jul

Kaula Rock3-4 AugWake Island

8-9 Aug

Farrallon de Medinilla12-13 Aug

Dual CVBG/AF Operations

17 Aug

Singapore Port Visit28 Aug - 3 Sep

Thailand Port Visit23-27 Aug

BG RDVU4 Aug

CTF 12ASWEX4-7 Aug

North Arabian Sea11 Sep

EN ROUTE NORTHERN ARABIAN GULF FOR OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH / MARITIME INTERDICTION

OPERATIONS VS IRAQ

Depart23 Jul

TRANSIT

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

ARRIVAL IN THEATER

SUDDEN UNCERTAINTY:

– WHO IS THE THREAT?– WHERE DO WE OPERATE?– WHAT ARE OUR TASKS?

OCTOCTSEPSEP NOVNOV JANJANDECDEC

Terror Attacks

Armed Recon

War Begins

Move to CAS

Northern Alliance

Offensive Begins

Mazar-e Sharif Falls

Kabul Falls

Qandahar Falls

Tora Bora

Homecoming

CVIN BG Departs NASCVIN BG Arrives

in NAS

AUGAUGJULJUL

CARL VINSON Departs

Port Visits

PREPARING FOR WAR

SEPTEMBER 11 - OCTOBER 7

USS T. RooseveltUSS Leyte GulfUSS PetersonUSS DetroitUSS HartfordUSS BataanUSS ShreveportUSS Whidbey Island

USS Carl VinsonUSS AntietamUSS IngrahamUSS O’KaneUSS SacramentoUSS Key WestUSS OlympiaUSS PeleliuUSS ComstockUSS DubuqueUSS John YoungUSS Russell

USS Kitty HawkUSS Curtis WilburUSS Gary

USS EnterpriseUSS NicholsonUSS ObrienUSS McFaulUSS ArcticUSS ProvidenceUSS John Paul Jones

USNS RappahannockUSNS SaturnUSNS Niagara FallsUSNS John Ericsson

ITS GaribaldiITS AviereITS ZeffiroITS Etna

JDS HamanaJDS KirisameJDS KuramaJDS Towada

HMAS SydneyHMAS AnzacHMAS KanimblaHMAS Adelaide

HMS IllustriousHMS SouthamptonHMS KentHMS BayleafHMS TriumphHMS TrafalgarRFA Fort Victoria

HMCS IroquoisHMCS CharlottetownHMCS HalifaxHMCS Preserver

FS CourbetFS Var

BUILDING THE COALITION

CIVIL WAR (1989-96) CIVIL WAR (1989-96)

TALIBAN RULE (1996-2001)TALIBAN RULE (1996-2001)

KABULKABUL

QANDAHARQANDAHAR

SOVIET WARSOVIET WAR(1979-89)(1979-89) •1979-89: Afghan Mujahedin and Arab

volunteers battle Soviets

•1989: Soviets withdraw

•1992: Soviet-installed government falls

•1994: Taliban movement is born•1996: Kabul falls to Taliban

•1996-2001: Taliban implements Islamic law, restricts individual liberties, opens country to terrorist groups; anti-Taliban forces continue to resist

•2001: Taliban regime falls

AFGHANISTAN: A HISTORY OF WAR

PAKISTANPAKISTAN

IRANIRAN

UZBEKISTANUZBEKISTAN TAJIKISTANTAJIKISTAN

Disputed ControlDisputed Control


Northern Northern AllianceAlliance

TURKMENISTANTURKMENISTAN

AFGHANISTANGROUND SITUATION

PRE-OCTOBER 7, 2001

Qandahar Qandahar

Herat Herat

Shindand Shindand

Konduz Konduz

Jalalabad Jalalabad Kabul Kabul ChaghcharanChaghcharan

Pol-e Pol-e Khomri Khomri

Mazar-E SharifMazar-E SharifSheberghanSheberghan

Sar-e PolSar-e Pol

MaimanaMaimana

BamianBamian

Tarin KowtTarin Kowt

Lashkar GahLashkar Gah

GereshkGereshk

KhowstKhowst

ARMED RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS4-7 OCTOBER 2001

TARPSTARPSTactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod SystemTactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System

BAGRAM AIRFIELD

MiG-21 FISHBED

TARPS IMAGERY

CAMELS IN THE SAND

TARPS DETAIL

SHOW TIME!

ATTACK BEGINS, OCTOBER 7, 2001

“BAD TO THE BONE”

RAISING THE BATTLE FLAG

USS JOHN PAUL JONES

USS CARL VINSONFIRST OEF STRIKE LAUNCH

USS PRINCETON TLAM LAUNCH

PAKISTANPAKISTAN

IRANIRAN

UZBEKISTANUZBEKISTAN TAJIKISTANTAJIKISTAN



Northern Northern AllianceAlliance

TURKMENISTANTURKMENISTAN

AirfieldsAir Defense Sites

Terrorist Training CampsCommand & Control Facilities

INITIAL TARGETS

Qandahar Qandahar

Herat Herat

Shindand Shindand

Konduz Konduz




Sar-e PolSar-e Pol

MaimanaMaimana

BamianBamian



GereshkGereshk

KhowstKhowst

ZaranjZaranj

NAVY AND AIR FORCE TEAM

B-2

F-14F/A-18

B-52

B-1AIR FORCE KC-135 REFUELING F-

14/TOMCAT AND S-3/VIKING

TLAM

HERAT AIRFIELD

FIXED TARGETS

•AIRCRAFT•AIRFIELDS•AIR DEFENSE•COMMAND & CONTROL

GARMABAK GHAR TERRORIST

TRAINING CAMP

FIXED TARGETS

•ARMY BARRACKS•AMMO STORAGE•INFRASTRUCTURE

TARPS IMAGERY

TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

DESTRUCTION OF TALIBAN

TANKS

LASER-GUIDED BOMB GPS-GUIDED BOMB(JDAM)

PRECISION-GUIDED MUNITIONS

TOMAHAWK LAND-ATTACK MISSILE (TLAM)

90001500 B-17 SortiesWith 3300 ft CEP

to Destroy60 X 100 ft Target

200119701943Laser/GPS-Guided Bomb

11 F-14/18 Sortie

10 ft CEPEnduring Freedom

17644 F-4 Sorties

400 ft CEPVietnam

One of the Most Precise Bombing Campaigns in History

2000 LB BOMBS

MULLAH OMAR COMPOUNDRaided by U.S. Special Forces

October 19, 2001

LEADERSHIP FACILITIES

BULLETS, BEANS, & GASCOMPLICATED LOGISTICS

Pre - OEF

OEF MIO

OPAREA

MASIRAH

370 NM FROM FUJAIRAH800 NM FROM BAHRAIN

FUJAIRAHBAHRAIN

FUEL TRANSFERRED: 36,900,000 GALLONS

ORDNANCE TRANSFERRED: 3,500,000 POUNDS

STORES TRANSFERRED: 3,000,000 POUNDS

ALONGSIDE REPLENISHMENTS: 157

SHIPS SERVICED: 43

COALITION SHIPS SERVICED: 10

LOGISTICS BY THE NUMBERS USS SACRAMENTO

FROM FIXED TARGETS TO CLOSE AIR SUPPORT

U.S. SPECIAL FORCES JOIN OPPOSITION FIGHTERS TO TARGET TALIBAN AND TERRORIST POSITIONS

GROUND FORWARD AIR CONTROL

NOWHERE TO RUN NOWHERE TO HIDE

B-52 STRIKEUNDER BRIDGE

TRUCK

TROOP COMPOUNDWEAPONS TRUCK

FUEL TRUCK

KABUL

SAMANGAN

BALKH

BAGHLAN

KEPIGA

Meymaneh

Konduz

KabulHerat

IV

TALIBAN FORCES RETREATING

NORTHERN ALLIANCE OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS

NORTHERN ALLIANCE OFFENSIVE BEGINS

EARLY NOVEMBER 2001(shift to Close Air Support)

Qandahar Qandahar

Herat Herat

Shindand Shindand

Konduz Konduz




Sar-e PolSar-e Pol

MaimanaMaimana

BamianBamian



GereshkGereshk

KhowstKhowst

GENERAL DOSTAM’S MAZAR-E SHARIF FORTRESS

PRISONER UPRISINGLate-NOV 2001

1st American KIA

MAZAR-E MAZAR-E SHARIFSHARIF

IRAN

TURKMENISTAN

UZBEKISTAN

TAJIKISTAN

Qandahar Qandahar

Herat Herat

Shindand Shindand

Konduz Konduz

Jalalabad Jalalabad Kabul Kabul

PAKISTAN

ChaghcharanChaghcharan



Sar-e PolSar-e Pol

MaimanaMaimana

BamianBamian


NORTHERN ALLIANCE GAINS18 NOVEMBER, 2001


GereshkGereshk

KhowstKhowst

IRAN

TURKMENISTAN

UZBEKISTAN

TAJIKISTAN

PAKISTAN

NORTHERN ALLIANCE GAINS26 NOVEMBER, 2001

Qandahar Qandahar

Herat Herat

Shindand Shindand

Konduz Konduz


Pol-e Pol-e Khormi Khormi


Sar-e PolSar-e Pol

MaimanaMaimana

BamianBamian



GereshkGereshk

KhowstKhowst

IRAN

TURKMENISTAN

UZBEKISTAN

TAJIKISTAN

PAKISTAN

NORTHERN ALLIANCE & ANTI-TALIBAN RESISTANCE GAINS

29 NOVEMBER, 2001

Qandahar Qandahar

Herat Herat

Shindand Shindand

Konduz Konduz




Sar-e PolSar-e Pol

MaimanaMaimana

BamianBamian



GereshkGereshk

KhowstKhowst

IRAN

TURKMENISTAN

UZBEKISTAN

TAJIKISTAN

PAKISTAN

NORTHERN ALLIANCE & ANTI-TALIBAN RESISTANCE GAINS

5 DECEMBER, 2001

Qandahar Qandahar

Herat Herat

Shindand Shindand

Konduz Konduz




Sar-e PolSar-e Pol

MaimanaMaimana

BamianBamian



GereshkGereshk

KhowstKhowst

IRAN

TURKMENISTAN

UZBEKISTAN

TAJIKISTAN

PAKISTAN

Regular bombing ended 18 Dec 2001

AFGHANISTANAFGHANISTANUpdateUpdate

Qandahar Qandahar

Herat Herat

Shindand Shindand

Konduz Konduz




Sar-e PolSar-e Pol

MaimanaMaimana

BamianBamian



GereshkGereshk

KhowstKhowst

LEADERSHIP INTERCEPTION LEADERSHIP INTERCEPTION OPERATIONSOPERATIONS

WITH THE TALIBAN’S FALL IN AFGHANISTAN, THE CARL VINSON BATTLE GROUP TURNED TO THE TASK OF ENSURING NO AL-QAIDA MEMBERS FLED BY SEA

Meanwhile in the Arabian Gulf ... Meanwhile in the Arabian Gulf ... MARITIME INTERDICTION OPERATIONSMARITIME INTERDICTION OPERATIONS

• MULTI-NATIONAL MARITIME INTERCEPTION FORCES IMPLEMENTING SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ• AN AVERAGE OF 200 QUERIES, 100 BOARDINGS, AND 10 DIVERTS PER MONTH

OPPOSITION FORCES OBSERVE U.S.AIR STRIKES ON TORA BORA

LAST STAND FOR AL-QAIDALAST STAND FOR AL-QAIDA

N

Pakistan WAZIR VALLEYAGAM VALLEY

TORA BORA MOUNTAINS

TORA BORAMOUNTAINS

AL-QAIDA CAVES IN TORA BORA

OPPOSITION GROUP FIGHTERS SEARCH TORA BORA CAVES

USS JOHN C. STENNISARRIVES IN NASDECEMBER 2001

OCTOCTSEPSEP NOVNOV JANJANDECDEC

Terror Terror AttacksAttacks

Armed Armed ReconRecon

War War BeginsBegins

Move to Move to CASCAS

Northern Alliance Northern Alliance Offensive BeginsOffensive Begins

Mazar-e Mazar-e Sharif Sharif FallsFalls

Kabul Kabul FallsFalls

Qandahar Qandahar FallsFalls

Tora Bora Tora Bora StandoffStandoff

Stennis Stennis ArrivesArrives

HomecomingHomecoming

CVIN BG Departs NASCVIN BG Departs NASCVIN BG Arrives CVIN BG Arrives in NASin NAS

Pearl Harbor Port Visit8-14 Jan

Singapore Port Visit23-27 Dec

Air Show Demo18 Dec

Depart17 Dec

WOG Day27 Dec

TIGER Cruise14-23 Jan

RETURN TRANSIT

FOR THE RECORD...

24,905FLIGHT HOURS

2009BOMBS DROPPED

8,688TOTAL SORTIES

2,020,000POUNDS OF ORDNANCE

“History will record that the USS CARL VINSON Battle Group made

the most significant contribution to our nation's military response to

the tragic events of September 11.”

- VADM C. W. MOORE, JR COMMANDER. JOINT FORCE MARITIME COMPONENT COMMAND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

MUSIC VIDEO INDEX

•OEF•COALITION•BATTLE FLAG•TLAM LAUNCH•PRINCETON•JOHN PAUL JONES

•FIRST STRIKE•BAD TO THE BONE•UNREP•VERTREP•X0 HIGHLINE•WOG DAY

•HEROES

WSV INDEX

•AIRCRAFT IN BERM•BUILDING•POL FACILITY•NOWHERE TO RUN•NOWHERE TO HIDE•B-52 STRIKE•AIR DEFENSE•ARMY BARRACKS•TROOP COMPOUND

•UNDER THE BRIDGE•LOCKED ON TRUCK•CAR CHASE•MANPAD•MAZAR A•MAZAR B•AMMO STORAGE•AIRFIELD•WEAPONS TRUCK

•FUEL TRUCK

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