USS Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Naval Cruise Book

“w ^ ' theshiJhlpyard. One year later, TR returned to her homeport at the Norfolk Naval Station. seconc ' ■- M apl^^PavId R. Bryant became TR ' s sevfenth commanding officer on Sep. 22, 1998. )n. ^ ' k Naval SY)fora \ R began her sixth deployment in March 1999 with G/W-8. They were called to duty in the onian Sea to support NATO ' s Operation Allied Force. TR and CVW-8 conducted air strikes or two months over the skies of the former Yugoslavian Repulic against the Serbians. TR nd CVW-8 were then dispatched to support Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the " no- y " zone over Southern Iraq. TR returned to her homeport of Norfolk, Va., on Sept. 24, SRA), »599- ^5eao(i itn Jan. 7, 2000, TR entered a Planned Incremental Availability at the Norfolk Naval % lIRl)ec3Tsfhipyard, Portsrbouth, Va. This six-month maintenance period ended on June 30, 2000, \ »carne:B|/hen the ship departed on sea trials. * SWalieailofI (fjSy. fffapt. Richard J. O ' Hanlon became TR ' s eigth commanding officer March 22, 2001. 593 deceived raiGoldei for itie best n Atlafitic OfiHarcti receivedte /Tiled 00 IS awarded tenburg Cyp ipintlie ;• III S4/h 4 > *ai began her seventh deployment on Sept. 19, 2001, with Carrier Air Wing One. After a outine transit of the Atlantic Ocean, TR and CVW-1 were called to support Operation nduring Freedom. Receiving support from around the country, TR and CVW-1 led coalition orces in creating a more stable government in Afgahnistan and hunting down members of I Qaeda. After breaking the record for the longest period underway since WWII, TR ' s crew nly hit two ports after a record 159 days at sea. TR was again awarded the Battenberg up. Naval Unit Commendation and Battle E. TR pulled back in March 27, 2002. fer the deployment TR moved to NNSY to complete a six-month maintenance availability. )n Oct. 30, 2002, TR returned to the fleet in preparation for her next deployment. After loing through an accelerated training cycle, TR left Jan. 6, 2003, for the strike group ' s omposite Unit Training Exercise. Shortly after leaving Norfolk, the crew was notified that hey would notNJ^e returning home as planned. After completing COMPTUEX, the Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group surged to 6th Fleet to show coalition resolve by supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, along with six other strike groups, before returning from the unscheduled deployment May 29. ”