Gulf War order of battle: United States Navy

The United States Navy sent their naval forces in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf including six Aircraft Carriers to take part in Operation Desert Storm, including others that arrived before or after the war started and ended (as part of Operation Southern Watch).

[1][2] USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 Before Operation Desert Storm, the US Navy helped with the buildup of forces in the Middle East.

[12] USS America crossed through the Suez Canal on 15 January 1991, the same day the UN deadline for Iraq leaving Kuwait ended.

Source:[15] USS Theodore Roosevelt launched her first strikes two days after the first night on the morning of 19 January 1991.

[16] After the Gulf War, Theodore Roosevelt took part in Operation Provide Comfort after transiting the Suez Canal on 20 April 1991.

USS Independence CV-62 at sea.
USS Independence CV-62 at sea.
Aircraft Carriers USS Theodore Roosevelt (top right), Midway (top left), Ranger (bottom left) and America (bottom right), as part of Battle Force Zulu in the Persian Gulf. Midway was the flagship of Battle Force Zulu.
Aircraft Carriers USS Theodore Roosevelt (top right), Midway (top left), Ranger (bottom left) and America (bottom right), as part of Battle Force Zulu in the Persian Gulf. Midway was the flagship of Battle Force Zulu .
At the start of Operations Desert Storm
NF101 (Buno 162887), an F/A-18A Hornet assigned to VFA-195 Dambusters aboard the USS Midway, CV-41 in the 1991 Gulf War.
NF101 (BuNo 162887), an F/A-18A Hornet assigned to VFA-195 Dambusters aboard the USS Midway, CV-41 in the 1991 Gulf War.
Two F/A-18As from VFA-87 about to refuel from an A-6E from VA-36 during Desert Storm in 1991.
Two F/A-18As from VFA-87 about to refuel from an A-6E from VA-36 during Desert Storm in 1991.
BuNo 162883 as NL-405, one of the aircraft of VFA-27 that took part in the 13 January 1993 air strike against air defence targets in Southern Iraq.
BuNo 162883 as NL-405, one of the aircraft of VFA-27 that took part in the 13 January 1993 air strike against air defence targets in Southern Iraq.
F-14A of VF-154 while attached to CVW-5 in 1994. This aircraft is flying over Mount Suribachi in Japan.
F-14A of VF-154 while attached to CVW-5 in 1994. This aircraft is flying over Mount Suribachi in Japan.
CVW-14 flying over the USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 on 1 May 1994.
Aircraft from CVW-14 flying over the USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 on 1 May 1994.
An F/A-18C Night Attack Hornet from VFA-147 Argonauts approaching the USS Nimitz CVN-68 in 1996.
An F/A-18C Night Attack Hornet from VFA-147 Argonauts approaching the USS Nimitz CVN-68 in 1996.
Two A-6E SWIP Intruders painted as CAG Birds for VA-75 and VA-196 in 1996.
Two A-6E SWIP Intruders painted as CAG Birds for VA-75 and VA-196 in 1996.
BuNo 160163, An S-3B Viking VS-38 aboard the USS Constellation CV-64 during the deployment to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean in 2001.
BuNo 160163, An S-3B Viking VS-38 aboard the USS Constellation CV-64 during the deployment to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean in 2001.
Sailors push an F/A-18E Super Hornet of VFA-115 to aid the handlers in directing it around the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on 2 April 2003 during OIF.
Sailors push an F/A-18E Super Hornet of VFA-115 to aid the handlers in directing it around the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 on 2 April 2003 during OIF .