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Iraq: Summary of U.S. Forces

Updated November 28, 2005

Linwood B. Carter

Information Research Specialist

Knowledge Services Group

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Summary

This report provides a summary estimate of military forces reported to have
been deployed to and subsequently withdrawn from the U.S. Central Command
(USCENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR), popularly called the Persian Gulf
region, to support Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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The information about military units that have been deployed and withdrawn is based on
both official government public statements and estimates identified in selected news
accounts.

USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group. Carrier Air Wing 8 consists of 70-80 aircraft including the: F/A-18C Hornet, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, E-2CHawkeye, EA-6B Prowler, C-2A Greyhound, SH-60F/HH-60H Seahawk.

Table 7. USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group

Name Type of Ship Homeport

USS Theodore Roosevelt Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Norfolk, VA

USS San Jacinto Guided missile cruiser Norfolk, VA

USS Oscar Austin Guided missile destroyer Norfolk, VA

USS Donald Cook Guided missile destroyer Norfolk, VA

SPS ALVARO DE BAZAN FRIGATE SPAIN

USNS Mount Baker Combat logistics ship Earle, NJ

USNS Kanawha Combat logistics ship Norfolk, VA