Editing USS Enterprise CVN-65 (section)

==2000 TO PRESENT==

•	25 April 2001: Enterprise began its 17th overseas deployment, with Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8). 

•	18 June to 28 June 2001: The carrier and four escorts participated in the Joint Maritime Course 01-2 (JMC 01-2), a British Royal Navy joint and combined warfare training exercise in the North Sea near the Hebrides Islands, as well as land and airspace around Scotland. 

•	11 September 2001: Enterprise was beginning her voyage home from the Persian Gulf. Watching a U.S. morning news show live (although locally in the early evening) the crew saw the U.S. report that the Al Qaeda terrorist network has launched attacks on New York's World Trade Center and Washington D.C.'s Pentagon. The Enterprise was ordered to turn around and headed back to the waters off Southwest Asia near the Persian Gulf. 

•	7 October 2001: the U.S. launched air attacks against al Qaeda terrorist training camps and Taliban military installations in Afghanistan. The actions were designed to disrupt the use of Afghanistan as a base for terrorist operations and to attack the military capability of the Taliban regime. Over three weeks, aircraft from Enterprise flew nearly 700 missions and dropped hundreds of thousands of pounds of ordnance over Afghanistan. 

•	Late October 2001: Enterprise left Southwest Asia. 

•	10 November 2001: Enterprise arrived at its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia, about two weeks later than originally planned. During its last day at sea, the ship hosted a live two-hour broadcast of ABC's's Good Morning America. 

•	7 January 2002: Enterprise entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a scheduled one-year Extended Docking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA). 

•	Fall 2003 to Spring 2004: The ship provided air support for Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

•	Summer 2004: The ship participated in Summer Surge 2004 and several multinational exercises. 

•	Summer 2006: The USS Enterprise departed for a 6 month deployment, however the ship was out for a total of 6 and a half months. During the 6.5 month deployment The ship visited 8 ports (Croatia, Greece, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai(UAE), Portugal) supported both Operation Iraqi and Enduring Freedom at the same time. Had 2 beer days (given when the ship is 45 days at sea non-stop). 

[[image:enterprisedegaulle.jpg|thumb|right|'''In formation with the French! They're the ones flying the white flag!''']]