Editing Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (section)

===1990–2000===
[[File:RH-53 Sea Stallion in hangar of USS Nimitz (CVN-68) 1980.jpg|thumb|alt=Three helicopters in the hangar of Nimitz|USN [[Sikorsky CH-53|RH-53D Sea Stallion]] helicopters aboard ''Nimitz'' in early 1980, prior to execution of [[Operation Eagle Claw]]]]

The two most significant deployments the&nbsp;''Nimitz'' class was involved in during the 1990s were the&nbsp;[[Gulf War]]&nbsp;and its aftermath and [[Operation Southern Watch]] in southern Iraq. All active vessels were engaged in both of these to some extent, with Operation Southern Watch continuing until 2003.<ref>Lambeth 2005, p. 6</ref> Most carriers in operation in [[Operation Desert Shield (Gulf War)|Operation Desert Shield]] and [[Operation Desert Storm]] played supporting roles, with only ''Theodore Roosevelt'' playing an active part in combat operations.<ref name="Tucker">{{cite book |last= |first= |url=https://archive.org/details/the-encyclopedia-of-middle-east-wars-the-united-states-in-the-persian-gulf-afgha/ |title=The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2010 |isbn=9781851099474 |editor-last=Tucker |editor-first=Spencer |location=Santa Barbara, California |pages=355, 361, 366–367}}</ref>

Throughout the 1990s and more recently, ''Nimitz''-class carriers have been deployed as part of humanitarian missions. While deployed in the Gulf War, ''Abraham Lincoln'' was diverted to the Pacific Ocean to participate alongside 22 other ships in [[Operation Fiery Vigil]], evacuating civilians following the eruption of [[Mount Pinatubo]] on [[Luzon Island]] in the Philippines. In October 1993, ''Abraham Lincoln'' deployed to [[Somalia]] to assist UN humanitarian operations there, spending four weeks flying patrols around [[Mogadishu]] while supporting U.S. troops during [[Operation Restore Hope]]. The same ship also participated in [[Operation Vigilant Sentinel]] in the [[Persian Gulf]] in 1995.<ref name="DANFS Abraham Lincoln"/>

''Dwight D. Eisenhower'' participated in [[Operation Uphold Democracy]], the US effort to restore the democratically elected government of [[Haiti]], stationing the [[10th Mountain Division]] on board.<ref>[https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2258528/uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-celebrates-39-years-of-excellence/ navy.mil]</ref>

''Theodore Roosevelt'' flew patrols in support of the [[Kurd]]s over northern Iraq as part of [[Operation Provide Comfort]] in 1991. In 1995, ''Theodore Roosevelt'' participated in [[Operation Deliberate Force]] participating alongside other [[NATO]] air forces. In 1996, ''George Washington'' played a peacekeeping role in [[Operation Decisive Endeavor]] in Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref>{{cite book |title=The U.S. Intelligence Community |last=Richelson |first=Jeffrey |year=1999 |publisher=[[Perseus Books Group]] |location=[[Boulder, Colorado]] |isbn=978-0-8133-6893-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/usintelligenceco0000rich_s8s3/page/196 196] |url=https://archive.org/details/usintelligenceco0000rich_s8s3/page/196}}</ref> In 1998, ''Carl Vinson'' participated in [[1998 bombing of Iraq|Operation Desert Fox]]. In 1999, ''Theodore Roosevelt'' was called to the [[Ionian Sea]] to support [[Operation Allied Force]] alongside other NATO militaries.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp99/rp99-048.pdf |title=Kosovo: Operation "Allied Force" |date=29 April 1999 |publisher=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] |page=16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061121012316/http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp99/rp99-048.pdf |archive-date=21 November 2006 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>