Editing Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (section)

===2001–present===
[[File:US Navy 030331-N-3235P-506 USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) prepares to engage in flight operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.jpg|thumb|''Harry S. Truman'' engaging in flight operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom]]
''Harry S. Truman''{{'}}s maiden deployment was in November 2000. The carrier's air wing flew 869 combat sorties in support of Operation Southern Watch, including a strike on Iraqi air defense sites on 16 February 2001, in response to Iraqi [[surface-to-air missile]] fire against United Nations coalition forces.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/cvn75/Pages/About%20Us.aspx |title=History of the Ship |publisher=USS Harry S. Truman, U.S. Navy |access-date=16 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210155648/http://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/cvn75/Pages/About%20Us.aspx |archive-date=10 December 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

After the [[September 11 attacks]], ''Carl Vinson'' and ''Theodore Roosevelt'' were among the first warships to participate in [[Operation Enduring Freedom]] in Afghanistan. ''Carl Vinson'' sailed towards the Persian Gulf intending to support Operation Southern Watch in July 2001. This changed in response to the attacks, and the ship changed course to travel towards the North Arabian Sea, where she launched the first airstrikes in support of the operation on 7 October 2001.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/deployment.map/vinson.html |title=USS Carl Vinson |publisher=CNN |access-date=2 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024205208/http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/deployment.map/vinson.html |archive-date=24 October 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the attacks, ''John C. Stennis'' and ''George Washington'' participated in [[Operation Noble Eagle]], carrying out homeland security operations off the [[West Coast of the United States]]. All active ships have been involved in Iraq and Afghanistan since that time. This included the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invasion]] in 2003, as well as providing subsequent support for [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] since then.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/policy/vision/vis04/vpp04-appxa.pdf |title=Appendix A: Navy-Marine Corps: Crisis Response and Combat Actions |publisher=U.S. Navy |access-date=31 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808061732/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/policy/vision/vis04/vpp04-appxa.pdf |archive-date=8 August 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The carriers have also provided aid after natural disasters. In 2005, ''Abraham Lincoln'' supported [[Operation Unified Assistance]] in Indonesia after the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|December 2004 tsunami]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defense.gov/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=1653 |title=DoD Briefing on Operation Unified Assistance, the Post-Tsunami Relief Effort |date=14 January 2005 |publisher=US Department of Defense |access-date=30 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529165702/http://www.defense.gov/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=1653 |archive-date=29 May 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''Harry S. Truman'' provided aid after [[Hurricane Katrina]] later in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Orleans Gets More Troops to Stop Katrina Looting |first=Heather |last=Burke |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.]] |date=1 September 2005 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=axLmRQqK.K0U&refer=us |access-date=10 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060410104308/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=axLmRQqK.K0U&refer=us |archive-date=10 April 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:US Navy 050106-N-4336M-294 Crew members aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) fill jugs with purified water from a Potable Water Manifold.jpg|thumb|upright|Crew of ''Abraham Lincoln'' filling water containers while deployed to assist humanitarian efforts in the aftermath of 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami]]
The ''Ronald Reagan'' Carrier Strike Group performed humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in the Philippines in June 2008 after [[Typhoon Fengshen (2008)|Typhoon Fengshen]], which killed hundreds from the central island regions and the main island of [[Luzon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. ship coming to help retrieve victims of sea tragedy |publisher=[[GMA News]] |date=25 June 2008 |url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/103093/US-ship-coming-to-help-retrieve-victims-of-sea-tragedy |access-date=26 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925002811/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/103093/news/nation/us-ship-coming-to-help-retrieve-victims-of-sea-tragedy |archive-date=25 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2010, ''Carl Vinson'' operated off [[Haiti]], providing aid and drinking water to [[2010 Haiti earthquake|earthquake]] survivors as part of the U.S.-led [[Operation Unified Response]], alongside other major warships and [[hospital ship]] {{USNS|Comfort|T-AH-20|2}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/13/haiti.us.coast.guard/index.html |title=First U.S. military aid reaches quake-stricken Haiti |author=Mike Mount and Larry Shaughnessy |date=13 January 2010 |publisher=CNN |access-date=9 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218142750/http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/13/haiti.us.coast.guard/index.html |archive-date=18 February 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The carriers, ''George H.W. Bush'', ''Harry S. Truman'', ''Dwight D. Eisenhower'', ''Theodore Roosevelt'', and ''Abraham Lincoln'' participated in [[Operation Inherent Resolve]].<ref>https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/NEWS-ARTICLES/News-Article-View/Article/1207467/george-h-w-bush-csg-conducts-strikes-from-mediterranean/</ref><ref>https://www.inherentresolve.mil/NEWSROOM/Article/837349/eisenhower-carrier-strike-group-enters-us-fifth-fleet/</ref><ref>[https://www.airlant.usff.navy.mil/Organization/Aircraft-Carriers/USS-Harry-S-Truman-CVN-75/Command-History/ navy.mil]</ref><ref>[https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2250569/theodore-roosevelt-supports-oir-and-ofs-in-us-5th-fleet/ navy.mil]</ref><ref>[https://www.cusnc.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/2025128/abraham-lincoln-carrier-strike-group-supports-operation-inherent-resolve/ navy.mil]</ref>