The squadron deployed in late July 2001 aboard '' Carl Vinson '' . After the September 11 attacks , the carrier and her air wing rushed to the North Arabian Sea and conducted sustained combat operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom . The squadron completed over 3,000 flight hours , 1,340 sorties , and a 99 percent combat sortie completion rate , delivering over 453,000 pounds of ordnance in a ten-week period in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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