Operation Southern Watch
For the first time since 1972, the Blue Wolves deployed on February 17, 1994, on board the USS "Carl Vinson" to the western Pacific in support of Operation Southern Watch. In 1996, the squadron deployed again on board the "Carl Vinson" and in support of Operation Southern Watch. In June 1998, Carrier Air Wing Fourteen was reattached to the and deployed in June 1998 to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch and again in 2000.