Reply #159: Here's the 9/12/01Navy Wire Service story and CNN

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NWS12sep-2. Navy Secures Ports, Provides Relief in Wake of
Terrorist Attacks
By Jerome W. Mapp, Navy Wire Service
WASHINGTON (NWS) -- Simultaneous terrorist attacks at
the World Trade Center in New York, and the Pentagon
locally, prompted an immediate security and relief effort by
the U.S. Navy.
As the U.S. Navy positioned ships off the coasts of
Washington, D.C., and New York, the hospital ship USNS
Comfort (AH 20) prepared to sail from its berth at
Baltimore, Md., to embark Navy medical personnel at Earle,
N.J., before setting sail for the coast of New York. Comfort
has a crew of 61 civilian mariners and more than 700 Navy
medical and support personnel.
Comfort contains 12 fully-equipped operating rooms, a
1,000-bed hospital facility, radiological services, a
medical laboratory, a pharmacy, an optometry lab, a CAT scan
and two oxygen-producing plants. The ship also has a
helicopter deck capable of landing large military
helicopters, as well as side ports to take on patients at
sea.
In Norfolk, Va., USS George Washington (CVN 73) set sail
in support of defense and humanitarian efforts off the coast
of New York.
Other ships in support include USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55),
USS Monterey (CG 61), USS Hue City (CG 66), USS Vicksburg
(CG 69), USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), USS Ramage (DDG 61), USS
Ross (DDG 71), USS Detroit (AOE 4), USS Bataan (LHD 5) and
USS Shreveport (LPD 12).
George Washington will respond to tasking from the North
American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in providing air
defense to the city.
Pacific Fleet ships underway and ready to respond to any
tasks in support of national defense at sea to contribute to
the air and sea defense of the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii
include USS John Stennis (CVN 74), USS Mobile Bay (CG 53),
USS Valley Forge (CG 50), USS Decatur (DDG 73), USS Stethem
(DDG 63), USS Higgins (DDG 76), USS Russell (DDG 59), USS
Fife (DD 991), USS Rentz (FFG 46), USS Sides (FFG 14), USS
Thatch (FFG 43), USS Ford (FFG 54), USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG
60), USS Salvor (ARS 52) and USNS Yukon (T-AO 202).
Navy and Marine Corps installations around the country
are at the highest states of alert. They are taking
increased force protection measures to ensure the safety of
military and civilian personnel at these installations.
Persons attempting to enter military bases can expect
significant delays and increase of traffic as Navy security
forces implement additional security procedures.
For more information about Navy ships, go to
http://www.navy.mil.

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/news/navywire/nws01/nws010912.txt

Here's a CNN report from 9/12...

All U.S. military sites around the world have gone to ThreatCon Delta, which means that a terrorist attack has occurred or an attack at a specific location is likely, Pentagon officials said.

Two aircraft carriers left the Navy base in Norfolk, Virginia, to boost air defense for New York and Washington.

The Navy's Pacific Fleet has deployed an aircraft carrier, two guided missile cruisers, five destroyers and five frigates armed with missiles to protect the West Coast and Hawaii, according to a Navy official, who asked not to be identified.

http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/11/pentagon.terrorism/

So... you have CNN reporting two carriers to be involved in defending NY air space, Navy discusses the USS GW leaving Norfolk. That leaves one off New Your that didn't have to leave Norfork post 9/11. That's the task force that's on standby doing routine anti-sub duty the morning of 9/11.