I realize it's not Canon, but in my Twilight: Florida vision the Saratoga has a major shoot out with the Russians in the FL straits, loses much of her air compliment, takes an ASM hit but manages to limp in to Key West where she is permanently docked, and will not sail again until extensive repairs are done. Her Sick bay, machine shops, power plants and more importantly manpower keep Key West safe and in MilGov hands. Her helos do very limited flights, and her offloaded remaining fixed-wing aircraft reside at Key West NAS, with two F18s deployed north to Homestead AFB, where there is a reserve of AvGas which allows short sorties on alert.
Her E2C Hawkeye aircraft are an invaluable resource in hurricane tracking (when they can fly).
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