Kammala wannan magana: A ƙarshen 2000, "Bunker Hill" ya tura tare da Battle Group. Ta sake shiga cikin Operation Southern Watch kuma ta gudanar da shiga da kuma binciken sama da jiragen ruwa 40 na kasuwanci don tallafawa takunkumin Majalisar Dinkin Duniya kan Iraki. "Bunker Hill" kuma ya raka kungiyar Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) yayin gudanar da ayyukan agaji a Gabashin Timor da kuma horarwa a Kuwait. "Bunker Hill" ta yi aiki a matsayin Kwamandan Tsaron Jirgin Sama na ARG inda ta tsara kuma ta aiwatar da sabbin hanyoyin hadewar CG a cikin ARG. Biye da
hare-haren da aka kai a kan jirgin ruwa, "Bunker Hill" ya tashi daga Bahrain don samar da goyon baya da kariya ga Amurka bakwai da Amurka Navy Ships (kayan taimako) da ke zaune a can kuma daga bisani ya kasance a cikin teku don kwanaki 67 a jere. "Bunker Hill" ya dawo daga turawa a watan Fabrairun 2001.