Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pakupera kwa2000, "Bunker Hill" yakaendeswa neBattle Group. Iye zvakare akapinda muOperation Southern Watch uye akaitisa boardings uye kuongorora kweanopfuura makumi mana engarava dzekutengesa kutsigira zvirango zveUnited Nations kurwisa Iraq. "Bunker Hill" yakafambisawo Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) apo yaiita mabasa evanhu kubva kuEast Timor uye kudzidzisa kudzidzisa muKuwait. "Bunker Hill" akaita seAir Defense Commander yeARG kwaakagadzira nekuita maitiro matsva ekubatanidza CG muARG. Kutevera
kurwiswa kwechikepe chinoparadza, "Bunker Hill" yakabva kuBahrain kunopa rutsigiro uye kudzivirira kuUnited States Navy neUnited States Naval Ships (zvikepe zvinobatsira) zvinogara ikoko uye zvakazogara mugungwa kwemazuva 67 akatevedzana. "Bunker Hill" yakadzoka kubva pakuendeswa muna February 2001.