Throughout this deployment, "Normandy" achieved more than 300 mishap-free hours of flight operations, conducted 27 underway replenishments and sailed a total of . Underway for the holidays, "Normandy" hosted pop singer Paula Cole on 23 December. On Christmas morning, it hosted Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jay L. Johnson, his wife, and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy ETCM John Hagan. "George Washington"s battle group was relieved by the Battle Group in the Persian Gulf, and "Normandy" returned to her homeport of Norfolk on 3 April 1998. "Normandy" finished a major overhaul period in Norfolk Naval Shipyard on 28 February.