PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 14, 2013) Seaman Zakiya Day and Seaman Quentin Rucker paint the ship's crest in the forecastle of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting Precision More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 11, 2013) Sailors participate in flight deck barricade drills aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting Precision Approach Landing More
STRAIT OF MAGELLAN (Mar. 15, 2010) The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and the Chilean navy Sa'ar 4-class fast-attack craft Angamos and Casma break away from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 27, 2010) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Rebecca Lyons participates in a burial at sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are on More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 18, 2013) A MK 15 Phalanx close-in weapons system (CIWS) is test fired on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway off the coast of South More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 07, 2014) Sailors don proximity suits during a firefighting drill in the hangar bay of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting Joint Task Force Exercise More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2010) An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the Rough Raiders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CV More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 05, 2010) Command Master Chief April Beldo addresses Sailors during a second class petty officer leadership course aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is on a t More
INDIAN OCEAN (Apr. 20, 2012) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Kristina Duggins assigned to the supply department's S-12 division, assists Seaman Kim Lockerby as he mails a package in the post office aboard the Ni More
BAY OF BENGAL (Jan. 28, 2011) Lt. Carl Thompson observes flight deck operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 15, 2014) Sailors and family members participate in the Passover Seder meal in a wardroom aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is pierside at Naval Air Station North More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 21, 2016) Sailors conduct flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) flight deck. The Carl Vinson Strike Group recently completed Composite Training Unit Exercise in More
CARRIBEAN SEA (Jan. 23, 2010) A Sailor aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), comforts a young Haitian boy after the ship's medical staff performed live-saving surgery. Carl Vinson a More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 17, 2014) Electrician's Mate 1st Class Theresa Cox sings during a night of karaoke aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting training off the c More
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 09, 2010) Quartermaster 2nd Class Candice Stone plots the course of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is taking part in Southern Seas 2010 as part of a More
ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 14, 2014) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Justin Wilson adjusts sights on an M4A1 carbine during a qualification shoot on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70 More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 22, 2011) Lt. James Fish supervises Sailors as they move pallets of ordnance on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a vertical replenishment More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 12, 2013) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Flying Eagles of Strike Fighter Strike Squadron (VFA) 122 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 02, 2012) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) maneuver behind the Nimitz-class aircr More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 03, 2013) Fire Controlman Kelly Smith, left, and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Jefferson Daniels transport ammunition for a MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) aboard the aircraft carri More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 24, 2013) Sailors observe a C-2A Greyhound from Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 launch from the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is und More
PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 16, 2014) An EA-18G Growler assigned to the Cougars of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is und More
ARABIAN SEA (Mar. 15, 2012) Seaman Recruit Michael Snook, assigned to the Deck Department's 1st Division, polishes a capstan in the forecastle aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 26, 2011) Vice Adm. Gerald R. Beaman, commander of the U.S. 3rd Fleet, speaks to Sailors during an all-hands call on the mess decks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl More
ARABIAN SEA (Mar. 16, 2012) Sailors compete in the pipe patching competition during the damage control Olympics on the fantail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and More
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 18, 2012) An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Tigertails of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 recovers on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson ( More
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 26, 2012) Seaman Sara Schmid, assigned to the deck department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), operates a sliding padeye during a replenishment at sea with Mi More
INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 06, 2012) Members of the ship's flying squad line up on the mess decks as they prepare to enter a space and combat a simulated fire aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (C More
SANTA RITA, Guam (Jan. 31, 2018) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) sits pierside after pulling into Naval Base Guam. Carl Vinson Strike Group is currently operating in the Pacific as pa More
Norfolk, Va. (Jul. 31, 2005) A large crowd awaits the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during homecoming celebrations at Pier 14 on board Naval Station Norfolk. Carl Vinson com More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 19, 2011) The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) is underway alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenish More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jul. 23, 2010) An Evolved Sea Sparrow missile is launched from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting operations off the coast of Southern California. ( More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 08, 2014) Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Cesar Rodriguez inspects ordnance in the bomb farm on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway condu More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 18, 2014) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) attend the memorial ceremony for Lt. Nathan Poloski. Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wi More
Sea of Japan (Mar. 20, 2003) An Aviation Boatswain's Mate directs an F/A-18C Hornet onto waist catapult three in preparation for launch during flight operations aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is More
PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 10, 2013) Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Rashad Wright signals for a start-up during a jet engine test on the fantail aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 02, 2014) Hose team members conduct firefighting training during a flight deck drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting a composite trai More
HONG KONG (May. 22, 2011) Air department Sailors prepare the flight deck for arrival as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) anchors in Hong Kong. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 More
ARABIAN GULF (Mar. 18, 2015) Sailors heave around lines in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command combat support ship USNS Ra More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 20, 2018) Sailors perform a foreign object debris (FOD) walk down on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Strike Group is currently More
ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 05, 2015) Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Steve Smith connects cables prior to a jet engine test cell on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinso More
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Feb. 26, 2010) Quartermaster 3rd Class Daniel Gastaldi measures the distance of checkpoints as the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) prepares to anchor off the coast of Rio de Ja More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 21, 2011) Sailors assigned to the line handling detail prepare to link the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) to the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler US More
ARABIAN GULF (Mar. 25, 2015) Sailors prepare goods to be transported from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command combat support ship USNS R More
Aboard USS Carl Vinson Sept. 14, 2003 -- An Aviation Boatswains Mate directs an F/A 18C Hornet on to one of four catapults on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during the fly off More
STRAIT OF MAGELLAN (Mar. 14, 2010) Quartermaster Seaman Erich Hoffman, from Cleveland, Ohio, plots the location of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), during a transit of the Strait of M More
ARABIAN GULF (Apr. 04, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducts flight operations while underway in the Arabian Gulf. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are conducting ma More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 07, 2011) An EA-6B Prowler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134 and an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 launch simultaneously from the bow and wa More
ARABIAN SEA (Mar. 19, 2012) Sailors assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 15 wait with chocks and chains for a helicopter to land aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). More
SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 11, 2011) Sailors take photos on the flight deck as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) passes under the Golden Gate Bridge while departing San Francisco. Carl Vinson More
SAN DIEGO (Jul. 23, 2014) Capt. Kent Whalen, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), addresses Sailors and their families during a pre-deployment brief in the hangar bay aboard Carl More
CORONADO, Calif. (Apr. 10, 2013) Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Kyle Towns, left, and Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Jeffery Masters, right, fabricate a shelf aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson ( More
SAN DIEGO (Jan. 05, 2018) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) prepare to man the rails as the ship departs its homeport of San Diego. The Carl Vinson Strike Group is curren More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 05, 2011) A Sailor runs chocks for an F/A-18 Hornet on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are on a deployment to More
STRAIT OF MALACCA (Jan. 26, 2011) The Royal Malaysian Navy frigate KD Lekir (FF 26) and corvette KD Kelantan (FFL 175) break away from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and the Ticonder More
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 23, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Elizabeth Irby records aircraft information in primary flight control aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CV More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 02, 2011) Capt. Bruce H. Lindsey delivers his farewell address to the crew after being relieved as commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) by Capt. K More
PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 08, 2013) Sailors wait on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as it pulls alongside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser ( More
SAN DIEGO (Jun. 15, 2011) Sailors and sponsored tiger cruise participants man the rails as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) returns to homeport at Naval Base Coronado, Calif. Carl Vins More
BAY OF BENGAL (Apr. 14, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroy More
ARABIAN GULF (Apr. 08, 2015) An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is depl More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 27, 2010) Capt. Bruce H. Lindsey, commanding officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), holds the national ensign during a burial at sea. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing More
Persian Gulf (Apr. 19, 2005) Catapult Safety Observer Aviation Boatswains Mate Jesse O'Malley signals to the Deck Edge Safety Observer that the catapult is clear to shoot no-loads, a bi-weekly maintenance proce More
ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 27, 2015) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Eric Taylor uses the high-powered binoculars to scan the horizon aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5t More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 29, 2010) Aviation Structural Mechanic (Equipment) Airman Joshua Nunn hands a box of meat to another Sailor in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replen More
CELEBUS SEA (May. 15, 2015) Sailors participate in group physical fitness training in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing More
DA NANG, Vietnam (Mar. 09, 2018) Airman Apprentice Timothy Brennan, left, and Logistics Specialist Seaman Brandon Goldhammer prepare to shift colors aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) More
PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 14, 2011) Capt. Bruce H. Lindsey, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), presents a command coin to Republic of the Philippines President Benigno Aquino III dur More
INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 05, 2012) Landing signal officers guide pilots to safe recoveries aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 19, 2018) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean. Carl Vinson Strike Group is currently operating in the Pacific as part of a regularly schedul More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 15, 2016) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean alongside fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) during a replenishment-at-sea. Carl Vinson is und More
ARABIAN GULF (Mar. 05, 2015) A French Super tendard Marine aircraft from the French navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle refuels with an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron (VF More
STRAIT OF MALACCA (Jan. 26, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) leads the Royal Malaysian Navy frigate KD Lekir (FF 26) and corvette KD Kelantan (FFL 175) and the Ticonderoga-class More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 05, 2011) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Benjamin Troutman, assigned to the deck department's 3rd Division, makes reports on a sound-powered telephone while standing watch as the starboard aft look More
PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 06, 2013) An E-2C Hawkeye from the Sun Kings of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carri More
ARABIAN SEA (May. 04, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) receives fuel from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) during a replenis More
ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 01, 2015) Sailors celebrate the New Year in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting O More
ARABIAN GULF (Mar. 15, 2015) Sailors move a Sailor onto a stretcher aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a mass casualty drill. Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of respo More
PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 03, 2016) A MK 38 MOD 2 25mm machine gun aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) is fired remotely during a training evolution. Carl Vinson is underway conducting carrier qualifications off the coas More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 03, 2010) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Maston Buchanan, left, shipping and receiving supervisor for the Supply Department's S-8 Division, tracks incoming parts aboard the aircraft carrier More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jul. 26, 2016) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202). Carl Vinson is underway with embarked Carrier Ai More
ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 27, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 lands aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air More
SAN DIEGO (Sep. 06, 2013) Lt. Marshall Faulds assists a Sailor during a mass causality drill in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is pierside at Naval Air Station More
SAN DIEGO (Feb. 01, 2012) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Teshayla PierceJackson stands watch on the signal bridge aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson got underway from Naval Air Station North Island t More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 18, 2011) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducts a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4). Carl V More
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 20, 2012) Air Boatswain Lt. j.g. Alexey Diaz trains Sailors in hot suits during a flight deck firefighting drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 03, 2011) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 maneuvers during an air power demonstration over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Ca More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 11, 2013) Sailors participate in flight deck barricade drills aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting Precision Approach Landing More