Sailors observe a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 take off from the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway off th More
Fire Controlman 3rd Class Paul Chapman removes a danger tag from a MK 15 Phalanx close-in weapons system (CIWS) before firing on the flight deck aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is More
Air department sailors participate in a helicopter crash drill on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting un More
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. David H. Buss, center, the commander of Naval Air Forces, arrives aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) May 7, 2013, in the Pacific Ocean. The Carl Vinson and the embarked Car More
An F/A-18 Hornet launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are currently underway off the coast of Southern California conducting f More
An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Fighting Reddcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are under More
An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway o More
Sailors heave a mooring line on the fantail as the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) returns to its homeport at Naval Air Station North Island. Carl Vinson returned from completing a mid-cycle material More
Midshipman 1st Class Laura Collier prepares to fire the Mossberg M-500 shotgun during a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Midshipmen embarked Carl Vinson as par More
Midshipman 2nd Class Samuel Hyder fires a Browning M2 machine gun during a live-fire exercise on the fantail aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Midshipmen embarked Carl Vinson as part of thei More
Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Brayden Hunt cuts a stopper on a sponson aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship More
Damage Controlman 3rd Class Ricardo Broughton instructs a basic damage control class in aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is pierside at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Nav More
Sailors prepare to cast off a line from a sponson aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting unit-level training off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy ph More
Third class petty officers take the Navy-wide petty officer advancement exam on the mess decks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting unit-level training off th More
A T-45C Goshawk training aircraft from Training Wing 2 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting unit-level training off the coast of Southern More
Aviation Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Jeovanny Laureano the salutes an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 as it takes off from the flight deck aboard aircra More
Deck department sailors heave around mooring lines on the fantail aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting training off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Na More
Aft lookouts Seaman Erica Meredith, left, and Seaman Laurissa Turner observe a ship from the fantail during watch aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting Tailore More
Senior Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Mondestin Patrick makes notes to the air plan in flight deck control aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting a tailored More
A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the Pacific Ocean Feb. 7, 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Spec More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Ted Casal checks the shot line prior to launching an F/A-18C Hornet from the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Car More
Chief Machinist’s Mate Dan Pike, from Kimberly, Idaho, conducts a dress whites uniform inspection on reactor department Sailors in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinso More
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Gladiators of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway off the coast of Southern Cal More
A T-45C Goshawk from Training Wing (TW) 1 practices a touch-and-go landing on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway off the coast of Southern California c More
A T-45C Goshawk from Training Wing (TW) 2 lands on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting unit-level traini More
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 Island. (U.S. Navy photo by M More
The Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, Betsy Price, tours the flight deck control room aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is moored at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by More
Deck department Sailors heave around on a mooring line on the fantail aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern Ca More
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Nathan Carlton, from Nashville, Tenn., communicates the weight of an F/A-18C Hornet from the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 on the flight deck of More
Deck department Sailors hydrostatic test fire hoses on the fantail aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mas More
Chief Petty Officer (Select) Information Systems Technician Stephanie Nimphius, speaks during a September 11th remembrance ceremony in the forecastle aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CV More
Security department Sailors study for their patrolman's board on the mess deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 More
Capt. Karl Thomas, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), speaks to Sailors in the hangar bay. Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, are on More
Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Paige Henning, right, from Phoenix, loads an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked a More
Players from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson's (CVN 70) rugby team, left, maul a player from the Singapore Bucks Rugby Football Club. Carl Vinson is in Singapore for a scheduled port visit. Ca More
A deck department Sailor monitors the progress of the fuel probe on a sponson aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fl More
An MK 15 Baseline 2 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) fires from a sponson aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a Pre-aim (PACFIRE) exercise. Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carri More
The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) steam side-by-side during turn-over as Vinson assumes the watch as the deployed aircraft carrier in the U.S. 5th Fle More
Lt. Sean Stuart, from San Diego, of the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22, speaks to Air Department Sailors about the 230,000th arrested landing aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS More
Chief Cryptologic Technician (Collection) Jennifer Pinero and Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Ruben Fernandez grill food for a steel-beach picnic on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft car More
Sailors work out during the 1000 Club Challenge in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Opera More
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Raquel Dillman drives a flight deck tractor pulling an F/A-18C Hornet from the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class ai More
Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Bradley Johnson, center, briefs Sailors before the start of flight deck drills on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl V More
Adm. Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), salutes side boys as he arrives aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Win More
An F/A-18C Hornet from the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carri More
Gunner’s Mate Seaman Robert Cruz fires a shot line from the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) to Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) d More
Engineman 2nd Class James Hays, right, and Engineman Fireman Edward Nguyen fine-tune the mechanical settings on an emergency diesel generator aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). C More
Chief Engineman Christopher Jackson conducts maintenance an emergency diesel generator aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of op More
Lt. Cmdr. Richard Ravendo serves as a shooter as he launches a C-2A Greyhound from the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl More
An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 picks up cargo from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishmen More
An F/A-18C Hornet from the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 prepares to launch from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) marking the first strike operations of 2015. Ca More
An F/A-18C Hornet from the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 launches off the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is currently deployed to the area supporting marit More
Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Jon Reolizo fires a shot line from an M14 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support shi More
Supply Department Sailors verify the contents of a package aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is currently deployed to the area supporting maritime security operations, strike ope More
Lt. Ojala Washington performs a clean and jerk aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strik More
Airman Vincent Browne fires a shot line from an M14 rifle aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Raini More
Sailors open their tests to take the Navy-wide chief petty officer advancement exam on the mess decks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of More
Deck Department Sailors heave around a line aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7). Carl More
Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Kelvin Garrido responds to an active-shooter drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supportin More
Vice Adm. John Miller, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/United States 5th Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces, addresses Sailors during an all-hands call in the hangar bay of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vi More
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Kali Francis places desserts on plates in a galley aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations More
Quartermaster 2nd Class Adrian Kopejtka makes a distance report from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment at sea with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment More
150211-N-HD510-180 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 11, 2015) Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Joshua Valenzuela directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 to a c More
150211-N-HD510-017 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 11, 2015) Sailors wait to receive goods in the hangar bay of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment at sea with Military Sealift Command dry cargo More
150216-N-HD510-003 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 16, 2015) Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Sarah Fitzgerald conducts training in a lounge aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. More
150217-N-HD510-008 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 17, 2015) Machinery Repairman Fireman Nicholas Siegrist measures the diameter of a pipe in the machine shop aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is More
150220-N-HD510-029 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 20, 2015) Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Tyler Fath prepares a fan for welding aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S More
150305-N-HD510-011 ARABIAN GULF (Mar. 5, 2015) Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Alfonso Sosa proctors the Navy-wide petty officer 1st class advancement exam on the mess decks of aircraft carrier USS C More
150308-N-HD510-044 ARABIAN GULF (March 8, 2015) A French Rafale Marine aircraft of Squadron 11F launches off the flight deck of the French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) as aircraft carrier US More
150413-N-HD510-024 GULF OF OMAN (Apr. 13, 2015) Helicopters fly from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a vertical replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Car More
150503-N-HD510-083 INDIAN OCEAN (May 3, 2015) Aircraft fly in formation over the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) flight deck. Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, are depl More
150505-N-HD510-125 INDIAN OCEAN (May 5, 2015) A Weapons Department Sailor fires an M9 service pistol during a small-arms qualification on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) flight deck. Carl Vinson a More
A MK 15 Phalanx close-in weapons system is test-fired on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting unit-level More
Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Bryan Fuentez, right, welds a fitting with Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Stephen Tucker in the machine shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Ca More
U.S. Sailors stand by with pallet jacks in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment at sea May 8, 2013, in the Pacific Ocean. The Carl Vinson and the embarked Carri More
An F/A-18C Hornet from the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW More
An EA-18G Growler from the Cougars of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway off More
Chief Boatswain's Mate Sorrells Claiborne trains Sailors heaving a mooring line on the fantail as the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) returns to its homeport at Naval Air Station North Island. Carl Vi More
Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Ashley Jebens, left, supervises Midshipman 1st Class Bonnie Alford, firing an M4 rifle during a live-fire exercise on the fantail aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Mi More
Seaman Brittany Lebleu signals from a sponson aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment at sea. Carl Vinson is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting unit-lev More
Seaman Erica Ray descends down the hawsepipe in the forecastle aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is pierside at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communica More
Sailors observe San Diego Bay from the fantail aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting unit-level training off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo More
A T-45C Goshawk from Training Wing (TW) 1 taxis to the bow catapults on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting unit-level training off the coast of More
Air department sailors give the all clear for an aircraft to take off from the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting carrier qualifications off the More
An F/A-18C Hornet, from the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94, lands on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting training off the More
Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Richard Beeson disassembles an M4 rifle under the supervision of Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Anthony Crutchfield in the armory aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vins More
Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Brayden Hunt heaves around a messenger line on a fuel sponson aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command flee More
Seaman Nick Siegrist, from Fort Loramie, Ohio, heaves in a line on the fantail aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting unit- More
Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Chris Alm, from Peoria, Ind., fires an M2 .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is under More
A T-45C Goshawk from Training Wing (TW) 1 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting unit-level train More
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Raven Romero, from Portland, Ore., signals to advance a T-45C Goshawk from Training Wing (TW) 2 to a catapult on the flight deck aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl More
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Raime Baker, left, from Spanaway, Wash., and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Raven Romero, right, from Portland, Ore., prepare for the launch of a More
Chief Petty Officer (Select) Information Systems Technician Stephanie Nimphius, left, bows her head as Lt. Curtiss Dwyer, a Navy chaplain, offers a prayer during a September 11 remembrance ceremony in the forec More
Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Caitlin Barto, from Boston, studies for her patrolman's board on the mess deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, More
Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Paige Henning, from Phoenix, loads an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing More
Players from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson's (CVN 70) rugby team tackle a player from the Singapore Bucks Rugby Football Club. Carl Vinson is in Singapore for a scheduled port visit. Carl Vi More
Fire Controlman 2nd Class Paul Chapman, from Dixon, Calif., attaches a clearing sector hold back tool on an MK 15 Baseline 2 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) on a sponson aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl More