Petty Officers 3rd Class Charlesa Anderson and Kevin
Petty Officers 3rd Class Charlesa Anderson and Kevin Doty, both assigned to the deck department of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, lower a rigid-hull inflatable boat into the water during a r... More
USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean
Sailors assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 22 load a missile on an F/A-18F Super Hornet aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are underway conducting operati... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Garland Riley rolls fire hoses
Petty Officer 2nd Class Garland Riley rolls fire hoses after conducting hydrostatic testing in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are un... More
Aircraft directors position an F/A-18F Super Hornet
Aircraft directors position an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are underway on a western Pacific deployment.
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Robert
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Robert Zahn (left) and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Troy Cloe, practice self-defense techniques aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ca... More
Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson support themselves on "monkey lines" as they lower their rigid-hull inflatable boat into the water during a rescue exercise. Carl Vinson is ... More
Seaman Aaron Gaunt, assigned to Air Department's V-3
Seaman Aaron Gaunt, assigned to Air Department's V-3 Division damage control shop, tightens a leaky connection while conducting hydrostatic testing on fire hoses in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircra... More
Rear Adm. Thomas K. Shannon, commander of Carrier Strike
Rear Adm. Thomas K. Shannon, commander of Carrier Strike Group 1, observes as Lt. Stan Hanley, a pilot assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 22, signs for an aircraft at the squadron's maintenance control shop be... More
Logistics Specialist Seaman Justin McLaurin (right)
Logistics Specialist Seaman Justin McLaurin (right) scans packages as mail arrives aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a vertical replenishment at sea. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wi... More
Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson return to the ship aboard a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a rescue exercise. Carl Vinson is underway conducting operations off the coast... More
Sailors conduct hydrostatic testing on fire hoses in
Sailors conduct hydrostatic testing on fire hoses in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are underway conducting operations off the coast... More
Rear Adm. Thomas K. Shannon, commander of Carrier Strike
Rear Adm. Thomas K. Shannon, commander of Carrier Strike Group 1, dons his flight suit before accompanying a pilot assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 22 on a mission aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier US... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Cook, assigned
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Cook, assigned to the deck department's 3rd Division, gives orders as sailors lower a rigid hull inflatable boat into the water during a man overboard drill aboard the Nimitz... More
Air Department's V-2 Division personnel repair a jet
Air Department's V-2 Division personnel repair a jet blast deflector between aircraft launch and recovery cycles on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carr... More
Lt. j.g. Kevin Samuels, assigned to the deck department,
Lt. j.g. Kevin Samuels, assigned to the deck department, secures a guide line during the recovery of a rigid hull inflatable boat after a man overboard drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vi... More
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 113 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are underway on a western Pacifi... More
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 113 launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinso. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are underway on a western Pacific deployment.
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 113 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are underway on a western Pacifi... More
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 113 makes an arrested recovery on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are underway on ... More
Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Joshua Beutler, assigned
Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Joshua Beutler, assigned to the reactor department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, listens to training while wearing his MCU-2P protective mask during a chem... More
Yeoman 3rd Class Andrew Velasquez, assigned to the
Yeoman 3rd Class Andrew Velasquez, assigned to the reactor department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, drinks from a canteen while wearing an MCU-2P protective mask and advanced chemica... More
Sailors assigned to a burial detail wait to begin a
Sailors assigned to a burial detail wait to begin a burial at sea ceremony for 22 former service members at dawn aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are... More
Capt. Kent D. Whalen, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class
Capt. Kent D. Whalen, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, and Command Master Chief April D. Beldo preside over a burial at sea ceremony for 22 former service members. Carl V... More
Newly promoted petty officers wait with their frocking
Newly promoted petty officers wait with their frocking letters to take the stage during a frocking ceremony in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Ai... More
Capt. Kent D. Whalen, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class
Capt. Kent D. Whalen, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, renders honors as Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Nathan Rings presents him with the national ensign during a burial at... More
Newly promoted petty officers wait with their frocking
Newly promoted petty officers wait with their frocking letters to be called to the stage during a frocking ceremony in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Ca... More