12/29/2014: In the first three photos, an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the Battle Cats of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 lifts off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).
Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, are seen on deployment in the 7th Fleet area of operations supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
Credit: USS Carl Vinson:9/29/14
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In the fourth photo, Lt. Daniel Oh, from Oviedo, Fla., left, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), and Lt. Cmdr. Sean Doherty, from Drexel Hill, Pa., launch off an EA-18G Growler from the Cougars of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 off the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).
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In the fifth photo, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Steven Brumfield, from Amanda, Ohio, monitors flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing,