08/01/2016: Stars light the sky as the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) sails through the seas of 7th Fleet. Ronald Reagan, Carrier Strike Group (CSG 5) Flagship, is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.…
07/27/2015:USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), USS Gridley (DDG 101) and KD Lekir (FSG 26) participate in a PASSEX exercise, aimed at developing and expanding bi-lateral exercises with the Malaysian Royal Navy. Carl Vinson Strike group isseen deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operation supporting security and stability in the…
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,…
12/20/2014: An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 prepares to pick up supplies from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) to distribute to the other ships in the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group. Carl Vinson…
12/15/2014: Sailors replace an 11.75-foot, 4-blade reversible pitch propeller on the starboard side of Landing Craft Air Cushion 31 in the well deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) during a maintenance evolution. San Diego, part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is on her…
09/21/2014: The Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) fires a surface-to-air missile at a simulated contact during a missile exercise (MISSILEX) as part of Valiant Shield 2014. Cruisers and destroyers from Commander, Task Forces (CTF) 70 participating in exercise Valiant Shield conducted a MISSILEX to hone…
