CAG 17 Aboard USS Carl Vinson

05/05/2015
05/05/2015:Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 conduct flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the U.S. 5th area of responsibility. The Carl Vinson Strike Group is deployed to the area supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, conducting maritime security operations in Iraq and Syria as directed,…

USS Carl Vinson Conducts its Final Operation Inherent Resolve Sorties

04/22/2015
04/22/2015: Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 conduct the final flight operations in direct support of Operation Inherent Resolve aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the area supporting Operation…

USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Carl Vinson Conduct Flight Operations for Operation Inherent Resolve

04/22/2015
04/22/2015: The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) sails alongside USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Theodore Roosevelt is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve conducting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts.…

USS Carl Vinson Flight Deck Operations

02/10/2015
02/10/2015: U.S. Navy aircraft launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship conducts operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is seen deployed to the area supporting maritime…

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Relieves USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Arabian Gulf

10/24/2014
10/24/2014: ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 18, 2014) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) relieves USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Arabian Gulf. George H.W. Bush will soon depart the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility for its homeport at Norfolk, Va., and Carl Vinson will take over…