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Carl Vinson Friends and Family Day Cruise

 

ABOARD USS CARL VINSON, At Sea in the Puget Sound -- A USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) crew member and his son play checkers in the Hangar Bay Saturday during the "Gold Eagle" Friends and Family Day Cruise. More than 2,000 guests of the ship got a taste of underway life, complete with an air show, games and static displays of common evolutions aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. Photo by JOC(SW/AW) Eric Harrison.

 

ABOARD USS CARL VINSON, At Sea in the Puget Sound -- A USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) crew member and his son play checkers in the Hangar Bay Saturday during the "Gold Eagle" Friends and Family Day Cruise. More than 2,000 guests of the ship got a taste of underway life, complete with an air show, games and static displays of common evolutions aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.

Photo by JOC(SW/AW) Eric Harrison.

 

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In other news ... 
(most stories can be found on the Carl Vinson News page, or at www.news.navy.mil/local/cvn70)

 

Carl Vinson Return to Bremerton After a Successful COMPUTEX

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) returned to its homeport of Bremerton, Wash., Oct. 12 following more than a month at sea, successfully completing a 22-day Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California.

 

 

Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Successfully Completes COMPTUEX

The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group successfully completed its 22-day Composite Training Unit Exercise, or COMPTUEX, Saturday in the seas off the coast of Southern California.

COMPTUEX is an intermediate-level strike group training exercise. It typically represents the first time in a training cycle a carrier strike group operates together as a cohesive team and is a critical step toward the final certification to deploy overseas.

 

New 'Mayor' Maestros Mighty Warship

On Sept. 13, as the  “Gold Eagle” was pulling out of San Diego, Capt. Chip Miller became USS Carl Vinson’s (CVN 70) new Executive Officer, a job he described as “like being mayor of a city at sea.”

Miller relieved Capt. K. J. Norton, who will take command of the Carl Vinson Strike Group’s fast combat support ship, USS Camden (AOE 2).

 

New Drill Makes Carl Vinson CBR-Ready

Sailors assigned to USS Carl Vinson’s (CVN 70) In Port Emergency Team (IPET) responded to an unprecedented suspicious substance drill Sept. 9, when a postal clerk reported a curious white powder posing as a dangerous chemical agent sifting from a box in Vinson’s mail handling room.

 

Vinson’s CSMO Takes Golf Title

USS Carl Vinson’s (CVN 70) new Combat Systems Maintenance Officer Lt. Gary Fuselier, claimed the inaugural Virginia State Golf Association Public Links Championship Sept. 5 at the Golden Horseshoe Green Course in Williamsburg, Va.

 

Successful SMI: Business As Usual Aboard Vinson

USS Carl Vinson’s (CVN 70) supply department wrapped up an outstanding Supply Management Inspection (SMI) Sept. 11, setting the bar at the highest notch for the rest of the fleet.

 

More news and photos ... 
From our Photo Lab ...

040430-N-0905V-001 - USS CARL VINSON, At sea (April 30, 2004) - Flight Deck personnel from Air Department's V-2 fuels team and a corpsman from USS Carl Vinson's (CVN 70) medical response team look over a mock casualty who has suffered severe burns. These drills help the crew become more efficient during an actual emergency. USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) is currently off the coast of Southern California conducting TSTA I in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Chris M. Valdez

040430-N-2009B-009 - USS CARL VINSON, At sea (April 30, 2004) - A USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Shooter instructs a Sailor during a Mass Casualty drill on the flight deck. These drills help the crew become more efficient during an actual emergency. USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) is currently off the coast of Southern California conducting Tailored Ships Training Availability (TSTA) I in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Bridgette R. Beaudion

Troubleshooters assigned to the Golden Hawks of Airborne Early Warning Squadron One One Two (VAW-112) scan the wing of the E-2C Hawkeye embarked aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Official U.S. Navy Photo by Photgrapher's Mate 2nd Class (AW) Inez Lawson.

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) makes way through the Pacific Ocean.

040430-N-0905V-025 - USS CARL VINSON, At sea (April 30, 2004) - Flight Deck personnel of Air department's V-2 catapult team wait to erect an emergency landing net during flight deck drills. USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) is currently off the coast of Southern California conducting Tailored Ships Training Availability (TSTA) I in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographers Mate Airman Chris M. Valdez

040310-N-3241H-065 At sea aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Mar. 10, 2004 - Lt. Cmdr. T.J. Berhow observes the Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) sprinklers in the hangar bay for proper operation during a test of the countermeasure washdown system. AFFF is a firefighting agent used aboard ship that is most effective when combating fuel fires associated with aircraft operations. Vinson is homeported at Naval Station Bremerton, Wash. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Dustin Howell. (RELEASED)

040430-N-6264H-015 - USS CARL VINSON, At sea -- An aircraft director gives training to a hose team member during USS Carl Vinson's (CVN 70) Tailored Ship's Training Availability, the first step in qualifying the ship for its upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy Photo by Photgrapher's Mate 3rd Class Dustin Howell.

NAVAL BASE KITSAP - BANGOR, Wash. -- A damage controlman second class works to patch a pipe at the Damage Control Olympics, held here Aug. 13. Commands from all over the Navy Region Northwest Area got together to display their skills and have a good time. Official U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Devin Dorney.

040129-N-0905V-024 IN THE SKIES ABOVE USS CARL VINSON, At Sea -- A rare moment in time, an F/A-18 Hornet passes through the sound barrier as it passes USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Official U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Chris Valdez

040119-N-3241H-008 -- ABOARD USS CARL VINSON, At Sea -- An EA-6B Prowler, assigned to Electronic Countermeasures Squadron (VAQ) 138, rests on the flight deck after a day of flying. The "Yellow Jackets" are a component of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, and are homebased at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash. Official U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Dustin Howell.

040909-N-5595G-003 -- ABOARD USS CARL VINSON, AT SEA -- USS Carl Vinson's (CVN 70) Chief Master-at Arms carefully works with a concussion grenade during training held on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier's fantail. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike is currently underway off the coast of Southern California participating in COMPTUEX. Official U.S. Navy Photo.
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*  First Navy Jack flown on board Carl Vinson

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