USS Carl Vinson's Motto: 'Strength from the Sea' After several sea trials, the ship took off from Norfolk, Va., in 1983, for an eight-month world cruise, with a crew of nearly 6,000 sailors, the ...

The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group is operating in the Persian Gulf. The U.S. military didn’t appear to surge ships or other military assets in the region that could bolster U.S ...

When the USS Carl Vinson was ordered to the Middle East in March it had already been deployed for four months. Now, its deployment stretching into its eighth month, it's unclear when its 5,000 ...

The USS Nimitz carrier strike group is heading to the Middle East, a U.S. official said, joining the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group, which arrived in the region in April. The Vinson is set ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Family members of sailors aboard the San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson are experiencing heightened anxiety as the aircraft carrier has been repositioned to the Arabian Sea to ...