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 aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson, foreground, and USS Nimitz operate in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on July 5, 2025.

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 ...

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 28, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) leads the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers JS Ashigara (DDG 178), left front, and JS Samidare ...

News San Diego’s USS Carl Vinson heads toward home after service in Middle East The aircraft carrier is now operating in the Indian Ocean and is likely to make several port calls before it returns.

Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) operate in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on July 5, 2025. US Navy Photo This post has been updated ...

The San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, which is in the midst of one of its longest deployments in years, has been joined in the Arabian Sea by its sister flattop USS Nimitz, mainly ...

June 16 (UPI) -- The Nimitz aircraft carrier group was rerouted from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East, joining the USS Carl Vinson. The move comes amid airstrikes between Israel and Iran.