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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Carrier USS Carl Vinson Leaves Middle East, U.S. Reduces Destroyers in Mediterranean Heather Mongilio July 14, 2025 5:11 PM - Updated: July 15, 2025 11:48 AM ...

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 ...