USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Conducts Routine Flight Operations in the Philippine Sea

PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 11, 2024) - Sailors prepare to take off in an F/A-18E Growler assigned to the “Gauntlets” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136, during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Dec. 11, 2024. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Ostas)