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

250107-N-FS097-2256 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 7, 2025) Lt. j. g. Garrett Cross, of Auburn, Calif., signals an EA-18G Growler, assigned to the “Gauntlets” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 7, 2025. Vinson, 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 3rd Nate Jordan)