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250121-N-AC395-1185 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 21, 2025) - Sailors prepare to launch an EA-18G Growler, assigned to the “Gauntlets” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136, from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 21, 2025. 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)