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Commander strike force training atlantic wikipedia. May 14, uss carl vinson departed homeport for a nineday computex. The carl vinson strike group also includes the destroyer uss michael murphy and the cruiser uss lake champlain. She has participated in many cruises and support missions around the world, deploying frequently to the middle east and pacific.
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In march, the ship and crew became san franciscos own in a formal adoption ceremony. Vinson departed on march 1, 1983 for its new homeport at naval air station alameda. Epic photograph of an fa18e super hornet launching from uss. The ship was launched in 1980, undertook her maiden voyage in 1983, and underwent refueling and overhaul between 2005 and 2009. Abraham lincoln cvn72 198890, 1991, 1993, 199495, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 200203, 200405, 2006, 2008, 201011, 201112. Uss carl vinson was the first usn ship named for a living american since about 1800. Two carl vinson battle group ships, the destroyer uss lassen ddg 82 and guidedmissile cruiser uss antietam cg 54, both homeported in san diego, calif. Uss carl vinson cvn 70 westpac 198485 cruise book aimd. Begin from march 5th, 2018 they are anchoring off shore of danang nearby monkey mountain. Ca 966292840 5750 ser xadm on 0 34 19 apr 1989 from. The book is 464 pages long and contains lots of ship info, events, crew pictures, and other documentation of the time. Uss carl vinson cvn70 is the third united states navy nimitzclass supercarrier and is named after carl vinson, a congressman from georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the us navy.
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