Sailors recover an aircraft during night flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).
Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.
CVN-70 is the third United States Navy Nimitz class supercarrier and is named after Carl Vinson, a Congressman from Georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the US Navy. The ship was launched in 1980, undertook its maiden voyage in 1983, and underwent Refueling and Overhaul between 2005 and 2009. Carl Vinson’s callsign is “Gold Eagle”.
Image: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner, Jr.