170127-N-CG677-097 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 27, 2017) Aviation
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170127-N-CG677-097 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 27, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Vincent Sanchez, from Redding, California, directs the crew of an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the “Bounty Hunters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) flight deck. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd fleet. U.S Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jake Cannady/Released)
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Date
26/01/2017
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