Petty Officer 3rd Class Crystal Cooper, boatswain’s
Petty Officer 3rd Class Crystal Cooper, boatswain’s mate, reports a class Alpha fire to her team leader during a shipboard firefighting drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley.... More
Senior Chief Petty Officer Jonathan Myers teaches Command
Senior Chief Petty Officer Jonathan Myers teaches Command Master Chief April Beldo how to use a marine sextant during a demonstration of celestial navigation aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vi... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fighter Squadron 2 prepares for takeoff aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a co... More
Sailors load magazines with 9mm ammunition for a watch
Sailors load magazines with 9mm ammunition for a watch standing qualification aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley. Gridley is on a deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike ... More
Airman Antonio Esquivel, aviation boatswain’s mate
Airman Antonio Esquivel, aviation boatswain’s mate (equipment), checks pressure gauges inside a retraction engine room aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is u... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Murphy, aviation structural
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Murphy, aviation structural mechanic, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22, performs maintenance on an F/A-18F Super Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS C... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kylie Zamora fires a .50-caliber
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kylie Zamora fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a gunnery exercise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is deployed supporti... More
An aircraft director guides an aircraft on the flight
An aircraft director guides an aircraft on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise.
The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Cape
The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) leads the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Momsen (DDG 92), USS Sterett (DDG 104), USS Milius (DDG 69), USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) an... More
Airman Matthew Gallegos, aviation machinist's mate,
Airman Matthew Gallegos, aviation machinist's mate, assigned to Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Division, performs a test on an engine throttle grip inside an intermediate maintenance shop aboard the aircraft... More
Sailors heave a line inside the hangar bay aboard the
Sailors heave a line inside the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a replenishment at sea. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is deployed supporting maritime security o... More
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln,
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, right, the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George conduct a... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 2 prepares for takeoff on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite... More
Sailors perform normal operations on the flight deck
Sailors perform normal operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise to train sailors... More
Sailors assigned to the Visit, Board, Search and Seizure
Sailors assigned to the Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) secure the inside storage container of a high visibility vessel d... More
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) leads the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a strait transit training exercise. Abraham Lincoln is underway c... More
Chief petty officers and chief petty officer selects
Chief petty officers and chief petty officer selects commemorate Chief Petty Officer Pride Day with a formation aboard the USS Midway Museum. More than 2,000 chief petty officers and 400 chief petty officer sel... More
Airman Geoffrey McInytre, aircrew survival equipmentman,
Airman Geoffrey McInytre, aircrew survival equipmentman, works on an oxygen box inside an O2N2 plant aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a compos... More
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 137 takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite traini... More
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) lead the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN ... More
Aviation ordnancemen assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron
Aviation ordnancemen assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 remove ordnance from an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Linc... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are on a three-week composite training... More
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln,
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, right, the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George conduct a... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Adrel Alcaraz-Medina, aviation
Petty Officer 2nd Class Adrel Alcaraz-Medina, aviation ordnanceman, performs maintenance on a sono launcher on an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 49 aboard the Arleigh ... More
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) leads the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a strait transit training exercise. Abraham Lincoln is underw... More
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 breaks the sound barrier during an air power demonstration over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrie... More
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) underway. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise.
Sailors wait as an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter launches
Sailors wait as an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise.
An aircraft director leans against an F/A-18F Super
An aircraft director leans against an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 between launch and recovery on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carri... More
An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat
An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12 carries stores to the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during a vertical replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis a... More
The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Cape
The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) leads the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Momsen (DDG 92), USS Sterett (DDG 104), USS Milius (DDG 69), USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) an... More
Airman Angelica Medved watches stores being delivered
Airman Angelica Medved watches stores being delivered from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe into the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a replenishmen... More
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 137 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise.
Petty Officer 1st Class Gregory Gates, aviation
Petty Officer 1st Class Gregory Gates, aviation electrician's mate and Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Smith, aviation electrician's mate, both assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 25, run electrical tests on ai... More
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley pulls along side the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd during a vertical replenishment. Gridley is on a de... More
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln,
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, right, the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George conduct a... More
Airman Geoffrey McInytre, aircrew survival equipmentman,
Airman Geoffrey McInytre, aircrew survival equipmentman, works on an oxygen box inside an O2N2 plant aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a compos... More
Legendary sports broadcaster Dick Enberg observes flight
Legendary sports broadcaster Dick Enberg observes flight operations from the primary flight control tower during a tour aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are on a ... More
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln underway conducting a composite training unit exercise.
Seaman Mafe Sabar mans a sound-powered telephone inside
Seaman Mafe Sabar mans a sound-powered telephone inside the aft steering engine room aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite tra... More
Airman Lourdes Basbas, aviation boatswain’s mate
Airman Lourdes Basbas, aviation boatswain’s mate (equipment), demonstrates a native Hawaiian dance inside the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during an American Heritage Obse... More
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale is seen underway in the Pacific Ocean. Stockdale, part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, is on a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of re... More
Airman Joshua Bard and Airman Eliza Ortega man a fire-hose
Airman Joshua Bard and Airman Eliza Ortega man a fire-hose during a shipboard fire-fighting drill inside the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is ... More
An EA-6B Prowler assigned to Early Warning Attack Squadron
An EA-6B Prowler assigned to Early Warning Attack Squadron 134 maneuvers during an air power demonstration over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are current... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Hillary Luke gives a thumbs
Petty Officer 3rd Class Hillary Luke gives a thumbs up indicating things are safe aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment ... More
Airman Joshua Bard leads his team as Airman Julio Andrade
Airman Joshua Bard leads his team as Airman Julio Andrade waves a red flag signifying an aircraft is on fire during a shipboard fire-fighting drill inside the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier... More
Airman Antonio Esquivel checks pressure gauges inside
Airman Antonio Esquivel checks pressure gauges inside a retraction engine room aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite training... More
The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Cape
The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) leads the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Momsen (DDG 92), USS Sterett (DDG 104), USS Milius (DDG 69), USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) an... More
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and the Fleet Replenishment Oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) conduct a rep... More
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and the Fleet Replenishment Oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) conduct a rep... More
Aircraft directors guide an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned
Aircraft directors guide an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 onto a steam-powered catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Barbi Maness, culinary specialist,
Petty Officer 3rd Class Barbi Maness, culinary specialist, stirs a vat of noodles in the aft galley aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are on a three-week composite... More
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise with the ships of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group.
Petty Officer 1st Class Narcisse Satchivi, machinist's
Petty Officer 1st Class Narcisse Satchivi, machinist's mate, and Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy Bernier, logistic specialist, address the crew of USS Carl Vinson in the hangar bay during an American Heritage O... More
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) and USS Sampson (DDG 102) trail the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a strait transit training exe... More
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) and USS Sampson (DDG 102) trail the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a strait transit training exe... More
Chief Petty Officer Marlow Pornan, logistics specialist,
Chief Petty Officer Marlow Pornan, logistics specialist, and Seaman Renato Ordonez, personnel specialist, help demonstrate a native dance from the Philippines during an American Heritage Observance Committee pr... More
Seaman Jason Nitz and Airman Stefhan Spaulding tighten
Seaman Jason Nitz and Airman Stefhan Spaulding tighten screws on the frame of a jet engine inside the jet shop of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a ... More
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson makes
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson makes a turn while underway. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are on a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
Petty Officer 3rd Class David Coley sits in the cockpit
Petty Officer 3rd Class David Coley sits in the cockpit of an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter assigned to the Saberhawks of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft ... More
Airman Antonio Esquivel communicates with a sound-powered
Airman Antonio Esquivel communicates with a sound-powered telephone inside a retraction engine room aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting... More
Capt. Bruce H. Lindsey, commanding officer of the aircraft
Capt. Bruce H. Lindsey, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, assistant public affairs officers Lt. Erik Schnieder and Lt. j.g. Christine Gargan listen as questions are asked by various ne... More
Sailors assigned to deck department release pressure
Sailors assigned to deck department release pressure of the hydrolic anchor brake on the foc’sle aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson as the ship prepares to anchor in Manila Bay. Carl Vinso... More
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln underway conducting a composite training unit exercise.
Airman Richard Moothery communicates over a sound-powered
Airman Richard Moothery communicates over a sound-powered telephone while standing watch inside an arresting gear sheave damper room aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln... More
Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile
Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley conduct a weapons qualification course on the flight deck. The course is part of a watch standing qualification requirement. Gridley i... More
An aircraft director leans against an F/A-18F Super
An aircraft director leans against an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fighter Squadron 2 between launch and recovery aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. A... More
Sailors push back an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the
Sailors push back an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Vigilantes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is under... More
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and the Fleet Replenishment Oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) conduct a rep... More
An F/A-18C assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 22 launches
An F/A-18C assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 22 launches during an air power demonstration aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are currently underway ... More
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) takes on fuel from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AKE 187) during a refueling at sea. Bun... More
Seaman Mafe Sabar mans a sound-powered telephone inside
Seaman Mafe Sabar mans a sound-powered telephone inside the aft steering engine room aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite tra... More
Commanding officer Capt. Bruce H. Lindsey addresses
Commanding officer Capt. Bruce H. Lindsey addresses sailors in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during an American Heritage Observance Committee presentation in honor of A... More
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) leads the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a strait transit training exercise. Abraham Lincoln is underway c... More
A plane captain gives signals to a pilot during a pre-flight
A plane captain gives signals to a pilot during a pre-flight inspection on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite t... More
Airman Gabrielle Dewitt stands watch inside an arresting
Airman Gabrielle Dewitt stands watch inside an arresting gear machinery room aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite training un... More
USS Carl Vinson, US Navy Photogrpah
Sailors assigned to the deck department aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) remove a pelican hook from the port side anchor chain on the foc’sle as the ship anchors in Manila Bay. The Carl Vins... More
Aircraft are chocked and chained to the flight deck
Aircraft are chocked and chained to the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley pulls alongside the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a refueling at sea. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are on a deployment to the U.S. 7... More
Sailors assigned to the Saberhawks of Helicopter Maritime
Sailors assigned to the Saberhawks of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 grease the drive shaft of an MH-60R Seahawk inside the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln ... More
Seaman Brandon LaFarge, hull technician, moves forward
Seaman Brandon LaFarge, hull technician, moves forward through a quick-acting watertight door with his hose team during a shipboard firefighting drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer US... More
Sailors man a line in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class
Sailors man a line in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a replenishment at sea. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is deployed supporting maritime security operati... More
Sailors assigned to the combat systems department position
Sailors assigned to the combat systems department position a RIM-162D NATO Evolved Sea Sparrow missile during an ordnance evolution aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carr... More
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) transits the Pacific Ocean after a refueling at sea. Bunker Hill, the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are... More
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 81 deploys flares during an air power demonstration over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are un... More
A sailor stands as a safety observer in front of an
A sailor stands as a safety observer in front of an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lin... More
A sailor waits to release a catapult between launches
A sailor waits to release a catapult between launches aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise.
Airman Taylor Johnson, aviation boatswain's mate
Airman Taylor Johnson, aviation boatswain's mate (equipment), and Airman William Walsh, aviation boatswain's mate (equipment), change an arresting gear wire on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl V... More
An HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter and an SH-60F Sea Hawk
An HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter and an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter, both assigned to Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 15, deliver ordnance to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) durin... More
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 ar... More
Lt. Carl Thompson observes flight deck operations aboard
Lt. Carl Thompson observes flight deck operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
Sailors observe sunrise from the fantail of the Nimitz-class
Sailors observe sunrise from the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise.
Petty Officer 3rd Class David Coley works on the tail
Petty Officer 3rd Class David Coley works on the tail assembly of an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter assigned to the Saberhawks of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class ai... More
Rear Adm. Troy "Mike" Shoemaker, commander of Carrier
Rear Adm. Troy "Mike" Shoemaker, commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, performs a pre-flight inspection in an F/A-18F Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-cla... More
Fireman Mark Kuvovich participates in a shipboard
Fireman Mark Kuvovich participates in a shipboard fire-fighting drill inside the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a compos... More
A plane captain guides an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to
A plane captain guides an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 to the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway con... More
Airman Gabrielle Dewitt communicates over a sound powered
Airman Gabrielle Dewitt communicates over a sound powered telephone while standing watch inside an arresting gear machinery room aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Li... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Keaton Smith moves crates of
Petty Officer 3rd Class Keaton Smith moves crates of ordnance from an elevator to the hangar bay during a vertical replenishment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 ... More
Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas Hengel, assigned
Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas Hengel, assigned to the deck department of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, stands as a safety observer during a replenishment at sea. The Carl Vinson Carrier... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Marcus Bjorklund, boatswain's
Petty Officer 3rd Class Marcus Bjorklund, boatswain's mate, assigned to deck department, secures pressure on the hydraulic anchor brake on the foc’sle aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson a... More