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Video from a family cruise aboard uss carl vinson cvn70 29 december 2016. Delfin negrillo lorenzana, secretary of finance carlos garcia dominguez iii, secretary. Check out our uss carl vinson cvn 70 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Carl vinson conducted fast cruise on 26 january 1990. On january 30, 1983, the vinson anchored in roosevelt roards.
Carl vinson cvn 70 naval cruise book, class of 1983, page 6 of 472 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. She was commissioned on 21 february 1976 and decommissioned on 27 march 2003. Cvw11 cvn70 westpac 2001 23 july 200123 january 2002. After commissioning on march, 1982, uss carl vinson was put to sea for a postcommissioning shakedown. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Click on the calendar year to view the historycommand operations report.
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On 1 february, carl vinson departed nas alameda for an extended western pacific deployment. Feb 10, 2017 the uss carl vinson and its 5,500 sailors will arrive at naval base guam this morning as the aircraft carriers first scheduled port visit during its first western pacific deployment of 2017. I am starting a 50 scale of the uss carl vinson as it was during the 1983 world cruise. Carl vinson steamed in the waters of the caribbean sea, atlantic ocean, mediterranean sea, south. Uss carl vinson sailor tests positive for novel coronavirus. The dpia is the opportunity in the ships life cycle to conduct repairs and alterations.
Built by the ingalls shipbuilding division of litton industries at pascagoula, mississippi, the ship was named for lieutenant commander arthur j. Derived from the spruance class, these vessels were designed for air defense in hot weather. Navy cruise book for sale military collectibles for sale. Sailors showcased their vehicles next to the ship and visited various booths to promote vehicle safety and awareness before labor day weekend.
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