The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the third Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier, commissioned in 1982. -With a ...

The USS Carl Vinson was more than merely a vessel in Operation Enduring Freedom. It was America’s vanguard, launching the first blows that echoed around the world. As the third supercarrier in its ...

SAN DIEGO — The USS Carl Vinson returned to its home port in San Diego today after a nine-month deployment, reuniting thousands of sailors with their families, including many who met their newborn ...

CORONADO (KGTV) — More than 5,000 sailors aboard the USS Carl Vinson returned home to San Diego on Wednesday, completing the aircraft carrier's longest deployment of 269 days. The emotional homecoming ...

The USS Carl Vinson has returned to San Diego after a nine-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier conducted missions in the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th ...

On a mission in the Arabian Sea, the five thousand-plus crew on the USS Carl Vinson went about their routine work. On September 11, 2001, Carl Forkner awoke to a pounding on his door. The intelligence ...

In March, the USS Carl Vinson was ordered to the Middle East and arrived in April, when it carried out strikes against Houthis militants in Yemen. The US Navy announced that the USS Carl Vinson ...