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The aircraft carrier uss carl vinson cvn passes under the golden gate bridge during the san francisco fleet week 2011 parade of ships. The aircraft carrier is returning home after a historic seven. Find uss carl vinson cvn70, military gifts and more at. Uss carl vinson cvn70 is the united states navys third nimitzclass supercarrier. Uss carl vinson cvn 70 began 1994 inport at naval air station alameda. Beijing and moscow have launched intelligencegathering vessels to follow the uss carl vinson. The body of osama bin laden was buried at sea in may 2011 from the deck of the uss carl vinson. Among the guests who landed on the deck on march 4 were the philippines secretary of national defense retired brig. Uss ranger cv61 1982 cruise book navy deployment cruisebook. The westpac deployment included sea of japan operations while pursuing a soviet charlie i class submarine in the indian ocean. Uss carl vinson cvn70 is the third united states navy nimitzclass supercarrier and is named after carl vinson, a congressman from georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the us navy.
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