170409-N-GD109-009 [Image 9 of 146]

SOUTH CHINA SEA

03.21.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zackary Landers 

U.S. Navy           

170409-N-GD109-009
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 9, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the South China Sea while conducting flight operations. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a 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 2nd Class Z.A. Landers/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.21.2014
• Date Posted: 04.13.2017 00:03
• Photo ID: 3310203
• VIRIN: 170409-N-GD109-009
• Resolution: 2500x1786
• Size: 2.61 MB
• Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA