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USS Carl Vinson Earns 2025 Battle “E” Award

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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

06.01.2026

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USS Carl Vinson

SAN DIEGO – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) earned the 2025 aircraft carrier Battle Effectiveness award announced by Commander, Naval Air Forces, May 1. The Battle “E” award recognizes U.S. Navy commands that display superior performance during operations, inspections, certifications, assessments and training events in a competitive cycle, assessing their proficiency and overall effectiveness in all phases of operations. “The Carl Vinson team displayed unrelenting perseverance and superior performance as they successfully carried out sustained operations at sea throughout 2025,” said Capt. Joshua Wenker, commanding officer of Carl Vinson. “Our Sailors worked together to successfully execute a wide range of missions while operating in the Western Pacific and the Middle East, once again setting the standard for courage and steadfastness. I could not be more proud of my team, and their achievements continue to add to the storied history and legacy that has made this ship America's Favorite Carrier!" Carl Vinson’s deployment accomplishments contributed to their selection for the prestigious recognition. During its nine-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of operations, the Sailors of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group completed more than 10,000 sorties and 23,000 flight hours, carried out 45 replenishments-at-sea and sailed over 275,000 nautical miles combined. In addition to the overall command achievement, eleven departments earned distinction, and individual Sailors who served aboard in 2025 have been authorized to wear the Battle “E” ribbon as a visual representation of their excellent performance. Carl Vinson also earned awards for Carrier Maintenance and Environment Protection and Energy Conservation, demonstrating the ship’s dedication to comprehensive maintenance capabilities and coordinated logistics as a core component to keeping the fleet ready to fight. Carl Vinson is America’s third Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, and its mission is to conduct carrier air warfare operations and assist in planning, control, coordination and integration of air wing squadrons in support of carrier air warfare. The ship’s namesake honors one of the longest-serving U.S. congressmen in history who had a profound impact on naval shipbuilding and strategic operational capacity with the Two-Ocean Navy Act of 1940. Carl Vinson is the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, and CSG-1 consists of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71), the Zumwalt class DDG USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), the Flight III DDG USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) and the guided-missile destroyers of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 1.

An integral part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet leads naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy's role across the full spectrum of military operations. U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region.

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