241222-N-LU761-2001 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 22, 2024) A brief overview of a Motor Rewind shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Dec. 22, 2024. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caden Richmond)
U.S. Navy Lt. Max Vaughn, assistant navigator of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), trains ship personnel at a navigation simulator at Mariner Skills Training Center Pacific in San Diego, California, July 27, 2026. Carl Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Lucy Fleming
SAN DIEGO – Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) completed a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Naval Air Station North Island, June 12, 2026.
Carl Vinson’s PIA began in November 2025 when the ship began dedicated maintenance by civilians, contractors and Sailors in order to make improvements, maintain material readiness, and prepare “America’s Favorite Carrier” to protect the security, freedom, and prosperity for the U.S. and our allies and partners.
“This availability was vital to enhancing and upgrading Carl Vinson to maintain operational readiness,” said Capt. Joshua Wenker, commanding officer of Carl Vinson. “Through the combined efforts of our Sailors, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard teammates,...
