America's Favorite Carrier doing great things at sea! We wrapped up TSTA/FEP and on to Group Sail!
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Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Groups began dual carrier operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 23.
 
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Aircraft assigned to #CVW2 and #CVW9 fly over a formation consisting of #CVN70 , #CVN72 , #JMSDF JS Hyuga (DDH 181), #LHA6 , #LHD2 , #DDG111 , #DDG90 , #DDG101 , #CG53 and #CG57 while transiting the Philippine Sea, Jan. 22.

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#VINCSG and Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESX ARG) completed joint expeditionary strike force training operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 16.

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#CVN70 transits the South China Sea with ships of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESX ARG), Jan. 13.

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USS Essex (LHD 2) 11th MEU

#VINCSG returned to Naval Base Guam for a port visit, providing the crew rest, relaxation and an opportunity to celebrate during the holiday season, Dec. 23.

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#VINCSG conducted a bilateral training exercise with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to test and refine warfighting principles, Dec. 10-19, 2021.

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#CVN70 sails alongside Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Warramunga during bilateral operations in the Indian Ocean.

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Two EA-18G Growlers, assigned to #VAQ136 , fly over #CVN70 during #ANNUALEX2021 .

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Naval forces from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan and the U.S. concluded a nine-day multilateral, multinational annual exercise in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 30.

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#VINCSG hosted international news media for an F-35C Lightning II demo and joint press conference with Vice Adm. Hideki Yuasa, chief of the #JMSDF Fleet, and Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, to wrap up #ANNUALEX2021 , Nov. 30.

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Recently, Mighty 70 hosted officers from the #JMSDF to observe flight operations from the ship’s flight deck during #ANNUALEX2021 .

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#CVN70 transits the Philippine Sea, Nov. 22.

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#VINCSG recently partnered with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing to conduct a large-scale joint rehearsal of tactics and simulated strikes on naval targets off the coast of Okinawa, Japan.

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Fifteen ships from #VINCSG , the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, German Navy, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force sail in formation during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX), Nov 21.

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#VINCSG and naval forces from Australia, Canada, Germany and Japan unite to conduct multilateral, multinational exercise ANNUALEX in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 21-30.

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In the last couple of days, #CVN70 participated in a fueling-at-sea evolution with #DDG106 and flight operations in the Philippine Sea.

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After a fantastic port call, the Sailors of Vinson Carrier Strike Group are once again conducting routine operations in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Virtute et Armis 🛡

#CVN70 , #CG67 , and #CG57 transit in formation in the South China Sea, Nov. 4.

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#JMSDF and #VINCSG recently concluded bilateral operations in the South China Sea.

U.S. naval forces, with our network of partners and alliances, are indispensable to ensuring maritime security and the flow of lawful commerce in the Indo-Pacific.

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