U.S. Pacific Fleet
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7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 23, 2017) Airman Dylan Maze, of St. Louis, assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ 136) “Gauntlets,” wipes down an EA-18G Growler on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) flight deck. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly 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 Seaman Jake Cannady/Released)
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7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 23, 2017) Airman Dylan Maze, of St. Louis, assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ 136) “Gauntlets,” wipes down an EA-18G Growler on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) flight deck. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly 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 Seaman Jake Cannady/Released)