Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Jose Lavarias, left, from Torrance, Calif., and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Andrew Pope, from Bessemer, Ala., walk a catapult track to ensure a catapult slot seal is in place prior to recovering aircraft on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, are on deployment in the 7th Fleet area of operations supporting Valiant Shield. Valiant Shield is a U.S.–only biennial exercise in which participation will focus on the integration of joint training among U.S. forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)
Date Taken: | 09.15.2014 |
Date Posted: | 09.17.2014 03:16 |
Photo ID: | 1553060 |
VIRIN: | 140915-N-TP834-102 |
Resolution: | 1600x734 |
Size: | 447.44 KB |
Location: | WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN, USPACOM, AT SEA |
Hometown: | BESSEMER, ALABAMA, US |
Hometown: | TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, US |
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