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7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

03.24.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Brown  

U.S. Navy           

170324-N-HD638-031
7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 24, 2017) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 “Kestrels” flies over the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). 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 3rd Class Matt Brown/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.24.2017
• Date Posted: 03.28.2017 01:19
• Photo ID: 3265424
• VIRIN: 170324-N-HD638-031
• Resolution: 1786x2500
• Size: 2.51 MB
• Location: 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS