170412-N-HD638-150 [Image 5 of 45]

SOUTH CHINA SEA

04.12.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Brown  

U.S. Navy           

170412-N-HD638-150
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 12, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Gerald Stultz tightens a screw on a catapult 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 3rd Class Matt Brown/Released)

• Date Taken: 04.12.2017
• Date Posted: 04.18.2017 00:01
• Photo ID: 3319162
• VIRIN: 170412-N-HD638-150
• Resolution: 2500x1406
• Size: 2.09 MB
• Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA