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USS Vinson Celebrates 30th Birthday Today
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the day the Navy commissioned the San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson.
The enormous nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has made history many times throughout its three decades of service. According to the Navy:
In recent years, the Vinson has made international headlines for being the ship responsible for the burial-at-sea of Osama bin Laden. On Veterans Day of 2011, the Vinson was the site of the ...
100 Faces From USS Vinson In One Minute (Video)
Do you have a loved one who's a member of the USS Carl Vinson crew? See if you can spot him or her in this video made by the Vinson's communications team, featuring 100 different crew members.
What's It Like To Go Shopping On The USS Vinson? (Video)
The crew of the USS Carl Vinson has posted the latest webisode in the "Vinson 101" series. Today's installment answers "Hey Carl" emailer Anna Penner's question:
("Hey Carl" is an email address created exclusively for family and friends of the Vinson crew with questions about how things run on board.)
OK, here's the answer to Anna's question!
USS Carl Vinson Families Proud of Historic Mission (Video)
The San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson returned home after almost seven months at sea. Family members greeting the crew were bursting with pride about their loved ones' role in the Vinson's historic mission. As Home Post has reported previously, the USS Carl Vinson made international headlines when we learned the aircraft carrier's crew was responsible for Osama bin Laden's burial-at-sea immediately after he was killed in Pakistan ...
Holiday Greetings from the USS Carl Vinson (Video)
The crew of the USS Carl Vinson won't be home for Christmas this year, but they wanted to make sure their family members knew how much they are loved and missed. The crew posted this video full of Christmas cheer on the Vinson's Facebook page. Enjoy!
http://youtu.be/ts7pa6xaKR0
USS Vinson Back In San Diego After 6 Months At Sea (Video)
The USS Carl Vinson arrived in San Diego this morning after a six month deployment. Family and friends of the Vinson crew were on hand to greet the aircraft carrier as it pulled into its homeport at Naval Base Coronado.
The Vinson Carrier Strike Group was deployed to the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility, which included the Middle East and Western Pacific. The Vinson even traveled through the ...
Dan Rather Visits USS Carl Vinson (Slideshow)
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Veteran war journalist and longtime CBS anchor Dan Rather visited the USS Carl Vinson this past weekend. Rather was interviewing Sailors and shooting footage for his HDNet program "Dan Rather Reports." The USS Vinson Facebook page says the program featuring footage from Rather's Vinson visit will air March 27th.
Here's a slideshow of Rather's visits. (Can you believe he's 80?) Based on the ...
USS Vinson Sailors Perform Repairs On Ship (Video)
The San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson is in the process of undergoing seven months worth of repairs, at a cost of approximately $110 million.
The aircraft carrier is docked at Naval Air Station North Island for its planned incremental availability, or PIA.
The Vinson crew is responsible for many of the repairs, as the video posted up top shows.
Check Out USS Carl Vinson's Shipboard Newscast (Video)
I know a lot of Home Post readers have loved ones on board the USS Carl Vinson, so you'll be pleased to know the ship is now posting newscasts on YouTube. The newscast is called "The 70" and features MC3 Zachary Bell as the anchor - the guy who did such a great job narrating videos posted by the Vinson about all the changes the aircraft carrier underwent before the ...
USS Carl Vinson Back In The USA
The USS Carl Vinson arrived in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Tuesday. The aircraft carrier and its 5,500 member crew is en route to their homeport of San Diego after a six-month deployment, according to the Navy.
Family and friends of the Vinson crew were on hand to greet their loved ones at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Dozens of family members will stay on the Vinson and catch a ride ...
USS Carl Vinson to Arrive in San Diego Next Week (Video)
The Navy announced today the USS Carl Vinson is coming home to Naval Base Coornado next Wednesday, June 15, after an almost seven month deployment. The aircraft carrier left the port of Pearl Harbor today - its final stop before returning to San Diego, according to the Vinson's Facebook page.
The Vinson most famously took part in Osama bin Laden's burial-at-sea after the al Qaeda terrorist was killed during ...
USS Carl Vinson Crew Back on U.S. Soil
The San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson arrived at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii today, its first stop at an American port in six months, according to the Associated Press. The USS Vinson grabbed international headlines last month when news came to light that Osama bin Laden's burial-at-sea took place from the deck of the aircraft carrier. As the AP reminds us:
More than 100 family members and friends of the ...
USS Carl Vinson Starts New Webisode Series (Video)
The USS Carl Vinson is going high-tech to keep friends and family of the crew up-to-date on all the latest news while the ship is deployed at sea. Tonight, the Vinson will premiere its inaugural web episode (called a webisode) of "Vinson 101." The webisode series will explain what day-to-day activity is like on the Vinson, and will feature different crew members on each episode. Home Post will make sure ...
Happy Valentine's Day from the USS Carl Vinson (Video)
For military husbands and wives whose Valentines are deployed far away, I'm guessing a video message from their sweeties tops a box of chocolate-covered strawberries or delivery of flowers any day of the week.
Well, good news. Crew members from the USS Carl Vinson have been videotaping Valentine's Day shout-outs for their loved ones back home since last week. Home Post has put up a few on the ...
Team Of Divers Helps Give USS Vinson A Facelift (Video)
A team of divers is helping to give the USS Carl Vinson a facelift as it undergoes seven months of planned maintenance. Active-duty and reserve Sailors, and even a few civilians serve on the dive team as underwater mechanics.
As Home Post has previously reported, the Vinson is off-line for the next seven months as it undergoes scheduled maintenance, or what the Navy calls planned incremental availability (PIA). The maintenance ...
USS Vinson Arrives In San Diego Wednesday
The USS Carl Vinson is scheduled to arrive home in San Diego tomorrow, after a six-month deployment, according to the U.S. Navy.
Also headed to homeport Naval Base Coronado and Naval Base San Diego is the entire Vinson Carrier Strike Group, which includes Carrier Air Wing 17, the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill, and guided missile destroyer USS Halsey.
The Vinson's mission during deployment to the Western ...
USS Carl Vinson Wraps Up Six Months Of Maintenance (Video)
The crew of the San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson officially completed the ship's scheduled six-month planned incremental availability (PIA) on February 3rd, according to the Vinson's communications department.
The Vinson has been off-line at Naval Air Station North Island since August for maintenance. Crew members performed many of the repairs.
Capt. Kent Whalen, Carl Vinson's commanding officer, said of the milestone:
"For more than 400,000 man-hours ...
What in the World Does FOD Mean? (Video)
It's that time of the week again, when we get to enjoy the latest webisode of "Vinson 101." So far, thanks to this webisode series, we've learned how laundry gets done on the USS Carl Vinson. And, what it's like to be a chaplain on board the enormous aircraft carrier.
This week's episode of "Vinson 101" is called "FOD." What in the world does FOD mean ...