After nine months of deployment, the USS Carl Vinson returned to its homeport in Coronado on Aug. 14.
The aircraft carrier spent its last deployment in the Middle East and Western Pacific conducting combat operations and multinational exercises with U.S. allies and partners, such as the French Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, according to a release from the U.S. Navy.
The Vinson is part of Carrier Strike Group 1 (CSG-1), a team of ships and aircraft carrying out a wide variety of missions from combat missions to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response, said the release.
Our sailors’ dedication and hard work over nearly nine months was vital to sustained operations, including combat, protecting our American values of freedom, prosperity and security on the high seas.
Rear Adm. Amy Bauernschmidt, commander of CSG-1
“Our sailors’ dedication and hard work over nearly nine months was vital to sustained operations, including combat, protecting our American values of freedom, prosperity and security on the high seas,” said Rear Adm. Amy Bauernschmidt, commander of CSG-1.
“I am immensely proud of every member of our team who professionally executed the mission and will now be able to reunite and spend well-earned time with family and friends.”
As part of its mission, the Vinson and its carrier strike group conducted strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen, degrading Houthi capabilities and disrupting threats to commercial shipping in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
Sailors on the ships of CSG-1 completed more than 23,000 flight hours and sailed over 275,000 nautical miles. They conducted port visits to Malaysia, Thailand, Republic of Korea and Guam while deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, which presides over the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans.
