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An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Stingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 approaches the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during flight operations, Dec. 5, 2024.

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Conducts Routine Flight Operations at Sea
The Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) team participates in a VBSS drill on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), Jan. 9, 2025.

USS Sterett conducts routine operations as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Philippine Sea, Dec. 7, 2024.

Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group conducts routine operations in the Philippine Sea
U.S. service members with Joint Task Force-National Capital Region (JTF-NCR) carry the casket for former President Jimmy Carter at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 4, 2025.

President Jimmy Carter State Funeral Ceremony
Sailors heave the messenger line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4), Jan. 4, 2025.

USS Sterett conducts routine operations as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group
An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye assigned to the “Black Eagles” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2025.

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Conducts Routine Flight Operations in the South China Sea
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Stingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2025.

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Conducts Routine Flight Operations in the South China Sea
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade, 9th Mission Support Command return fire while defending a forward operating base during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 25-01 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Oct. 11, 2024.

100th BN 442nd IN REGT at JPMRC
Sailors launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Bounty Hunters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2025.

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Conducts Routine Flight Operations in the South China Sea
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Miranda, an instructor loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, watches the descent of three low-cost, low-altitude airdrop bundles containing humanitarian-type goods over Mogmog, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 2024,

36 AS delivers Christmas bundles during OCD 2024
U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force maintainers perform nighttime maintenance on a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The maintainers worked around the clock to ensure aircraft were mission-ready for humanitarian airdrop operations delivering essential supplies to remote Pacific island communities.
241210-F-YN203-1004.JPG Photo By: Master Sgt. Nathan Allen

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Boberg, an avionics craftsman from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, checks the position of a ground test valve at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2024 during Operation Christmas Drop 2024. Conducted annually from Andersen, OCD delivers around 82,000 pounds of supplies and gifts in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau, benefiting over 42,000 islanders while covering approximately 1.8 million square miles of airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nathan Allen)


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