USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

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Comment by Will Wild on October 15, 2011 at 2:17pm

Fleet Week was awesome in San Francisco! We drove from Seattle to see our sailor, Tim was so excited to see us too. We were able to tour and take pictures of the Vinson, I really enjoyed talking my sons CO and learning some history of the ship also I found out that Tim never deviates from his position on board and the superiors enjoy working with him.

Comment by Will Wild on September 29, 2011 at 1:52pm

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/09/15/ship-that-buried...

 

 

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Comment by Will Wild on September 2, 2011 at 4:53pm

Tim is moving up trying to rank up as fast as he can, we talk about three times a week and he always sounds positive!!

 

 

Comment by Will Wild on August 1, 2011 at 9:18am

My oldest son is enjoying his time on the USS Carl Vinson, so proud of his choice to join the Navy!!!

Comment by JstHeidi on May 13, 2011 at 3:11am

I posted pictures from inside the USS Carl Vinson taken the night before they left from San Diego. I miss my daughter and can't wait for her to come home.

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on April 15, 2011 at 8:32am

 

Training Key to Flightdeck Fire Outcome

From Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet Public Affairs

NORTH ARABIAN SEA (NNS) -- An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 experienced an engine fire following a touch-and-go landing aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) April 11.

The pilot was able to execute a single-engine approach and land on board. Upon landing, the aircraft fuselage became engulfed in flames.

Carl Vinson's Crash and Salvage team, assigned to Air Department's V-1 Division, responded immediately with the P-25 mobile fire fighting vehicle along with the flight deck emergency hose team. The aircraft fire was extinguished using aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), and the pilot exited the plane uninjured. No flight deck personnel were injured in the mishap.

"It was amazing to sit back and see all of our training come into place," said Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Chief Benjamin Bilyeu, Crash and Salvage leading chief petty officer. "You can drill day-in and day-out but when the event happens, to actually see the training being as effective as it was, that was incredible and made me proud to be a Sailor on the Vinson."

Carl Vinson Commanding Officer, Capt. Bruce Lindsey, praised the pilot's performance during a challenging landing.

"The pilot executed his emergency procedures flawlessly and made an excellent landing under very difficult circumstances," Lindsey said. "His smart headwork in the cockpit is a testament to his superb training and prevented the loss of the aircraft at sea."

VFA 113 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 which is deployed with Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson and CVW-17 are on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

For more news from USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), visit www.navy.mil/local/cvn70/.

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