PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean. The ship's carrier strike group is on a western Pacific deployment as part of the Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of 3rd Fleet.

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