PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 21, 2016) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) give the signal to launch an EA-18G Growler from Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136 “Gauntlets” from the flight deck. The Carl Vinson Strike Group recently completed Composite Training Unit Exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

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