SAN DIEGO, Calif. (June 4, 2015) - A Sailor kisses his newborn baby for the first time after returning home aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG) returned today from a nearly 10-month deployment to the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. The Carl Vinson CSG includes Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, embarked squadrons from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 1 with the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and guided-missile destroyers USS Gridley (DDG 101), USS Sterett (DDG 104) and USS Dewey (DDG 105).


SAN DIEGO, Calif. (June 4, 2015) - A Sailor kisses his newborn baby for the first time after returning home aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG) returned today from a nearly 10-month deployment to the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. The Carl Vinson CSG includes Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, embarked squadrons from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 1 with the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and guided-missile destroyers USS Gridley (DDG 101), USS Sterett (DDG 104) and USS Dewey (DDG 105). ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jeffrey Powell/Released) USS Carl Vinson returns to San Diego 150604-N-AR962-117


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