Sailors assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 prepare to install a Tactical Forward Looking Infrared pod on an F/A-18C Hornet during foul weather on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operations.


Sailors assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 prepare to install a Tactical Forward Looking Infrared pod on an F/A-18C Hornet during foul weather on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operations.


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