NAVAL AIR STATION LEMOORE, Calif. (12 Feb., 2022) -- F-35C Lightning IIs assigned to the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 taxi on the flight VFA-147, as part of Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and Carrier Air Wing 2, returned to Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, Feb. 12, 2022, following an eight-month deployment to 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations. The Carl Vinson CSG is the first carrier strike group to deploy with a combination of fourth and fifth-generation platforms within Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 that predominantly represent the “Airwing of the Futur


NAVAL AIR STATION LEMOORE, Calif. (12 Feb., 2022) -- F-35C Lightning IIs assigned to the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 taxi on the flight VFA-147, as part of Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and Carrier Air Wing 2, returned to Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, Feb. 12, 2022, following an eight-month deployment to 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations. The Carl Vinson CSG is the first carrier strike group to deploy with a combination of fourth and fifth-generation platforms within Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 that predominantly represent the “Airwing of the Future”, including the F-35C Lightning IIs of VFA-147 and the CMV-22B Ospreys of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Emiline L. M. Senn)


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