050418-N-3241H-019 Persian Gulf (Apr. 18, 2005) - An S-3B Viking, assigned to the "Screwbirds" of Sea Control Squadron Three Three (VS-33), launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations in support of multi-national forces in Iraq and maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. Carl Vinson will end its deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va., and will conduct a three-year refuel and complex overhaul. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Dusty Howell (RELEAS

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050418-N-3241H-019 Persian Gulf (Apr. 18, 2005) - An S-3B Viking, assigned to the "Screwbirds" of Sea Control Squadron Three Three (VS-33), launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations in support of multi-national forces in Iraq and maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. Carl Vinson will end its deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va., and will conduct a three-year refuel and complex overhaul. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Dusty Howell (RELEASED) US Navy 050418-N-3241H-019 An S-3B Viking, assigned to the Screwbirds of Sea Control Squadron Three Three (VS-33), launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

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