The Aviation Magazine Volume 6, Issue 4, May 2015 Special Edition | Page 14
USS Carl Vinson in Support of Operation Inherent Resolve
The US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) left its home port San Diego on August 22, 2014. Embarked
on it is Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 with nine squadrons and a total of 63 aircraft. The Carl Vinson is joined by
the four destroyers USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), USS Dewey (DDG 105), USS Grudley (DDG 101) and USS Sterett
(DDG 104), all together forming F