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Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA (Jan. 23. 2002) -- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) returns home after completing a six month deployment. As the first carrier on station in the North Arabian Sea in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, she was the first to launch air strikes on Afghanistan. Sailors spent a busy, 111 consecutive days at sea in support of this mission. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Watkins (RELEASED)
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Photo description

Photo Date
 January 23. 2002
Photographer
 Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Watkins
Caption Writer
 Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Watkins
Copyright Status
 Public domain / free use
Service Branch
 US Navy
Primary Equipment
 CVN 70
Other Visible Equipment
 Not available
Plane Number
 Not available
Base
 Not available
Tail Code
 Not available
Squadron
 Not available
Comments/Notes
 Manning the rails