From March 1983 to March 1998, the aircraft carrier "carl vinson" went to the western Pacific for military activities eight times. 1July 1999, the aircraft carrier carl vinson returned to the military port for a period of 1 1 month. The US Navy spent $230 million to upgrade its aircraft carrier.
Carl Vinson is the third Nimitz-class super nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the US Navy.
history
1982 March 13 Karl Vinson officially entered the service and went to sea for trial, and arrived at the Alameda Naval Base in California on March 1983.
In June/KOOC-0/984+/KOOC-0/October/KOOC-0/4, Karl Vinson participated in the joint Pacific Rim military exercise in June/KOOC-0/984, and continued to perform tasks in the Indian Ocean from October to April/KOOC-0/07 days.
At 00 in the same year, the F- 14/A Tomcat fighter on the Carl Vinson also participated in the film "Defending Soldiers; Top gun; "The shooting.
In May and June of 1986, Karl Vinson participated in many military exercises. On August 12 of the same year, it went to sea for its second overseas mission, becoming the first American aircraft carrier to carry out its mission in the Bering Sea.
1987 65438+ 10, after many missions in the Indian Ocean and the North Arabian Sea, the Calvinson was ordered to return to the home port of Alameda and cross the Bering Sea again on the way back.
Karl Vinson (1988) made her fourth overseas voyage, and the destination was the Persian Gulf. It escorted the tanker flying the American flag in the local waters and returned to the home port safely in the same year 12+06.
1989 September 18 Karl Vinson went to sea to participate in the Pacific exercise1989, which was the largest military exercise in the Heiping period after the Second World War.
Throughout the exercise, Carl Vinson cruised between the Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands, commanded an aircraft carrier battle group composed of three aircraft carriers, and simulated combat missions in the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean.
1990 Karl Vinson sailed for the fifth time and returned to her home port safely on July 3 1 of the same year. On February 6th, 2007, the Carl Vinson sailed for the Persian Gulf to support the military operation named "Southern Watch". On August 5 of the same year, the handover ceremony of the commander of the Pacific Fleet was held on board Carl Luo Yusheng, and he returned to his home port on August 17.
1from August 26th to September 3rd, 995, Karl Vinson participated in the "Caicoya" military exercise. At the same time, a memorial ceremony for the end of the Pacific battlefield of World War II was held on the ship. During the ceremony, US President Bill Clinton inspected the ship in Hawaii. As part of the commemorative ceremony, 12 old military aircraft from World War II actually took off on the Carl Vinson.
On May 1996, Karl Vinson went to sea for the seventh overseas mission, with the destination of the Persian Gulf, supported the "South Watch" operation and the "Desert Attack" operation, and participated in the "Nautilus" military exercise. On May 1 14, she returned to her home port.
As the Alameda Naval Air Station is expected to close on 1997, the home port of Calvinson was transferred from the end of 1996 to the military port of Bremerton, Washington, until the beginning of 1997. Before leaving for the Persian Gulf, Karl Vinson took part in military exercises.
After arriving in the Persian Gulf, an air strike was launched on 1998 12 19 to support "Operation Desert Fox" and "Operation South Watch", and the air strike continued until1March 1999.
1July, 1999, Karl Vinson carried out dry dock maintenance at Puget Sound Naval Wharf for a period of 1 1 month. In this overhaul, the US Navy invested 230 million US dollars to upgrade the ship's equipment, and the modified warm-up test continued until 2000.
From October to June of 2006/KLOC-0, Karl Vinson received rigorous training to prepare for the overseas deployment of 12. On July 23rd, 20001,he left the Bremerton military port to support the "South Watch" operation in the Persian Gulf, but the terror on September 23rd 1 1.
In order to quickly respond to the attack on the United States, the ship, which was originally cruising in the Indian Ocean, was ordered to change its course and sail for the North Arabian Sea. 200 1, 10 year 10 on October 7th, took the lead in launching air strikes in "Operation Forever Freedom". In the 72-day war on terrorism, the carrier-based wing1carried on the Carl Vinson attacked more than 4,000 sorties.
In mid-February of 65438+ in the same year, Carl Vinson visited Nagasaki Military Port on her way back, and spent Christmas in Singapore before arriving in the mainland. Renovation and maintenance were carried out in April of the following year, and modification and trial voyage were carried out in September.
June 5438+October 2003 10, "Karl Vinson" was supposed to undergo a one-month flight deck assessment, but its service time was extended in order to participate in "Iraqi Freedom Operation". After nine months at sea, the ship finally returned to its home port.
From June 5 to September 2003, Karl Vinson visited ports or countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including Hawaii, Guam, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore.
In 2004, Carl Vinson won the Marjory Strait Warship Fund Award for being the most effective warship in the US Pacific Fleet.
June 5438 +2005 10, the Carl Vinson left the Bremerton military port for the last time. From October to August, 2005/KLOC-0, it carried out activities all over the world, including a few-month trip in the Persian Gulf to support Iraqi freedom. Highlights of this voyage include stops in Singapore, Guam, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Rhode Island, Greece and Lisbon, Portugal.
Another focus of the round-the-world trip in 2005 was to move to the ship's new home port, Norfolk, Virginia. After entering the port, "Carl Vinson" began to accept replenishment and comprehensive overhaul projects, including replacing supplementary fuel rods for two nuclear reactors on board.