Keywords: US Navy 050609-N-7265L-004 A troubleshooter clears an F-A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Six (VFA-146) for launch.jpg en Persian Gulf June 9 2005 - A troubleshooter clears an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Blue Diamonds of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Six VFA-146 for launch from one of four steam-driven catapults on board the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed conducting operations in support of multi-national forces in Iraq and maritime security operations in order to set the conditions for security and stability in the region Vinson will end its deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk Va and a three-year refuel and complex overhaul U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Inez Lawson RELEASED 2005-06-09 050609-N-7265L-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 25209 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Inez Lawson PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 Strike Fighter Squadron 146 United States Navy |