Article: USN: USS Carl Vinson underway for RIMPAC `98

M2 PRESSWIRE-26 June 1998-USN: USS Carl Vinson underway for RIMPAC `98 (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., June 22 for a seven- week underway period. After picking up Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 in San Diego, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will cruise to Hawaiian waters to take part in RIMPAC `98.

Two other Bremerton-based warships will accompany Carl Vinson to take part in the exercise: USS California (CGN 36) and USS Rainier (AOE 7).

More than 50 ships, 200 aircraft and 25,000 U.S. Navy, Air Force, Marine, Army and Coast Guard men and women will be ...

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