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USS Carl Vinson strike group arrives

  • CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARAVERTISER.COM

    The USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) aircraft carrier arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham on Wednesday evening after five month deployment to the Western Pacific. Above, USN linemen awaiting for the arrival of the USS Carl Vinson.

  • CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARAVERTISER.COM

    Sara Black, second from left, was greeted by her mother, Marlene, left, and sisters Dana and Paige. Her mother has been cooking for the past three days, making her daughter’s special requests like homemade Portuguese bean soup. Black plans on eating, going to the beach, seeing friends and going to the gym.

  • CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARAVERTISER.COM

    The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Wednesday evening after a fi vemonth deployment to the Western Pacifi c. At bottom, linemen awaitedw the ship’s arrival. Above, sailors left the ship to go ashore during the carrier’s scheduled two-day stop in Honolulu.

More than 6,000 sailors with the USS Carl Vinson strike group are in town with the carrier and escort ships pulling into Pearl Harbor following a five-month deployment. Read more

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