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USS Carl Vinson Arrives in Pearl Harbor for Final Leg to San Diego

Diverted in March to counter Houthi threats, the strike group paused for its first port visit in 125 days during Hawaii’s response to a tsunami warning from a distant earthquake.

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Overview

  • The carrier docked in Pearl Harbor on July 30 for its first port visit since departing San Diego on Nov. 18.
  • The nine-month deployment included 125 consecutive days at sea without a port call.
  • In March President Trump ordered the strike group to the Arabian Sea to repel missile and drone attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
  • Sailors monitored elevated sea levels after a magnitude-8.7 earthquake off Russia produced tsunami waves in some parts of Hawaii.
  • The U.S. Navy has not yet announced when the group will depart for the five-day voyage back to San Diego.