Different aircraft are seen on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson, docking off Da Nang City, central Vietnam, on March 5, 2018. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |
Delancey, 22, guides Vietnamese journalists through their tour on the USS Carl Vinson. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |
A U.S. military man is pictured on the USS Carl Vinson deck. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |
Fighter jets line up on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson. The aircraft needs special techniques for takeoff and landing, given the short runway on the flight deck. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |
Da Nang is seen from afar from the USS Carl Vinson deck. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |
USS Carl Vinson crew members are pictured at work. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |
USS Carl Vinson carries a crew of 3,000 sailors and 2,000 airborne staff. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |
On March 5, some 3,000 military people left the USS Carl Vinson for the mainland in Da Nang, while a similar number of personnel remain to be on duty on board the carrier. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |
Sunset is observed from aboard the USS Carl Vinson. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |
A civil airplane is seen above the USS Carl Vinson. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |
Besides fighter jets, electronic attack jets and tactical airborne early warning aircraft can also be found on board the USS Carl Vinson. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |
Vietnamese border soldiers buy souvenirs at a booth on board the USS Carl Vinson. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |
The hangar deck is where crew members conduct mutual activities and repair armaments. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |
A U.S. soldier briefs Vietnamese journalists on some information about the USS Carl Vinson. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |
Crewman Paul Nguyen, 24, has both of his parents born in the southernmost Vietnamese province of Ca Mau. His recent trip to Vietnam was in 2010. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |
Crew members are seen when they leave the USS Carl Vinson for Da Nang mainland. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |
Nguyen Quang Vinh, deputy head of the foreign affair department under Vietnam’s defense ministry, shakes hands with Vice Admiral Phillips G. Sawyer, commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, at a reception at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang on March 5, 2018. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |
A crewman takes a rest on board the USS Carl Vinson. Photo: Nguyen Khanh/Tuoi Tre |