USS Carl Vinson Steps the Mast in Solemn Ceremony
Invoking millennia of maritime and shipbuilding tradition, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), currently in drydock at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard, stepped its new mast March 6 in a solemn ceremony on the flight deck. The ceremony involved a series of remarks by distinguished guests and culminated in the welding of a commemorative metal plaque to the base of the ship’s new mast. Carl Vinson Commanding Officer Capt. Ted Carter led the ceremony, and introduced its distinguished participants during his opening remarks: Rear Adm. David Architzel, Program Executive Officer for Aircraft Carriers; Ken Mahler, vice president for carrier overhauls at Northrop Grumman Newport News; and retired Capt. Richard Martin, Carl Vinson’s first commanding officer. Rear Adm.
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The U.S. the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). hundreds of systems. and another 600 will be overhauled in various ship systems. the island. and support a new antenna mast designed for more modern sensors. News. span. major life-cycle milestone. News sector on Nov. 11. project. Named for former U.S. Rep. built at Northrop Grumman Newport News and christened in 1980. first living American to have a Navy ship named in his honor. was commissioned by the Navy in 1982.
