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Navy Finishing CVN-70 Maintenance Period Amid Pandemic

Navy Finishing CVN-70 Maintenance Period Amid Pandemic
USS Carl Vinson (CV-70) departed Dry Dock 6 on April 6, 2020 after spending 14 months undergoing a Docking Planned Incremental Availability period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) left dry dock this week as the Navy is finishing a maintenance period in Bremerton, Wash., while also altering work schedules amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vinson has been undergoing a 14-month Docking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PNS & IMF) in Bremerton and the carrier left the Dry Dock 6 on April 6. During this availability, the maintainer team worked on major components…

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