170324-N-HD638-009 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 24, 2017) An EA-18G Growler assigned to the “Gauntlets” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136 makes an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The ship and it's carrier strike group is on a western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matt Brown/Released)