SAN DIEGO (Feb. 23, 2024) Sailors man the rails aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a return to homeport at Naval Air Station North Island, Feb. 23, 2024, following a four-month deployment to the western Pacific. Carl Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, deployed with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 1 staff and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59). DESRON-1 ships included Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Hopper (DDG 70), USS Kidd (DDG 100), USS Sterett (DDG 104) and USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110). The Carl Vinson CSG is a multiplatform team of ships and aircraft, capable of carrying out a wide variety of missions around the globe from combat missions to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response.