Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - Naval Cruise Book

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lwim a seat on tl1eHouse Naval Ailtairs committee, Wl'1iCl'l tie would later clwair. It was lwis clwairtlwat earned lwim tlwe nicl4name Tl1e Admiral. Tlfme Naval Attairs Committee later merged witl'i tlwe Nlilitarg Attairs Committee to iiorm tlwe House Armed Services Committee in 1947. Representative Vinson was selected to clwairttiis new committee - a position lane lweld tor tlwe remainder ot lwis legislative career. As clwairman ot tlne Armed Services Committee, Vinson torged and moved tl1rougl'1 Congress tlwe land- marlc Viinson-Trammel Act tlwat providedlautlfioritu tor tl'1e eventual construction ot 92 major warslwips and tlie tnirtlw ot tl1e two-ocean Navy. From Capitol Hill, lrne also guided tlwe estalnlistiment ot a separate air academy and tlwe launclwing ot tl1e Navffs tirst nuclear-powered sulamarine. Stating ttiat, nl-'l'1e most expensive tlwing in tlwe world is a clwea armfj and nav5, Vinson laecame a powerful torce in tlwe growtl1 ot Amei'ica's sea, air and land torces. ew men in American l1istor5 lwave made so profound an impact on tlwe nation's detenses. Rep. Carl Vinson retired from tlwe House in Januarg 1965 and returned to lwis lsnome- town ot Nlilledgeville, Ga. Cn Nlarclw 15, 1980, l'1e lbecame tlwe tirst citizen to witness tlwe launclwing L oi: a Navy slwip named in lwis l1onor. Carl Vinson died on June 1, 1981, priorto tlwe commissioning ot tlwe Carl Vinson. However, l1e lett belfuind l'1is vision as a statesman t at lwad guided tlwe United States Navg to a position ot predominate world leaderslwip.

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-ov iifvwx lf 1 it i fi: t I staisiisiwed r, Navfj Day I 942 VRC-5 VAW VAQ: I A-f Qarriers Assigned Kittg Hawk America Enterprise Aibraiwam Lincoin Cari Vinson Squadrons Assigned tail, tial, XA- I 8A : l 'iornet : 5 CF- I 4-D -I-omcatulf QE-ZC, i 'lawice9e IP CEA-6E Frowier I' vsnw csas vfLing :i Cl'1I'l-601-1 6' SH-60? 5eai'1awic j' Trnmiriccu2A'1ofc3hOundH:i Aircrart Assigned 5 7 :forties 8,627 I iiglntl Iours 25,014 Q ombatiiorlties 432.00 Qombat Flight Hours 10,751