Aircraft carriers Carl Vinson, Nimitz and Ronald Reagan, top to bottom, at North Island Naval Air Station in Coronado, Calif., this week./Navy photo
Talk about concentrated power. The folks at San Diego-based 3rd Fleet this week posted this photograph of three Nimitz-class aircraft carriers (yes, that’s the “68” of Nimitz in the middle, nestled between Carl Vinson, at top, and Ronald Reagan, at bottom) nestled at the berths at North Island Naval Air Station in Coronado, Calif.
It’s not the first time North Island has supported three aircraft carriers – it was more common in the conventional days – and for a short time after 9/11 it even hosted four carriers. But with the Navy’s busy training and operational tempos, it’s a rare opportunity to see a trio of the beefier nuke carriers berthed along San Diego Bay. Vinson arrived at its new homeport on April 12, a few weeks after Nimitz returned to its home following a deployment to the Persian Gulf and Southeast Asia. Reagan has been going through a planned incremental maintenance period. Now, about that rush-hour Coronado traffic…
