UPGRADES: USS Carl Vinson Preparing for First F-35C, ‘Advanced Carrier Air Wing’ Deployment. “Next year, the most advanced carrier air wing in history will sail to the Pacific aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). Last week, the Carrier Air Wing 2 took the first steps in getting its new F-35C Joint Strike Fighters and CMV-22B Ospreys integrated into the air wing and aboard the carrier.”