Testing flight deck catapults and jet blast deflectors [Image 20 of 24]

USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, AT SEA

05.12.2012

Photo by Brian Abel 

U.S. Navy           

Sailors test flight deck catapults and jet blast deflectors for safe operation aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the ship gets underway for sea trials. George Washington recently completed a six-month routine maintenance period and is now underway conducting sea trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Brian H. Abel)

• Date Taken: 05.12.2012
• Date Posted: 05.15.2012 00:28
• Photo ID: 580040
• VIRIN: 120512-N-ZT599-101
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 1.75 MB
• Location: USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, AT SEA