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USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), CORAL SEA

06.17.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian Sloan 

U.S. Navy           

150617-N-CS616-063 CORAL SEA (June 17, 2015) Capt. Timothy Kuehhas, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), yellow jersey, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 command master chief Todd Wende, green jersey, and Sailors cut a cake during the Hospital Corpsmans' 117th Birthday Celebration on the ship's mess decks. George Washington and its embarked air wing, CVW-5, are on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. George Washington will conduct a hull-swap with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) later this year after serving seven years as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Sloan/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.17.2015
• Date Posted: 06.18.2015 02:34
• Photo ID: 2009680
• VIRIN: 150617-N-CS616-063
• Resolution: 3197x2127
• Size: 1.48 MB
• Location: USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), CORAL SEA