Rear Adm. Gregory Newkirk, Commander, Task Force 70, and Capt. Tim Waits, commanding officer, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), greet Okano Masataka, vice minister of foreign affairs, and Katherine Monahan, U.S. Embassy to Japan’s deputy chief of mission, and senior government officials from Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defense, on the flight deck while underway in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 9, 2024. George Washington is 7th Fleet’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside Allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lucas J. Hastings)
Date Taken: | 11.09.2024 |
Date Posted: | 11.18.2024 02:41 |
Photo ID: | 8758727 |
VIRIN: | 241109-N-TV979-1028 |
Resolution: | 2941x4412 |
Size: | 3.9 MB |
Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
Web Views: | 24 |
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