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Capt. Timothy L. Waits, from Anniston, Alabama, the commanding officer of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), presents Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Branden Abril, from San Bernadino, California, assigned to air department’s crash and salvage/flight deck division, with the Warfighter of the Week award on the bridge aboard the ship while underway in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 6, 2025. MLDE involved ships from the U.S Navy’s George Washington Carrier Strike Group, America Expeditionary Strike Group, Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s JS Kaga Battle Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Johnathan M. Meighan)
| Date Taken: | 08.06.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 08.09.2025 06:29 |
| Photo ID: | 9247454 |
| VIRIN: | 250806-N-MC987-1024 |
| Resolution: | 4684x3346 |
| Size: | 1.07 MB |
| Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
| Hometown: | ANNISTON, ALABAMA, US |
| Hometown: | SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 22 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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