Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Aircraft Handling 2nd Class Hazel Gary, from Compton, California, assigned to air department’s flight deck crash and salvage division, signals an F-35C Lightning II, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 16, 2025. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’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 2nd Class Tyler Crowley)
| Date Taken: | 08.16.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 08.24.2025 00:44 |
| Photo ID: | 9273414 |
| VIRIN: | 250816-N-UM953-1074 |
| Resolution: | 4138x5172 |
| Size: | 9.11 MB |
| Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
| Hometown: | COMPTON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 97 |
| Downloads: | 17 |
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