Electrician’s Mate Fireman Jose Galvan, from California, assigned to combat systems department, fires an M9 service pistol during a live-fire exercise aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 1, 2026. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWACSG) is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premiere forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by MCSA Estrella Velarde)
| Date Taken: | 05.31.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.01.2026 18:47 |
| Photo ID: | 9718252 |
| VIRIN: | 260601-N-PA209-2294 |
| Resolution: | 4296x2864 |
| Size: | 1.31 MB |
| Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
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