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Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Erlind Tafa, from Florida, assigned to aircraft intermediate maintenance department, conducts routine maintenance on an F414 turbofan engine in the jet shop aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Philippine Sea, July 20, 2026. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group 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 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Estrella Velarde)
| Date Taken: | 07.20.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.21.2026 02:24 |
| Photo ID: | 9821731 |
| VIRIN: | 260720-N-PA209-1501 |
| Resolution: | 3266x4899 |
| Size: | 1.95 MB |
| Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
| Web Views: | 10 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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