Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Aircraft Handling 3rd Class Roberto Gonzalez, from Florida, assigned to air department, chocks-and-chains an F/A-18 Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the South China Sea, Aug. 8, 2026. George Washington, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, 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, 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: | 08.08.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.12.2026 05:52 |
| Photo ID: | 9864188 |
| VIRIN: | 260808-N-UM953-1006 |
| Resolution: | 4143x2589 |
| Size: | 1.78 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
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