Photo by Lance Cpl. Maikeyla Reyes | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 05.05.2025
U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, poses for a group photo at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2025. VFA-147 was selected to receive the Clarence Wade McClusky award. The award is given to the Navy’s most exceptional attack squadron. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maikeyla Reyes)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Maikeyla Reyes | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 05.05.2025
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Christopher Case, the commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-147, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, and a native of Connecticut, gives a speech at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2025. VFA-147 was selected to receive the Clarence Wade McClusky award. The award is given to the Navy’s most exceptional attack squadron. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class August Clawson | USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) | 10.28.2024
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 3rd Class Reo Lewis, from Denver, assigned to air department’s flight deck crash and salvage division, directs an F-35C Lightning II, attached to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 28, 2024. George......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class August Clawson | USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) | 10.17.2024
Two F-35C Lightning IIs, attached to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, prepare to take off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN) 73 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 17, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class August Clawson | USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) | 10.17.2024
Two F-35C Lightning IIs, attached to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, prepare to take off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN) 73 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 17, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class August Clawson | USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) | 10.17.2024
An F-35C Lightning II, attached to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, refuels on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN) 73 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 17, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class August Clawson | USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) | 10.15.2024
An F-35C Lightning II, attached to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, taxis on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 15, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class August Clawson | USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) | 10.10.2024
Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Gary Jones, from Savannah, Georgia, assigned to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, waits for a signal to check ordnance on an F-35C Lightning II on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 10, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates......
