040619-N-1045B-047 Arabian Gulf (Jun. 19, 2004) - Commanding Officer, USS George Washington (CVN 73), Capt. Martin J. Erdossy, center, joins crew members in a Òshout-outÓ on the flight deck. Crew members assembled to video tape a greeting, to be sent home to family and friends. The Norfolk, Va. based Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Washington is one of seven aircraft carriers involved in Summer Pulse 2004. Summer Pulse 2004 is the simultaneous deployment of seven aircraft carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrat


040619-N-1045B-047 Arabian Gulf (Jun. 19, 2004) - Commanding Officer, USS George Washington (CVN 73), Capt. Martin J. Erdossy, center, joins crew members in a Òshout-outÓ on the flight deck. Crew members assembled to video tape a greeting, to be sent home to family and friends. The Norfolk, Va. based Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Washington is one of seven aircraft carriers involved in Summer Pulse 2004. Summer Pulse 2004 is the simultaneous deployment of seven aircraft carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat power across the globe, in five theaters with other , allied, and coalition military forces. Summer Pulse is the NavyÕs first deployment under its new Fleet Response Plan (FRP). U. S. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate Airman Michael D Blackwell II (RELEASED) US Navy 040619-N-1045B-047 Commanding Officer, USS George Washington (CVN 73), Capt. Martin J. Erdossy, center, joins crew members in a shout-out on the flight deck


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