120831-N-BX824-027 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 31, 2012)- Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Curran Gause, from Grand Forks, , directs a F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Royal Maces” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 aboard the flight deck of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Spec

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120831-N-BX824-027 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 31, 2012)- Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Curran Gause, from Grand Forks, , directs a F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Royal Maces” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 aboard the flight deck of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ricardo R. Guzman/RELEASED) - Official Navy Imagery - A Sailor directs a jet on the flight deck.

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