OCEAN (Aug. 22, 2008) A Phalanx Closed-in Weapons System fires during a Pre-aimed Calibration Fire exercise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is off the coast of Southern California conducting flight deck qualifications with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 for the first time. George Washington departed San Diego en route to Yokosuka, Japan, where the ship will replace the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier.

---

Size: 1195px × 1673px
Photo credit: © World Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: archival, archive, art, artwork, classic, classical, collection, historic, historical, history, image, photo, picture, print, reference, vintage