PHILIPPINE SEA (May 25, 2015) Seaman Ricky Silva, from New Orleans, acts as the forward lookout during a replenishment-at-sea between the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, are on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. George Washington will conduct a hull-swap with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) later this year
PHILIPPINE SEA (May 25, 2015) Seaman Ricky Silva, from New Orleans, acts as the forward lookout during a replenishment-at-sea between the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, are on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. George Washington will conduct a hull-swap with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) later this year after serving seven years as the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan.
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