100624-N-6720T-013 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 24, 2010) Aviation BoatswainÕs Mate (Handling) John Elopre from Antelope, Calif., checks for a clear flight path before giving the lift-off signal to the pilot of an HS-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 during a replenishment at sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is participating in Undersea Warfare Exercise (USWEX), an annual bilateral exercise involving the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Navy.
100624-N-6720T-013 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 24, 2010) Aviation BoatswainÕs Mate (Handling) John Elopre from Antelope, Calif., checks for a clear flight path before giving the lift-off signal to the pilot of an HS-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 during a replenishment at sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is participating in Undersea Warfare Exercise (USWEX), an annual bilateral exercise involving the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Navy. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas/Released) US Navy 100623-N-6720T-013 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) John Elopre from Antelope, Calif., checks for a clear flight path before giving the lift-off signal to the pilot of an HS-60S Sea Hawk helicopter
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