0911101062H-003 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2009) Aviation Ordnancemen learn proper inspection techniques for an MK-46 recoverable exercise torpedo (REXTORP) aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). The MK-46 torpedo is a primary weapon used in anti-submarine warfare. George Washington, the Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is participating in Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX 21G), a yearly, bilateral exercise between the Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

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