080823-N-7282P-038 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 23, 2008) An aviation boatswain mate flashes the wait time as an F/A-18C Hornet from the ÒGolden DragonsÓ of Strike fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 launches from the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is conducting flight deck qualifications with Carrier Air Wing 5 off the coast of Southern California for the first time. George Washington departed San Diego Aug. 21 en route to Yokosuka, Japan, where the ship will replace the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the NavyÕs only forward-deployed


080823-N-7282P-038 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 23, 2008) An aviation boatswain mate flashes the wait time as an F/A-18C Hornet from the ÒGolden DragonsÓ of Strike fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 launches from the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is conducting flight deck qualifications with Carrier Air Wing 5 off the coast of Southern California for the first time. George Washington departed San Diego Aug. 21 en route to Yokosuka, Japan, where the ship will replace the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the NavyÕs only forward-deployed aircraft carrier. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Phillip Pavlovich/Released) US Navy 080823-N-7282P-038 An aviation boatswain mate flashes the wait time as an F-A-18C Hornet from the


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