150703-N-YD641-124 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 3, 2015) Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Tarikh Williams, from Wilmington, Del., brazes a pipe fitting in the pipe shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). 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 o

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150703-N-YD641-124 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 3, 2015) Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Tarikh Williams, from Wilmington, Del., brazes a pipe fitting in the pipe shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Riggs/Released) USS George Washington action 150703-N-YD641-124

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