CAPT Larry L. Ernst, left, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41); RADM J. J. Hernandez, center, commander, Naval Forces Japan; and VADM Stanley R. Arthur, commander, Seventh Fleet, Pacific Fleet, wave from the accommodation ladder as they go aboard the MIDWAY after a ceremony marking the ship's departure from Yokosuka. The MIDWAY, which has been based in Japan since 1973, will be replaced by the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) as the Navy's forward-based aircraft carrier. Base: Naval Station, Yokosuka Country: Japan(JPN)

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