US Navy Aviation Electronics Technician AIRMAN (ATAN) Neil Shimke greets US Secretary of Defense, the Honorable William S. Cohen, during the Secretarys visit to the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). The GEORGE WASHINGTON is currently deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 11 February 1998. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73)

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