Monday, September 13, 2010

USS George Washington (CVN 73) -- PUBLIC DOMAIN

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 10, 2010) Sailors assigned to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 stand in formation on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as F/A-18 Hornet strike fighters from VFA-195 perform a fly-over during a change of command ceremony. Cmdr. David Culpepper relieved Cmdr. Gerald Hanson in the fly over of the ship. George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is conducting a summer deployment in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas/Released)