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USS George Washington (CVN-73) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the sixth carrier in the Nimitz class and the fourth US Navy ship with that name, after George Washington, Founding Father, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States.
CVN-73 George Washington: Nimitz: 4 July 1992 — 32 years, 238 days Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California [73] CVN-74 John C. Stennis: Nimitz: 9 December 1995 — 29 years, 80 days Stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia (Undergoing Maintenance) [74] CVN-75 Harry S. Truman: Nimitz: 25 July 1998 —
1 detachment of C-2A Greyhound aircraft for Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) From 1991 to 1995, several Type/Model/Series (T/M/S) aircraft were phased out of the active inventory (e.g., Regular Navy and Naval Air Reserve), to include the RF-8G Crusader, the A-7E Corsair II, ES-3A Shadow, SH-3H Sea King and the A-6E and KA-6D Intruder.
A post shared on X claims to show a Boeing C-17 Globemaster taking off from an aircraft carrier. ... behind the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) while docked at Naval Base ...
Carrier Strike Group 5 led by USS Ronald Reagan with Air Force B-52 Stratofortress and Navy F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in September 2018. Carrier Strike Group 5, also known as CSG 5 or CARSTRKGRU 5, is the U.S. Navy carrier strike group assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet and permanently forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet.
USS George Washington (CVN-73), is the sixth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. She was commissioned on 4 July 1992 and is currently in active service. She was commissioned on 4 July 1992 and is currently in active service.
Sep. 8—The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is being made again with the first operational ...
Ronald Reagan is the first aircraft carrier and first nuclear-powered warship of any type to be named in honor of a living former president. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Unlike most of the men honored by inclusion in this group, Reagan was not associated with the United States Navy, apart from his term as Commander-in-Chief , although one of his key ...