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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, 240 days Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California [73] CVN-74 John C. Stennis: Nimitz: 9 December 1995 — 29 years, 82 days Stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia (Undergoing Maintenance) [74] CVN-75 Harry S. Truman: Nimitz: 25 July 1998 —
Two deployments aboard Dwight D. Eisenhower followed in 2009 and 2010. [ 5 ] As part of Operation Vigilant Resolve , on 28 April 2004, Carrier Air Wing Seven squadrons VFA-136 , VFA-131 , VF-11 , and VF-143 flew combat air sorties against insurgents in Fallujah , dropping 13 GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs on insurgent positions, while ...
CVW-2 then accompanied USS George Washington (CVN-73) for her voyage around South America from September to December 2015. In 2016, CVW-2 was reassigned to USS Carl Vinson. The wing made its next deployment to the Western Pacific aboard Carl Vinson from 23 January to 23 June 2017. [12]
2 fighter squadrons (VF) of 12 F-4s or F-14s, or 2 strike fighter squadrons (VFA) of 12 F/A-18As on Midway class carriers Marine fighter attack squadrons (VMFA) with F-4s or F/A-18As could occasionally substitute for a VF or VFA squadron; 2 attack squadrons (VA) of 12 A-7Es or 2 to 1 strike fighter squadrons of 12 F/A-18s
USS Abraham Lincoln was shifted to Newport News, Virginia, for its Refueling and Complex Overhaul, in August 2012 [12] which was delayed until March 2013. On 14 January 2014, the U.S. Navy announced that USS Ronald Reagan would replace USS George Washington as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Five , the only forward-based carrier strike ...
The 55 tenant commands which make up this installation support U.S. Navy Pacific operating forces, including principal afloat elements of the United States Seventh Fleet, including the only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS George Washington (CVN-73), the group she heads, Carrier Strike Group Five, and Destroyer Squadron 15.
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.