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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-72 Abraham Lincoln: Nimitz: 11 November 1989 — 35 years, 106 days Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California [72] CVN-73 George Washington: Nimitz: 4 July 1992 — 32 years, 236 days Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California [73] CVN-74 John C. Stennis: Nimitz: 9 December 1995 — 29 years ...
A squadron comes into existence when it is "established". Upon establishment it receives a designation, for example Patrol Squadron One ("VP-1"). During the life of the squadron it may be "redesignated" one or more times, the Navy's oldest currently active squadron is VFA-14 and it has been redesignated 15 times since it was established in 1919.
Reagan first arrived in Yokosuka Oct. 1, 2015 after completing a hull swap with USS George Washington (CVN 73). The USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the Pacific Northwest on Thursday, at the Navy's ...
Aug. 4—Twenty-nine different aircraft, three military bases and several missions. The 100 years of the 116th Air Refueling Squadron can be described as a "history of change," according to Col ...
A year later between 13 April 1993, and 18 May 1993, the squadron participated in workup trials on the USS America CV-66. [ 3 ] VQ-6 Detachment A made their first deployment on the USS Saratoga CV-60 between 12 January and 24 June 1994, as part of Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) . [ 4 ]
From 10 August 2022 to 23 April 2023, CVW-7 deploymend with Carrier Strike Group 10 (CSG-10), aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77). [9] USNI News reported that CSG-10 is most likely set to relieve Carrier Strike Group 8 (CSG-8) and its flagship, the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) with embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1), in the Mediterranean Sea .
A ceremony Sunday honored the more than 180 Airmen of the 157th Air Refueling Wing and 64th Air Refueling Squadron stationed at Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington who will be deployed this ...