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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.
The Strike Group Flagship is the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) which also embarks Strike Warfare Commander, Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) and its nine squadrons. As of June 2015, CSG 5 includes two Ticonderoga -class cruisers and Destroyer Squadron Fifteen (CDS 15), which serves as the Sea Combat Commander and is ...
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 ...
USS George Washington (CVN-73) Carrier Air Wing Five: DESRON-15: Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan [21] Carrier Strike Group Eight (formerly CarGru 8) USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) Carrier Air Wing One: DESRON-28: Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia [22] [23] [24] Carrier Strike Group Nine (formerly CCDG 3) USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) Carrier Air ...
The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) sailors man the rails as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier departs Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan for the last time May 16, 2024.
The Nimitz class is a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy.The lead ship of the class is named after World War II United States Pacific Fleet commander Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who was the last living U.S. Navy officer to hold the rank.
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is a Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered supercarrier in the service of the United States Navy. The ninth ship of her class, [ 6 ] she is named in honor of Ronald Reagan , President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck, hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. [1]