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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.
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CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln: Nimitz: 11 November 1989 — 35 years, 20 days Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California [72] CVN-73 George Washington: Nimitz: 4 July 1992 — 32 years, 150 days Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California [73] CVN-74 John C. Stennis: Nimitz: 9 December 1995 — 28 years ...
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), named for Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi, is the seventh of the Nimitz-class of nuclear-powered supercarriers in the United States Navy. She was commissioned on 9 December 1995.
The 1945 Visual Identification System. The first Carrier Air Groups (as they were then called) were activated in 1937. From July 1937 to mid-1942, Carrier Air Groups were permanently assigned to and identified by their parent aircraft carrier, and group squadrons were numbered according to the carrier's hull number.
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 Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is the fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. She is the third Navy ship to have been named after the former President Abraham Lincoln . Her home port is NAS North Island , San Diego, California; she is a member of the United States Pacific Fleet .
Squadron Aircraft Notes VF-21 Free Lancers F-14A Tomcat Disestablished 31 Jan 1996 VF-154 Black Knights F-14A Tomcat VFA-192 Golden Dragons F/A-18C Hornet VFA-195 Dambusters F/A-18C Hornet VA-115 Eagles A-6E SWIP Intruder Renamed VFA-115 1 Oct 1996 Transitioned to F/A-18C VAQ-136 Gauntlets EA-6B Prowler VS-21 Redtails S-3B Viking