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The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) cruises through the eastern Mediterranean. George Washington and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are proceeding to the Persian Gulf to support UN efforts to compel Iraqi compliance with UN resolutions

The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) (right) and the Military Sealift Command supply ship USNS SPICA (T-AFS 9) break away following a scheduled underway replenishment in the Persian Gulf. George Washington and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are operating in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq, by patrolling the no-fly zone under operation Southern Watch

US Navy sailors on board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) observe the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) coming alongside. With both carriers and their embarked air wings, the US now has some 100 strike aircraft operating independently in the waters of the Persian Gulf. GEORGE WASHINGTON and NIMITZ continue to patrol the no-fly zone over Iraq in support of UN sanctions. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 23 NOVEMBER 1997

The aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) passes the Rock of Gibraltar upon entering the Mediterranean Sea. George Washington and her embarked air wing are in the Persian Gulf to support UN efforts to compel Iraqi compliance with UN resolutions in support of operation Southern Watch

A F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron Eighty Six (VFA 86) launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW1) are conducting sustained operation in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions again Iraq

Flight deck crew observe flight deck safety as an F/A-18C Hornet from Fighter Attack Squadron Two Five One (VMFA-251), assigned to Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1), launches with full afterburner from the flight deck of USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington and Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are in the Persian Gulf to support UN efforts to compel Iraqi compliance with UN resolutions

US Air Force AIRMAN Lisa McCoy moves an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft across the flight deck of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). The ship was preparing to enter the Suez Canal after receiving orders from the president to move into the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, in response to renewed tensions between the UN and Iraq

USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) and the fast combat support ship USS SUPPLY (AOE 6) conduct a replenishment at sea while underway (UNREP) in the Mediterranean Sea

A catapult team performs a first run no-load on the number two catapult steam system during morning preparations for launch aboard USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington and embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are in the the Persian Gulf to support UN efforts to compel Iraqi compliance with UN resolutions

The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) breaks away from the fast combat support ship USS SEATTLE (AOE 3) following a replenishment at sea in the eastern Mediterranean. George Washington and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are proceeding to the Persian Gulf to support UN efforts to compel Iraqi compliance with UN resolutions

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Country: Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Robert Catalano

Release Status: Released to Public

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Flight deck personnel aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) prepare an F/A-18C Hornet from the Knighthawks of Fighter Attack Squadron One Three Six (VFA-136) for a mission over Bosnia Herzegovina. The USS George Washington is commanded by CAPT Malcolm P. Branch and is operating in the Adriatic Sea in support of the NATO-led Operation Decisive Endeavor

US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN David Chamberlin performs a safety check on a rack of 500 pound Glide Bombs (GBU-12's) on the flight deck of the US Navy's nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington, commanded by US Navy Captain Malcolm P. Branch, is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the Mediterranean, and has been operating in the Adriatic Sea in support of the NATO-led Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR

Members of the old Guard Fife and Drum Corps stand at ease during a ceremony commemorating George Washington's 255th birthday

A US Air Force (USAF) F/A-22 Raptor flown by USAF Major (MAJ) David Thole, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), breaks away after completing a training mission with a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon, flown by USAF MAJ Alex Grynkewich, 53rd Test and Evaluation Group (TEG), Nellis AFB, NV

US Navy (USN) Airmen (AN) from Fighter Strike Squadron One Three One (VFA-131) "Wildcats" perform maintenance on a F/A-18 Hornet during a no-fly day aboard the USN NIMITZ CLASS: Aircraft Carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN73), while underway on a scheduled deployment in the Mediterranean Sea

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Vicki Paisley, ships sponsor, breaks a bottle of champagne across the bow of the Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS CHICAGO (SSN 721) at the conclusion of the launch ceremony. Vice Admiral Nils Thunman, Deputy CHIEF of Naval Operations, Submarine Warfare, stands in the background center

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USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) and the fast combat support ship USS SUPPLY (AOE 6) conduct a replenishment at sea while underway (UNREP) in the Mediterranean Sea

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