(listed from bottom of frame to top) The US Navy's nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), the conventional carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66), and the US Navys Kilauea Class Ammunition Ship's USS MOUNT BAKER (AE 34), and USS BUTTE (AE 27), cruise the waters of the Mediterranean during turnover operations. George Washington assumed duties as part of Battle Force Sixth Fleet, while America prepared her return to their homeport of Norfolk, Virginia, following a highly successful six-month deployment that included operations in the Adriatic in support of NATO peace Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR
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Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR
Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)
Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chris Vickers, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
11/02/1996
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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