Caption:
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 22, 2008) -- An E-2C Hawkeye from the "Liberty
Bells" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115, catches the No. 3
wire aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George
Washington is off the coast of Southern California conducting flight
deck qualifications with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 for the first time.
George Washington departed San Diego en route to Yokosuka, Japan, where
the ship will replace the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as
the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier. U.S. Navy
photo by Mass Communication Specialist First Class John M. Hageman
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