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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 23, 2008) -- An F/A-18E from the "Royal Maces" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, lands on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is conducting flight deck qualifications off the coast of southern California with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 for the first time. George Washington departed San Diego Aug. 21 en route to Yokosuka, Japan, where the ship will replace aircraft carrier the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John M. Hageman (RELEASED)

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Photo description

Photo Date
Aug. 23, 2008
Photographer
Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John M. Hageman
Caption Writer
MC2 Sharay Bennett
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
F/A-18
Other Visible Equipment
Not available
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Not available
Comments/Notes
Not available