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Caption:
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 23, 2008) -- Aviation Boatswain's Mates (Equipment)
give a "good-to-go" sign before an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the
"Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 launches from the
flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).
George Washington is sailing 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 Aug. 21 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
Seaman Anthony R. Martinez (RELEASED)
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