Caption:
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 17, 2008) -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile
cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) conducts a vertical replenishment during a
transit to Japan as part of the George Washington Carrier Battle group.
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is
transiting to Japan where the ship will replace the aircraft carrier
USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft
carrier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman
Anthony R. Martinez (RELEASED)
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