Aircraft Carrier George Washington Returns to Japan
YOKOSUKA, Japan – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to Yokosuka, Japan as the United States’ only forward-deployed aircraft carrier on Nov. 22. This marks the second time George Washington has served as the forward-deployed naval forces-Japan (FDNF-J) aircraft carrier. In 2008, it became the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be…
