Keywords: US Navy 021012-N-2781V-058 Welding the Captain's gig.jpg en At sea aboard USS George Washington CVN 73 Oct 12 2002 -- Hull Technician 3rd Class Robert Randall welds the aft railing on the captain's gig The captain's gig is a small boat used for transporting the commander of the aircraft carrier to and from the ship while in port It is also used for transporting the captain's official guests Washington and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Seventeen CVW-17 are approaching the end of scheduled deployment in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Southern Watch U S Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class David Valdez RELEASED 2002-10-12 021012-N-2781V-058 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 2956 U S Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class David Valdez PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS George Washington CVN-73 October 2002 photographs |