Keywords: USS George Washington homecoming 151217-N-KG407-143.jpg en 151217-N-KG407-143 NORFOLK VA Dec 17 2015 Avilgail Schafert holds her son as they wait for their Sailor Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Ryan Schafert while the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington CVN 73 arrives at her new homeport of Naval Station Norfolk Washington arrives at Naval Station Norfolk as part of Carrier Strike Group CSG 9 following her forward deployment in Japan Washington's arrival to Norfolk is part of a three-carrier swap with USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 and USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71 After serving seven years as the U S Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Yokosuka Japan George Washington proceeded to San Diego for a 10-day crew swap turnover with Ronald Reagan in August 2015 Washington then sailed around South America participating in Southern Seas 2015 and UNITAS 2015 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kameren Guy Hodnett/Released Unit Navy Media Content Services DVIDS Tags NMCS; DVIDS Bulk Import 2015-12-17 kameren g hodnett https //www dvidshub net/image/2339355/uss-george-washington-homecoming 151217-N-KG407-143 2015-12-19 01 22 USS GEORGE WASHINGTON NORFOLK VA US PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Station Norfolk USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 USS George Washington CVN-73 Southern Seas 2015 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |