Posted: 07/01/2010
YOKOSUKA, Japan (July 3, 2010) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) spell out George Washington on the flight deck while arriving in port to commemorate the ship's 18 years of Naval service. George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is in Yokosuka, Japan, to celebrate the Fourth of July during its 2010 Summer Patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas)