Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Maurice Morris, from New York, assigned to deck department’s forward division, gives training on mooring operations aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while moored pierside at Naval Base Guam, Aug. 21, 2025. The USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWA CSG) is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet.

Yokosuka Naval Base

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