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USS George Washington (CVN 73)
September 14

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120914-N-ZT599-335 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 14, 2012) Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) James Frost, Las Cruces, N.M., stands in ranks with his fellow newly frocked chiefs during a pinning ceremony aboard the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Brian H. Abel/RELEASED)