Keywords: US Navy 020630-N-3986D-002 F-A-18 catapult launch from flight deck.jpg en At sea aboard USS George Washington CVN 73 Jun 30 2002 -- An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to Carrier Air Wing Seventeen CVW-17 launches from catapult three one of four steam driven systems on the ship s flight deck George Washington is home ported in Norfolk VA and is on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jessica Davis RELEASED 2002-06-30 020630-N-3986D-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 1828 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jessica Davis PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS George Washington CVN-73 F/A-18 Hornet aircraft carrier launches June 2002 photographs |