Keywords: US Navy 080925-N-0483B-002 Taiko drummers welcome the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the ship pulls into its new operating base at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.jpg en YOKOSUKA Japan Sept 25 2008 Taiko drummers welcome the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington CVN 73 as the ship pulls into its new operating base at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Japan George Washington's arrival from its former homeport of Norfolk Va marks the beginning of its role as the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and as centerpiece of the U S 7th Fleet's Carrier Strike Group Five U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kari Bergman/Released 2008-09-25 080925-N-0483B-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 64495 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kari Bergman PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka Aboard USS George Washington CVN-73 |