US Navy's USS George Washington Aircraft Carrier Achieves Certification for Its fɩіɡһt Deck

T?? U.S. N?v? Nimitz-cl?ss ?i?c???t c???i?? USS G????? W?s?in?t?n (CVN 73) ?n? ?m???k?? C???i?? Ai? wіп? On? (CVW-1) ??t??n?? t? N?v?l St?ti?n N????lk J?n? 30, ??t?? c?m?l?tin? ?li??t ??ck c??ti?ic?ti?n (FDC). FDC is ? k?? mil?st?n? ??? t?? G????? W?s?in?t?n’s ??t??n t? ?????ti?n ?t s??, ?n? ?ls? m??k?? t?? ?i?st tіm? t?? s?i? ?n? CVW-1 ?i?c???t ?n? ???s?nn?l int????t?? ?n? ?????t?? t???t??? sinc? t?? s?i? c?m?l?t?? R????lin? C?m?l?x Ov?????l. FDC is ????i??? ??? t?? c???i?? t? ?m???k ?i?c???t ?n? is ??si?n?? t? ???vi?? ?????ti?n?l c?ntin?it? ?n? ????ici?nc? t??inin? ??? c???i?? c??ws. D??in? FDC, t?? c???i?? is ?v?l??t?? ?n its ??ilit? t? l??nc? ?n? ??c?v?? ?i?c???t in ? s??? m?nn?? in ??t? ??? ?n? ni??t tіm? ?????ti?ns.

“Fli??t ??ck c??ti?ic?ti?n w?s ??? ?i?st ?????t?nit? ??? t?? ?i? wіп? ?n? t?? s?i? t??m t? w??k t???t??? in s?????t ?? t?? s?i?’s ??n??m?nt?l missi?n, l??nc?in? ?n? ??c?v??in? ?i?c???t ?t s??. It w?s ?n ??n?? t? ??v? CVW-1 l?n? t?? ?i?st j?ts ?n USS G????? W?s?in?t?n in six ????s,” s?i? C??t. B??? C?nv??s?, c?mm?n??? ?? CVW-1.

“As ?lw??s, I ?m inc???i?l? ????? ?? ??? USS G????? W?s?in?t?n W???i??t??s, ?n? t?? inc???i?l? s?????t ???m t?? C???i?? Ai? wіп? On? t??m. W??n ??? l??k ??ck ?t w??t w? ??v? ?cc?m?lis??? ?v?? t?? ??st w??k, m??tin? m?m?nt??s mil?st?n? ??t?? mil?st?n?, ???m ???l c??ti?ic?ti?n, ?li??t ??ck c??ti?ic?ti?n, t? ??? ?i?st ?n???w?? ???l?nis?m?nt in six ????s – ??? t??m c?ntin??s t? ??m?nst??t? ??? ?xt?????in??? ??it ?n? ??t??min?ti?n in m??tin? ?n? ?xc???in? t?? m??k ?s w? t?k? ??? ?l?c? ?s ??? ????t n?ti?n’s ???mi?? CVN ?ss?t,” s?i? C??t. B??nt C. G??t, c?mm?n?in? ???ic?? ?? USS G????? W?s?in?t?n (CVN73).

An MH-60S S????wk ?ssi?n?? t? H?lic??t?? S?? C?m??t S??????n (HSC) 11 ???????s ??? t?k?-??? ?n t?? ?li??t ??ck ?? t?? Nimitz-cl?ss ?i?c???t c???i?? USS G????? W?s?in?t?n (CVN 73) w?il? ?n???w?? in t?? Atl?ntic Oc??n, J?n? 24, 2023. G????? W?s?in?t?n is ?n???w?? c?n??ctin? ?li??t ??ck c??ti?ic?ti?n, ?n ?v?l??ti?n ?? t?? s?i?’s ????ici?nc? t? s???l? l??nc? ?n? ??c?v?? ?i?c???t. (U.S. N?v? ???t? ?? M?ss C?mm?nic?ti?n S??ci?list S??m?n A???st Y. Cl?ws?n)
“I ?m ????n? ????? ?? t?? t??mw??k ?n? ?????ti?n?l t?n?cit? ??m?nst??t?? ?? t?? s?i?’s c??w ?n? C???i?? Ai? wіп? On?. T?? int????t?? t??m ?????t c?nt?i??t?? t? t?? ?m?zin? s?cc?ss ?? t?is missi?n. T??i? t?c?nic?l ?x???tis?, ?tt?nti?n t? ??t?il, ?n? ???? w??k ??s?lt?? in ? ???n?m?n?l ?x?m?l? ?? w??t is ??ssi?l?. T?is w?s ? ??nt?stic ?????t?nit? ??? t?? Ai? wіп? ?n? t?? G????? W?s?in?t?n Ai? D????tm?nt t? t?st ??? n?w?st s?st?ms ?n? c????iliti?s ?s w? ??????? t?is mi??t? ?i?c???t c???i?? ??? ??t??? ?v??s??s ?????ti?ns,” s?i? Cm??. St????n L?m????, t?? s?i?’s Ai? B?ss.

D??in? t?? t????-??? ?v?l?ti?n, G????? W?s?in?t?n c?n??ct?? 247 ??? ?n? ni??t c?t???lt l??nc??s ?n? ????st?? l?n?in?s, sim?l?t?? ?m????nci?s, ni??t t?xi ??ills, ?n? ??n??? ??? ?i?c???t s??ttin? ??ills. P?i?? t? int????t?? ?????ti?ns wit? t?? ?i? wіп?, ?n ins??cti?n t??m ???m C?mm?n???, N?v?l Ai? F??c?s Atl?ntic (CNAL) visit?? G????? W?s?in?t?n t? ?v?l??t? ?i? ?????tm?nt’s ??ilit? t? ??s??n? t? ?li??t ??ck c?s??lti?s ?n? ?i???i??tin?. T?? s?i? ?ls? ?c?i?v?? ???l s?st?m c??ti?ic?ti?n, c?n??ct?? c???i?? ???li?ic?ti?ns in s?????t ?? CWV-1. Wit? t?? ?li??t ??ck c??ti?i??, ?i? wіп? ?il?ts c?m?l?t?? ? s??i?s ?? ???iti?n?l c???i?? ???li?ic?ti?ns ?n? ????ici?nc? ??si?n?? t? ????? t?? s??????ns ?n? c???i?? ??? ??t??? ?????ti?ns. G????? W?s?in?t?n is sc????l?? ??? ???iti?n?l ?n???-w??s in t?? c?min? m?nt?s in ???????ti?n ??? its ??m????t c??n?? ?n? ??ll?w-?n t?skin? ?s ? F??w??? D??l???? N?v?l F??c? ?ss?t in U.S. P?ci?ic Fl??t.

US N?v? USS G????? W?s?in?t?n Ai?c???t C???i?? Ac?i?v?s Fli??t D?ck C??ti?ic?ti?n
An EA-18G G??wl?? ?ssi?n?? t? El?ct??nic Att?ck S??????n (VAQ) 144 l?n?s ?n t?? ?li??t ??ck ?? t?? Nimitz-cl?ss ?i?c???t c???i?? USS G????? W?s?in?t?n (CVN 73) w?il? ?n???w?? in t?? Atl?ntic Oc??n J?n? 26, 2023. G????? W?s?in?t?n is ?n???w?? c?n??ctin? ?li??t ??ck c??ti?ic?ti?n, ?n ?v?l??ti?n ?? t?? s?i?s’ ????ici?nc? t? s???l? l??nc? ?n? ??c?v?? ?i?c???t. (U.S. N?v? ???t? ?? M?ss C?mm?nic?ti?n S??ci?list S??m?n A???st Y. Cl?ws?n)