Keywords: US Navy 040726-N-6278K-169 The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) sails up the Chesapeake Bay.jpg en Norfolk Va July 26 2004 The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington CVN 73 sails up the Chesapeake Bay as the ship returns to her homeport Norfolk Va after a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joan Kretschmer RELEASED 2004-07-26 040726-N-6278K-169 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 16664 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joan Kretschmer PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Station Norfolk Aboard USS George Washington CVN-73 Moran Towing Manning the rail in the United States Navy Tugboats of the United States Tugboats with aircraft carriers |