⚓️ Fair Winds & Following Seas! The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS George Washington (CVN 73), with embarked Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, and elements of CVW 7 departed NavalStationNorfolk, April 25 for the U.S. Southern Command area of operations as part of Southern Seas 2024.

Excitement was in the air as the crew got ready this morning, boarding the USS George Washington as it forward-deploys to Japan for the second time after spending the last six years calling Hampton Roads home.

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Friends and family of sailors onboard the USS George Washington (CVN-73) watch as it embarks on a deployment around South America from Naval Station Norfolk.

The ship will eventually move on to its new homeport of Yokosuka, Japan.

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The first East Coast-assigned Navy tiltrotor vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) CMV-22B Osprey aircraft, assigned to Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 40, arrived at NavalStationNorfolk April 5. #FlyNavy
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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington recently conducted at sea operations in the Atlantic Ocean.

George Washington and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Porter (DDG 78) are slated to deploy as part of Southern Seas 2024

🎉 Today marks the 75th birthday of NATO! To answer Trivia Tuesday, there were 12 founding members who formed the alliance on this day in 1949.
#StrongerTogether

Thank you to the Williams College men’s lacrosse team for spending an afternoon with the “Fleet Angels”. One of HSC-2 assigned officers, Lt. Cmdr. Counts, a former player for Williams College, was excited to provide the team with a glimpse of life as a naval aviator. #flynavylant

#DYK last year in Hampton Roads alone, NMCRS distributed over $9.3 million in financial aid to more than 7,500 individuals in need? Globally, NMCRS extended $50 million in loans and outright grants, benefiting over 47,000personnel.
Check out this video: youtu.be/mXiGqG4knxM

Thank you to the NATO Defense College for visiting Hampton Roads and touring USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) . NATO Defense College is an international military college for North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries. #partnerships #NATO

Join the The FAA ✈️ as we learn what encouraged fighter pilots of @usnavy's Fighting Blacklions to aim for the pilot seat and how women can help shape the future of aviation. LIVE on Tuesday, March 26 @ 6 PM ET at youtube.com/watch?v=y0iwZZ…. #WHM

Steadfast Defender 24, NATO's largest exercise in decades, began in the maritme domain. 15 NATO nations worked together to show the strength of the Alliance's maritime forces by securing the trans-Atlantic link between the U.S. and Europe.

#SteadfastDefender24 #NATO #USNavy

The U.S. is an Arctic nation with sovereign territory and maritime claims.

Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, discusses why it’s important that the U.S. Navy routinely operates there in this video. #IceCamp24

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Be sure to follow the biggest and the baddest carrier on all our platforms, including our new X handle, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)!

#USSGeraldRFord #USNavy #CVN78

#DYK that the NMCRS Visiting Nurse Program has served Sailors, Marines & their families for 100 years? The Visiting Nurses make face-to-face, virtual, phone, text and email contacts in addition to home, hospital, and clinic visits. Learn more at nmcrs.org!

Announced in NAVADMIN 051/24, the Navy launched Culture of Excellence 2.0. Key resources include:

⭐ COE 2.0 Playbook
⭐ COE 2.0 Placemat
⭐ Culture of Excellence webpage

🔗 To download COE 2.0 resources and learn more, visit: bit.ly/3uYFvfP