161203-N-VH385-123 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 3, 2016) Capt. Tim Kuehhas, left, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), talks with U.S. Senator Angus King, from Maine, in the ship's inport cabin. George Washington, homeported in Norfolk, is underway conducting carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Wyatt L. Anthony)