USS George Washington Receives Supplies during VERTREP with USNS Cesar Chavez
Chief Logistics Specialist Antonio Evans, right, from Los Angeles, assigned to supply department’s aviation supply division, and Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Devon Smith, from Indianapolis, assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, hook supplies onto an AS-332 Super Puma helicopter, attached to Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14), on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 24, 2024. George Washington is 7th Fleet’s Premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside Allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson)