US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington leaves Yokosuka base
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- The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington (GW), which is stationed at the U.S.
- Navy Yokosuka Base, departed from Yokosuka Port on the 23rd.
- The ship is believed to be headed off the coast of Kyushu for carrier landing qualification training (CQ) for carrier-based aircraft.
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The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington (GW, 5,052 crew members), which is stationed at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka Base (Yokosuka City), departed Yokosuka Port on the 23rd.
Although the purpose of the departure has not been disclosed, fighter-attack aircraft and other aircraft deployed to the U.S. military's Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture as Golden Week carrier-based aircraft have already conducted land takeoff and landing training (FCLP) on Iwo Jima (Ogasawara Village, Tokyo) from May 7th to May 16th.
GW is expected to head off the coast of Kyushu to conduct carrier landing qualification training (CQ) for carrier-based aircraft. CQ is training conducted on an aircraft carrier (GW) at sea, following FCLP, in order for pilots to qualify to land on an aircraft carrier. [Koichi Fukuzawa]
