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Old 11-16-2008 | 07:11 PM
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Default The USS George Washington

This is an interesting article on this mighty carrier. Population of 5000? That's more people than my husband's birthplace in Kansas!

From Associated Press:
ABOARD THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON — Rear Adm. Rick Wren's office is near the flight deck, above the two nuclear reactors. When the mood strikes, he can take a short walk to the bridge and look out at his new neighborhood, though most of the time that's just blue water from horizon to horizon.

Wren has a unique command.

No country in the world has anything like the USS George Washington. It is a floating air base with 67 aircraft ready to fly; it's a city unto itself, with a population of around 5,000; and it's an armory carrying about 4 million pounds of bombs.

Nation & World | The USS George Washington: Top guard dog in the Pacific | Seattle Times Newspaper
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