USS George Washington CVN-73 patch Backing:Hook and Loop providing tank support to the

providing tank support to the Fleet Marine Force when mobilized

operating at Marble Mountain and supporting every major operation from Hastings to Meade River

tracking threats beneath the waves with the P-3 Orion

The Diamondbacks — Atlantic Fleet Tomcat warriors who brought air superiority to every carrier deck they flew from

USS George Washington CVN-73 patch Backing:Hook and Loop providing tank support to theUSS George Washington CVN 73 Patch The Spirit of Freedom at Sea Named for the Father of the Nation, CVN 73 carries the spirit of American independence across the world's oceans. USS George Washington (CVN 73) is a Nimitz class nuclear powered aircraft carrier commissioned in 1992. As one of the Navy's premier capital ships, CVN 73 has served in virtually every major theater of operations since her commissioning, from Operation Southern Watch over Iraq