View image in fullscreen Sailors exercise in the hangar Sailors stand during a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks Sailors tend to a Grumman E-2 Hawkeye radar plane Brody Samaha, a ‘shooter’, sits in the Integrated Catapult Control System bubble as he launches a fighter jet during morning operations A breakfast plate of eggs, ham, potatoes, French toast and a waffle. The aircraft carrier is capable of carrying more than 5,000 personnel Nighttime operations from the flight deck.

The aircraft carrier is enforcing a US naval blockade against Iran and providing cover for commercial vessels transiting the strait of Hormuz A video screenshot shows US navy sailors loading munitions onto a fighter jet on the flight deck Chaplain Ben Garrett, a Roman Catholic priest, holds a religious service Sailors aboard an MV-22 Osprey aircraft travel to the USS George Washington. The Iranian government has repeatedly condemned US military actions in the strait of Hormuz A framed portrait of George Washington hangs above a table of snacks on board Jesse Quaye shops at the ship’s store A sailor runs down the flight deck of the USS George Washington, which was deployed to relieve another carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln Sailors line up for a meal Airman Christian Gatewood, 20, of Mississippi stands on the flight deck.

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