George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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CVW-17 CDR MICHAEL ZARKOWSKI CDR MICHAEL NEUMANN I.C DR JOHN DALAERE I.CDRCARL BRADI.F.Y LT BRIAN BERTHIAl'ME LCDR BRETT KORADE LT ANDREW BENZ LT MANUEL ORELLANA JR LT CEDRIC LT VERNON VERGARA LT JEFFREY SOWINSKI ENS DAMIEN LTJG MICHELLE NESII AVCM(AW) MARTIN STANFORD ROTIISTEIN

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Air Group SEV ENTEEN came into existence 1 April 1944 h. • numerical designation EIGHTY-TWO. The Air Cm.., . . I!18 V°r d War 11 al At,antic City under the (CV-20) as the firs, air group ,o operate « BENNINGTON Jima. strikes on Tokyo, and lead a multi air wing assaulfon P °p,;ra,e? ,n ,hc Pacinc suPP»rtlng th- itil deactivated in September 1958, Air Grouu SIATM rrv SUptT ba,,lcshlP 'amato resulting ii yed on USS FRANK!.IS D. ROOSEVELT A “ FEM EEN was reactivated in November iqr.fi ' ' assault on I wo Jima, strikes on Tokyo, and lead a multi her demise. Until Fleet and deployed Air Wing SEVEN I EEN was reactivated in November 1966 and assigned toUSsToRRFSTAi fCV w t , 6 ,n months after re-forming, the Air Wing deployed to the Tonkin Gulf aboard FORRFST VI n ( 25 July, on the fifth day of combat operations, a .uni rocket was accidentam,SSI° SOn a d a Ca'aS,r°PhiC firC engU'fed « Herculean efforts evenZhyh Throughout the nest 15 years the FORRESTAL CVW-17 team remained intact, conducting ten Mediterranean deployments. In November 1982, CVW-17 cross decked to USS SARATOGA (CV-60). The '85- 86 Med Cruise found SARATOGA CV YV-17 action, intercepting the containing the Achille October 1985, and against Libya in March deployed again to the CVW -17 launched the Iraq at 3:00 a.m. on 17 continued to strike over the 43 days during STORM. CVW-17 four million pounds of DESERT STORM. In 17 and SARATOGA record setting Mediterranean, logging and over 9,500 arrested SARATOGA were the Group to take station in the Adriatic off the coast of Yugoslavia supporting Operation PROVIDE PROMISE In June 1994, CVW-17 was transferred to USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) homeported in Norfolk. VA. Upon completing a successful 1996 deployment on ENTERPRISE, CVW-17 transferred to USS EISENHOW ER (CVN- 69), also homeported in Norfolk, VA. Durin« “TEAM 90V’ (CVIV-73 + CVW-17) combat deployment to the Mediterranean and Arabian Seas in 2000. CVW-17 broke numerous operational and safety records living over 9.100 sorties. 18.000 Right hours and logging over 9200 arrested landings Following the September 11.2001 terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon, C.V Y-I7and USS GEORGE WASHINGTON responded immediately to defend the United States from further attacks. New York City residents awoke on 12 September to a fully armed nuclear aircraft carrier cruising on the City horizon. The am wmg and ship learn then (lew Defensive Combat Air Patrols off the U.S. coast to support Operation N°BLE EAGLE for the next 5 days. In 2002, CVW-17 and USS GEORGE WASHINGTON deployed and conducted comha, operations to support Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. ........ »mt VFA-81 Ovine Current CVW-17 composition i C'Udt 'T'!”3M KFVK VS -TO living the S-Vb VIKING, VAQ-132 flying the the F A-18C HORNET, VAVV-125 flying the E-2C HAW KEV E, « k EA-6B PROW LER and HS-15 flying the SH-60F and HH-60H SEAIIA Team in the thick of the Egyptian airliner Lauro hijackers on 10 conducting strikes 1986. The Team Med in 1987. first combat strike into January 1991, and targets continuously Operation DESERT aircraft delivered over ordnance supporting November 1992, CVVV- complctcd another deployment to the over 22.500 flight hours landings. CVW-17 and first Carrier Battle

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 CVW-17 A ECS( AW7SW) EDWARD CONFER NCCS(SW) AZC(A V) RONALD MCGHEE ITC MICHAEL DORNEK MATTHEW AMBROSE MARK TRIMBLE AKC(AW) CHRISTOPHER SNEDDON HTC(S'V)CARL PINK) OSl(SW) ADAM CHAMBERS AKI YV) BRIAN BARTH pmiawjbilia GRIFFIN ITI TIMOTHY PITTMAN Y.NSN TIFFANY YN|( W) YN2(S V AW) ROD BROWN JAMISON SNIDER