United States Navy

“its 200,000th fixed‑wing aircraft recovery while underway in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday”

“After approximately 34 years of continuous service”

“CVN-73 is capable of landing one aircraft on the deck per minute, and it typically conducts around 70 aircraft recoveries daily”

“was dispatched last week to the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)”

“The USS George Washington entered the United States Central Command’s area of responsibility on Wednesday and is now operating in the Arabian Sea”