USS George Washington conducts FOD walkdown in Sulu Sea

Sailors, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), conduct a foreign object debris walkdown on the flight deck while underway in the Sulu Sea, July 8, 2025. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWA CSG) is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. The George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Crowley)