YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Two sailors assigned to the USS George Washington died within days of the aircraft carrier’s arrival at its new homeport in Japan, a ship spokesman confirmed Monday.

Two years ago, the George Washington was beset by a spate of suicides.. On Nov. 22 — the day the ship reached Yokosuka, Japan — Cuyler Condon, an electrician’s mate, was found unresponsive ...

The redeployments would encourage allies to shoulder more of their defense and leave U.S. forces less vulnerable to mass ...

Yokosuka previously served as the homeport for the George Washington from 2008 to 2015. The ship kicked off its midlife refueling and complex overhaul maintenance, known as an RCOH, in 2017 in ...

USS George Washington arrived at United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka on Friday Nov. 22, relieving USS Ronald Reagan. Condon was found unresponsive in an on-base hotel room that same day.

After the overhaul, the USS George Washington resumed forward deployment in Japan. Conducting flight drills on Iwo Jima boosted US regional deterrence amid China’s expansion in the area.

The George Washington’s 2008 arrival in Yokosuka was preceded several months by more than 240 Navy families. When the Ronald Reagan arrived to replace the George Washington in 2015 ...

The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrives at Yokosuka naval base in Japan on November 22, 2024. The George Washington is now permanently forward-deployed to Japan.

Forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) returned to Yokosuka this week after wrapping up sea trials ahead of a summer patrol. Meanwhile, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 wrapped ...

The USS George Washington (CVN 73) aircraft carrier has a significant part in history. ... The Navy ship relocated to Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, replacing the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

The George Washington returned to Japan on Nov. 22 for the first time in nearly a decade, ... Yokosuka Naval Base was the carrier’s homeport from 2008 to 2015.

Yokosuka previously served as the homeport for the George Washington from 2008 to 2015. The ship kicked off its midlife refueling and complex overhaul maintenance, known as an RCOH, in 2017 in ...