USS George Washington Says Goodbye to Japan for the Last Time

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Erik Slavin, USS George Washington Says Goodbye to Japan for the Last Time. Stars and Stripes, May 18, 2015
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(Along with the ships in its strike group, USS George Washington departed on May 18 from Yokosuka Naval Base 横須賀海軍施設 (US took over since 1945), eventually to be refurbished in Virginia. USS Ronald Reagan will come to Japan in its place (both Nimitz-class carriers). "George Washington replaced the USS Kitty Hawk [of Kitty Hawk class] in 2008 and became the first nuclear-powered carrier to be homeported in Japan" initially with Japanese protests.)