The folks behind the scenes.
091106-N-7191M-016 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 6, 2009) Plane captain Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Herbert Counts performs routine maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Jacob D. Moore/Released)
091106-N-7191M-017 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 6, 2009) Aviation Ordnancemen from the Golden Dragons of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 load an AIM-9M Sidewinder missile onto an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Jacob D. Moore/Released)
091106-N-7191M-013 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 6, 2009) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Oliver Hernandez loads a MK-76 inert bomb onto an F/A-18C Hornet from the Golden Dragons of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Jacob D. Moore/Released)
091106-N-1644H-020 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 6, 2009) Aviation Machinist Mate Airman Mary Jackson, assigned to the Gauntlets of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136, applies leading edge tape to the wings of an E/A-6B Prowler in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John M. Hageman/Released)
091105-N-7280V-390 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 5, 2009) Sailors assigned to Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light (HSL) 51, conduct maintenance on an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). Blue Ridge is underway on a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released)
091102-N-6439C-016 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 2, 2009) Air Department personnel conduct a foreign object debris walk down before flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4). Nassau is participating in a Composite Unit Training Exercise along the East Coast from Virginia to Florida. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda Clayton/Released)