USS George Washington CVN-73 patch Backing:Hook and Loop tracking threats beneath the waves

tracking threats beneath the waves with the P-3 Orion

This Vietnam-era patch preserves the Purple Foxes' identity as it appeared during their Southeast Asia deployments

providing tank support to the Fleet Marine Force when mobilized

The 4th Recruit Training Battalion at MCRD Parris Island conducts recruit training as part of the depot's training regiment

operating at Marble Mountain and supporting every major operation from Hastings to Meade River

USS George Washington CVN-73 patch Backing:Hook and Loop tracking threats beneath the wavesUSS George Washington CVN 73 Patch The Spirit of Freedom at Sea Named for the Father of the Nation, CVN 73 carries the spirit of American independence across the world's oceans. USS George Washington (CVN 73) is a Nimitz class nuclear powered aircraft carrier commissioned in 1992. As one of the Navy's premier capital ships, CVN 73 has served in virtually every major theater of operations since her commissioning, from Operation Southern Watch over Iraq