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(November 16th, 1997) On board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). . . .As seen from the aft of the USS George Washington the ticonderoga class Cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) underway in the Suez Canal. Following a Presidential order to head for the Arabian Gulf region, elements of the George Washington battle group led by the carrier immediately left their regularly scheduled station in the Mediterranean and began the 7 day passage to the Gulf, which starts with a Suez Canal transit. George Washington will join the USS Nimitz battle group already on station. Both will enforce UN sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the "No-Fly Zone" under Operation Southern Watch. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class James Westfall - Digital Film Scan (971116-N-1067W-002).

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