PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – After a six-year stay in Newport News for maintenance and updating, the USS George Washington is once again deploying to Japan. It will relieve the USS Ronald Reagan as the forward-deployed aircraft carrier in the Southern Seas in 2024. It is expected to arrive in Japan sometime towards the end of the year.
Chopper 10 was also lucky enough to take some footage of the vessel as it was leaving Norfolk, which you can see in the video above!
This segment of The Hampton Roads Show is sponsored by McDonald’s of Hampton Roads and Northeast North Carolina.