USS George Washington CVN-73

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Comment by Jerry Marshall on December 16, 2011 at 2:25pm

Was part of SeaOpDet at Oceana AIMD (I was an AT2) from 93-97 and sailed with the GW on all her workups and cruises, including her maiden voyage in '94 that included a visit to England and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of D-Day off the coast of Normandy in June '94 and her second cruise in '96. Served 12 years in the Navy, the last four on the GW!!

Comment by Mickey Furr on September 18, 2010 at 9:47pm

I also am a Plank Owner from GW. If memory serves me correctly, I was AQC Moeller's Division Officer in IM-3 Division. I served onboard in AIMD from January 1992 to March 1994, when I transferred to COMNAVAIRLANT. Being a part of the Pre-Comm crew and putting together a division from scratch was quite an experience. The crew had a great attitude, and I think we got the ship off to a great start.

Comment by Raymond Littleton Highers, III on June 26, 2010 at 2:21am

I was stationed on the GW for a short period of time due to being looked at for FCCM once and not getting selected and the next year I went into High Year Tenure (HYT) for a FCCS is 26 years. I was the LCPO for CS7 Divison.

Comment by Tim Sampson on May 27, 2010 at 12:39am

I served in Reactor department, RL division. I was one of the last plankowners to depart the ship. I left the Washington in January of 1995 and went on to Nuclear Power Traning Command. Being on board for everything from construction to sea trials thru the maiden deployment was an experience I'll never forget.

Comment by Larry Fiorillo on February 1, 2010 at 2:30pm

My tour was from 2002 to 2005. I had great times there and made Chief on board.

Comment by Christine Hague Anglin on February 1, 2010 at 8:42am

My final resting place, retired off her in May 2005.

Comment by Gary F. Moeller on December 17, 2009 at 4:31pm

I am a Plankowner of the GW. I have a lot of blood, seat and tears invested in that ship. I also retired off the GW on September 30th, 1993, which was the last Friday before the ship took off for its maiden cruise. On Monday, I went to the pier and watched as it pulled out. Somewhat an emotional time.
As a member of the pre-commissioning crew, we all went through a bunch of training before boarding the ship. We went through all the sea trials and system tests. The day of commissioning was July 4th, 1992 if memory serves. It was the second proudest day of my career (the first was the day I put on the "Hat").

Comment by allen moravek on July 4, 2009 at 8:37am

To serve aboard the G.W. was a hororable 4 years of my life.

Comment by Randall wagoner on June 15, 2009 at 9:56pm

what a ship......was stationed on there from 94-96