Mast View The forward-deployed, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens as seen from the top of the forward mast. Cowpens is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, the Navy's only forward-deployed carrier strike group based out of Yokosuka, Japan, and is seen conducting a routine Western Pacific patrol. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.98 MB) Photo By: Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul Kelly VIRIN: 120909-N-TX154-157.JPG Photo Gallery