PACIFIC OPERATIONS The aircraft carrier USS George Washington transits the Pacific Ocean while an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 51 conducts flight operations in the background, Nov. 18, 2009. The George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.07 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 260155-L-YWF77-964.jpg Photo Gallery