Big Dog on the Block
The USS George Washington is a floating air base with 67 aircraft ready to fly. It's a city unto itself, with a population of around 5,000, and it's an armory carrying about 4 million pounds of bombs.
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USS George WashingtonThe USS George Washington is a floating air base with 67 aircraft ready to fly; it's a city unto itself, with a population of around 5,000; and it's an armory carrying about 4 million pounds of bombs. |
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