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  • 'USS George Washington'

    01'USS George Washington'

  • Guarding the machinery that keeps the flight deck functioning

    02Guarding the machinery that keeps the flight deck functioning

  • Crew take shade under an E-2C Hawkeye

    03Crew take shade under an E-2C Hawkeye

  • Asian-American crew members report to the flight deck to greet their Hong Kong guests

    04Asian-American crew members report to the flight deck to greet their Hong Kong guests

  • The navigation tower

    05The navigation tower

  • Even in Hong Kong's friendly waters, the crew of the 'GW' must keep watch

    06Even in Hong Kong's friendly waters, the crew of the 'GW' must keep watch

  • A packed flight deck

    07A packed flight deck

  • Cockpit of an F/A-18 'Super Hornet' fighter aircraft

    08Cockpit of an F/A-18 'Super Hornet' fighter aircraft

  • The supercarrier in Victoria Harbour

    09The supercarrier in Victoria Harbour

  • Crew keeps watch over its F/A-18s, which are worth €55m a piece

    10Crew keeps watch over its F/A-18s, which are worth €55m a piece

  • The carrier is a floating city with its own arcane forms of language

    11The carrier is a floating city with its own arcane forms of language

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Fly the flag— Hong Kong

Preface

Despite the pressures of new technology in its own ranks and a fast-developing Chinese navy sailing into view, the ‘USS George Washington’ continues to rule the Asia-Pacific seas. Monocle climbs aboard the American aircraft carrier.

David A Lausman, South China Sea, USS George Washington

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