U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier George Washington in Japan

U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier George Washington in Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (on the rostrum) attends a news conference on Sept. 25 in front of the nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington, which arrived at its new home port in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, earlier in the day.

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