Keywords: cvn 73 cvn73 navigation navy operation enduring freedom operationenduringfreedom quartermaster sailor ships uss george washington ussgeorgewashington people 020710-N-2781V-007 Aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) Jul. 10, 2002 -- Quartermaster 2nd Class Sherman Evans inspects a sextant on the ship’s navigational bridge. Sextants are used to measure angular distances between celestial bodies in determining a ship’s latitude and longitude. Washington and her Battlegroup are on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class R. David Valdez. (RELEASED) 020710-N-2781V-007 Aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) Jul. 10, 2002 -- Quartermaster 2nd Class Sherman Evans inspects a sextant on the ship’s navigational bridge. Sextants are used to measure angular distances between celestial bodies in determining a ship’s latitude and longitude. Washington and her Battlegroup are on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class R. David Valdez. (RELEASED) |