Keywords: US Navy 020710-N-2781V-007 A sextant used aboard the navigational bridge aboard USS George Washington.jpg en 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 2002-07-10 020710-N-2781V-007 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 1891 U S Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class R David Valdez PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS George Washington CVN-73 Sextants |