Keywords: US Navy 021008-N-6433N-001 Force protection qualifications.jpg en At sea aboard USS George Washington CVN 73 Oct 8 2002 -- Airman Morgan Taylor from Louisville Ky fires a 9mm pistol to qualify for force protection watchstanding Force protection watchstanding requires the training of Navy personnel in the skills necessary to perform specialized duties to protect their units their mission and crewmembers from acts of terrorism or sabotage Students learn to deter identify track and assess potential threats as well as acquiring skills at implementing immediate actions and protecting U S Department of Navy assets and personnel by utilizing proper force protection procedures and watchstanding techniques Washington is homeported in Norfolk Va and is on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Rex Nelson RELEASED 2002-10-08 021008-N-6433N-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 2927 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Rex Nelson PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS George Washington CVN-73 October 2002 photographs Pistols of the United States |