{"id":45244,"date":"2023-05-01T21:44:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T21:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/05\/01\/uss-george-washington-returning-to-japan-next-year\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:45:43","slug":"uss-george-washington-returning-to-japan-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/05\/01\/uss-george-washington-returning-to-japan-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"USS George Washington returning to Japan next year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aircraft carrier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/naval\/2022\/03\/18\/carrier-george-washington-running-more-than-a-year-behind-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\">George Washington<\/a> will head back to the Japan-based U.S. 7th Fleet next year to serve as the Navy\u2019s lone forward-deployed carrier, U.S. Pacific Fleet 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