{"id":45676,"date":"2023-07-05T20:37:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T20:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/07\/05\/uss-george-washington-completes-flight-deck-certification\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:00:32","slug":"uss-george-washington-completes-flight-deck-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/07\/05\/uss-george-washington-completes-flight-deck-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"USS George Washington completes flight deck certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The aircraft carrier George Washington<\/a> completed its flight deck certification in June, weeks after concluding an overdue maintenance availability in May<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The certification, which requires the carrier air wing to demonstrate it can safely launch and recover aircraft during day and night operations, is a major milestone carriers must meet to operate at sea and is required to embark any aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs always, I am incredibly proud of our USS George Washington warfighters, and the incredible support from the Carrier Air Wing One team,\u201d said Capt. Brent Gaut, commanding officer of the George Washington, in a Navy news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen you look back at what we have accomplished over the past week, meeting momentous milestone after milestone \u2014 from fuel certification, flight deck certification, to our first underway replenishment in six years \u2014 our team continues to demonstrate our extraordinary grit and determination in meeting and exceeding the mark as we take our place as our great nation\u2019s premier CVN asset,\u201d Gaut said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In total, the air wing completed 247 day and night catapult launches and arrested landings, simulated emergencies, night taxi drills, and hangar bay aircraft spotting drills during the certification process.<\/p>\n\n\n\t