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Saturday, June 01, 2013

U.S. Navy to replace aircraft carrier at Yokosuka base

USS George WashingtonThe USS George Washington aircraft carrier stationed at the Yokosuka Naval Base will be replaced by a similar Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in 2015, sources said May 31.

The leading candidate is the USS Ronald Reagan, which took part in “Operation Tomodachi,” the U.S. forces’ disaster relief activities in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. The carrier served as an offshore base in waters off the coast of the Tohoku region.

The United States may feel the Japanese will have a feeling of friendliness toward the aircraft carrier if it is stationed in Yokosuka.

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