An F/A-18E from the "Royal Maces" of Strike Fighter Squadron 27, lands on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. George Washington is conducting flight deck qualifications off the coast of southern California with Carrier Air Wing 5 for the first time. George Washington departed San Diego Aug. 21, 2008 en route to Yokosuka, Japan, where the ship will replace aircraft carrier the USS Kitty Hawk as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier.