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- chevyorange, on 09/25/2008, -0/+1Wow, do we really need a permanent base in Japan? I love our Navy, I love our power but come on - there's no need for us to be basing our power in other countries.
buzzstoc.com — The first US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be permanently based overseas arrived in the Japanese port of Yokosuka on Thursday morning, welcomed by a US navy band and catcalls from Japanese protesters. The USS George Washington is a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier with a capacity for 75 aircraft. The flight deck is 1092 feet long.