米空母ジョージ・ワシントン入港　９年ぶりに横須賀再配備

　米原子力空母「ジョージ・ワシントン」が２２日、米海軍横須賀基地（神奈川県横須賀市）に入港した。５月に日本での任務を終えて帰国の途に就いた同「ロナルド・レーガン」の後継となる。ジョージ・ワシントンの横須賀配備は２０１５年以来９年ぶり。
　０８年に原子力空母として初めて横須賀に配備されたジョージ・ワシントンは昨年５月、原子炉の燃料棒交換を含む大規模整備を完了した。米軍岩国基地（山口県岩国市）に今月配備された海軍仕様の輸送機ＣＭＶ２２オスプレイや最新鋭ステルス戦闘機Ｆ３５Ｃなど約７０機を艦載機として運用する。（2024/11/22-14:59）

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington entered the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Friday.
   It is the successor to the USS Ronald Reagan, a similar U.S. vessel, which left Japan in May to return to the United States after completing its mission in the Asian country. It is the first time in nine years since 2015 that the George Washington has been deployed to Yokosuka.
   The George Washington was initially deployed as the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier on duty in Yokosuka in 2008. After completing a major overhaul of its reactors in May last year, including replacing fuel rods, it will serve about 70 carrier-based aircraft, including the U.S. Navy's CMV-22 Osprey transport aircraft and F-35C state-of-the-art stealth fighters that were deployed this month at the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni air base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan.
   Marking the arrival, Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, commander of the 7th Fleet of the U.S. Navy, said that he appreciates Japan's acceptance of the George Washington. He described the ship as the largest force that can be provided to the Asia-Pacific region.
   U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said that threats are changing every day and that the United States and Japan need to further integrate their capabilities.