US Naval Forces Japan Manga: CVN-73

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Meet USS George Washington sailor Jack Ohara — the fictitious star of a Navy-created comic book called “CVN-73.”Ohara is a young third-class petty officer, nervous about coming to Japan on his first overseas assignment. But while Ohara doesn’t really exist, the comic’s plot line about the aircraft carrier’s summer arrival in Japan is a real, and somewhat controversial, upcoming event.Commander U.S. Naval Forces Japan printed nearly 30,000 of the comic books to distribute to Japanese teens and young adults. They tell a positive story rooted in ship capability, the crew’s professionalism and U.S.-Japanese neighborliness, said CNFJ spokesman Cmdr. David Waterman. The George Washington is anticipated to arrive in August to replace the 47-year-old USS Kitty Hawk as the forward-deployed carrier based in Yokosuka.Click here to read more!