Another GW Sailor here on FR V-1 Air 1995-1998!!!
Excellent! I was attached to CVW-7 during the GW's last Gulf cruise in 2004. Now she's off to Japan to replace the USS Kitty Hawk. Met my wife on that cruise.
I was TAD to S-5 working in the officers' staterooms. Not a bad gig. Lots of liberty!