150529-N-TE278-007 WATERS NEAR GUAM Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, commander, Naval Air Forces, right, speaks with Rear Adm. John Alexander, commander, Battle Force 7th Fleet, red jersey, and Carrier Air Wing 5 commanding officers during a distinguished visitor embark aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington. George Washington and its embarked air wing, CVW-5, are on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. George Washington will conduct a hull-swap with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan later this year after serving seven years as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan.