Quartermaster 2nd Class Brandon Joyner, from San Diego, left, and Quartermaster 2nd Class William Gillaspie, from Orlando, Fla., raise the ensign as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington departs Guam after a port visit. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.