U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Bryan Myers performs maintenance on the tail rotor of an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the South China Sea, Oct. 21, 2013. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provided a combat-ready force that protected and defended the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.