Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class John Merolla, from South Bend, Alas., operates a bomb disposal robot during Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5 demonstration in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington. 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.