150210-N-IP531-119 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 10, 2015) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) 3rd Class Eric Brown, from Loranger, La., assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), participates in a Yokosuka city cleanup community relations event. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 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.