Culinary Specialist Seaman Austin Franklin, from San Antonio, performs maintenance on a portable battle lantern in the Supply Department's damage control and maintenance office aboard the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed 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 interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region.