150210-N-IP531-017 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 10, 2015) Sailors from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) participate 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.