141205-N-BX824-003 YOKOSUKA, Japan Rear Adm. Margaret G. Kibben, Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy, salutes side boys upon arriving aboard 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.