U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Adrian Ramilo directs the pilots of an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft assigned to Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the South China Sea, Oct. 19, 2013. The George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provided a combat-ready force that protected and defended the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.