Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Jeremy Shadden, from Spring, Texas, signals to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Island Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew. 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 Indo-Asia-Pacific region.