Aviation Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Kerry Carter, from Houston, signals the pilot of an MH-60S Seahawk from the "Island Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington during an ammunition onload with Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers. 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.