Rear Adm. Vince Griffith, commander, Naval Supply Systems Command Global Logistics Support, center, renders honors to side boys while embarking the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed 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 interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.