150413-N-JY875-011 YOKOSUKA, Japan Ken Vanderipe, a chemical, biological and radiological technician for Gryphon Technologies in support of Naval Sea Systems Command Panama City, Fla., right, fits Sailors for CBR individual protective equipment in the aft galley 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.