150513-N-TE278-023 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN Quartermaster Seaman Apprentice Christian Burns, from Ashtabula, Ohio, left, waves a guide flag on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a replenishment at sea with the 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 interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.