Intelligence Specialist 3rd Class Mikala Piazza, from Becker, Minn., center-right, and Cryptologic Technician 3rd Class Marina Gallegos, from Stevens Point, Wis., center-left, check identification for personnel to come 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.