150224-N-EH855-040 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 24, 2015) Ship's Serviceman Seaman Humberto Gamez, from Houston, assists guests from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Aomori Provincial Cooperation Office in the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) ship store during a tour of the ship. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 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.