150522-N-CS616-034 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN Rear Adm. John Alexander, commander, Battle Force 7th Fleet, right, explains flight operations to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Adm. Tomohisa Takei, chief of staff, JMSDF, during a distinguished visitor embark. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, are on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. George Washington will conduct a hull-swap with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan later this year after serving seven years as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan.