150305-N-YD641-013 YOKOSUKA, Japan Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher Henry, from Grand Rapids, Mich., left, explains hangar bay operations to Yokosuka city officials and Nuclear Regulation Authority during a tour of 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.