150703-N-YD641-061 PHILIPPINE SEA Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Ivan Ramirez, from San Diego, left, and Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Sergio Castan assembles a nose mount tire in the wheel and tire shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington. 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.