Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Micky Waldren, left, from Sandlake, Ore., and Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Justin Gallo, from Dumaguete, Philippines, prepare to investigate a simulated fire in a crash and salvage training aircraft during a flight deck drill aboard the 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 interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.