YOKOSUKA

YOKOSUKA, Japan Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Dustin Smith, from Dayton, Tenn., and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Gasendy Noel, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., reels line for an arresting gear engine aboard the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provides 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brian Sloan)