Lt. Cmdr. Ivan Borja, right, a flight deck handler aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), explains flight deck operations to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Yasuki Nakahata, commander of Escort Flotilla Three, and his staf

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Lt. Cmdr. Ivan Borja, right, a flight deck handler aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), explains flight deck operations to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Yasuki Nakahata, commander of Escort Flotilla Three, and his staff during a ship tour. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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