SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 20, 2013) Seaman Austin Klug, from Cedarburg, Wis., signals to the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) aboard the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) durin

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 20, 2013) Seaman Austin Klug, from Cedarburg, Wis., signals to the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) aboard the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a replenishment-at-sea. 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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