) Sailors attach a pole pendant to a helicopter assigned to the “Chargers” of Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a replenishment at sea. George Washington departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka on May 26 to begin its 2012 patrol. 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 Asia-Pacific region.


) Sailors attach a pole pendant to a helicopter assigned to the “Chargers” of Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a replenishment at sea. George Washington departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka on May 26 to begin its 2012 patrol. 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 Asia-Pacific region.


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