YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 6, 2013) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Derek Bolton, from Ft. Myers, Fla., checks the level of an oxygen tank during a general quarters drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). 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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