SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 21, 2013) Command Master Chief Shaun Brahmsteadt fires an M4 rife during a live-fire exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 21, 2013) Command Master Chief Shaun Brahmsteadt fires an M4 rife during a live-fire exercise 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 Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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