Keywords: USS George Washington conducts flight operations. (10426747863).jpg SOUTH CHINA SEA Oct 19 2013 Aviation Boatswain's Mate Equipment Airman Rion Louis from Bronx N Y seats an aircraft to a catapult on the flight deck of the U S Navy's forward-deployed 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 U S and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paolo Bayas/Released 131019-N-TE278-337 Join the conversation http //www navy mil/viewGallery asp www navy mil/viewGallery asp http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //pinterest com pinterest com https //plus google com plus google com http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/10426747863/ USS George Washington conducts flight operations 2013-10-22 14 56 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official U S Navy Page from United States of America MC3 Paolo Bayas/U S Navy Attribution License XMP-photoshop Instructions Navy Visual News Service PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/10426747863 2014-04-03 13 14 15 cc-by-2 0 Files uploaded by Russavia Files uploaded by Russavia Aviation Boatswain's Mates Equipment Retractable undercarriages USS George Washington CVN-73 flight deck |