150130-N-TE278-027 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 30, 2015) Command Master Chief Jason Haka, left, command master chief of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Capt. Timothy Kuehhas, George Washington's prospective commanding officer, Vice Adm. Robert Thomas, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet, Capt. Greg Fenton, George Washington's commanding officer, and Cmdr. Joseph Coffey, George Washington's command chaplain, salute as the color guard presents colors during a change of command ceremony in the ship's hangar bay. Kuehhas relieved Fenton as George Washington's commanding officer. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Paolo Bayas/Released)