150402-N-EH855-025 YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 2, 2015) Damage Controlman 3rd Class Monica Duran, from El Paso, Texas, demonstrates firefighting procedures to students from Yokosuka Middle School during the annual Science Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) conference aboard the Nimitz-class 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 interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Bryan Mai/Released)