150518-N-YD641-083 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 18, 2015) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) spell out goodbye in Japanese on the ship's flight deck for the Japanese Self-Defense Force Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH-183) as George Washington departs for its 2015 patrol. 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 Matthew Riggs/Released)