150721-N-YB023-045 BANDA SEA (July 21, 2015) Aviation Electricians Mate 3rd Class Dylan Walton, from Longview, Texas, left, and Aviation Electricians Mate 2nd Class Mark Washington, from Kansas City, inspect an F/A-18 Super Hornet from the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, are on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. George Washington will conduct a hull-swap with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) later this year after serving seven years as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Clemente A. Lynch/Released)