Sailors gather together cargo nets on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as an SA-330J Puma Helicopter drops off cargo

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 09, 2014) Sailors gather together cargo nets on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as an SA-330J Puma Helicopter drops off cargo during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9). 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 3rd Class Beverly J. Lesonik) File# 141109-N-XK455-114