USS George Washington Sailors Organize Ordnance

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Paul Anzaldua, from Corpus Christi, Texas, left, Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Martin Brown, from New York, New York, center, and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Desmon Hampton, from Houston, Texas, right, assigned to weapons department, organize ordnance in the magazine of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington while transiting the Singapore Strait, Aug. 13, 2026. George Washington, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Estrella Velarde)