PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 24, 2013) An Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 27th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron acts as a low observable aircraft during a detect to engage training exercise over the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble. Preble is on patrol with the George Washington Carrier Strike Group in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/Released)
Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Kate Horton, from Outer Banks, N.C., loads a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the 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 interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Liam Kennedy (Released) 130928-N-BD107-008
