USS GEORGE WASHINGTON AND REPUBLIC OF KOREA SAILORS PARTICIPATED IN PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGES WHILE CONDUCTING ROUTINE OPERATIONS IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN. "IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO INTERACT WITH ANOTHER GREAT NAVY IN THIS REGION TO FURTHER THE STABILITY IN OUR AREA OF OPERATION." SAILORS ARE PARTICIPATING IN COMMAND AND CONTROL EXERCISES AND COMMUNICATIONS DRILLS TO STRENGTHEN MARITIME INTEROPERABILITY. "I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES WE CAN HAVE AND ACTUALLY SEE HOW THE U-S NAVY CARRIER STRIKE GROUP OPERATES, THEN WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTADNING AND THAT CAN HELP US WHEN WE CONDUCT COMBINED OPERATIONS." FOURTEEN ROK NAVY LIAISIONS AND GW REPRESENTATIVES ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. FOR THE U-S NAVY I'M SEAMAN CHENG YANG.