 USS George Washington's soccer team took to the field for a friendly match against the Roachdale Ropers, a semi-pro Australian team during a five-day port visit to Brisbane. I was excited as soon as I heard the idea that, you know, sailors from the USS George Washington aircraft carrier were going to come down and play Roachdale Rovers, I thought, oh, this is a really special occasion. More than 2,000 US Navy and Australian fans watched the two teams battle under the lights at Underwood Park. Good game. They gave us a real good competition compared to what we play against in Yacosta. It showed us what we need to work on. Events like this helped us strengthen the relationship between the U.S. and our partners and allies in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. For U.S.S. George Washington, I'm Petty Officer Sean Lamar.