The ship moored on 4 October 2013 in Busan, South Korea, for a regularly-scheduled liberty port visit. In November 2013, she visited Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. On 11 November 2013 "George Washington" and her carrier strike group were deployed for a humanitarian mission in the Philippines, Operation Damayan, after destructive Typhoon Haiyan. The carrier group arrived on 14 November, delivered relief supplies, and deployed aircraft for search and rescue missions. On 6 December 2013, "George Washington" returned to her forward-deployed port of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.