180115-N-CG677-0323 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 15, 2018) Sailors perform helicopter flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Strike Group is currently operating in the Pacific as part of a regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jake Cannady/Released)