180209-N-VL427-0004 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 9, 2018) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Ronald Baker, assigned to the “Gauntlets” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136, attaches an ALQ 99 Pod onto an EA-18G Growler in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson Strike Group is currently operating in the Western Pacific as part of a regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Eleanor D. Vara/Released)